Vessels
United Heavy Lift welcomes its 1st F900 Eco-Lifter
Germany’s multipurpose shipping company United Heavy Lift (UHL) has taken delivery of MV UHL Faith, the first in a series of the company’s eight F900 Eco-Lifters.
Oldendorff’s newbuilds fitted with ABB’s Azipod electric propulsion
China’s Chengxi Shipyard has delivered the first of twin self-unloading transshipment newbuilds to German shipowner Oldendorff Carriers. The 21,500-DWT transshipment bulkers have been installed with two 1.9-MW Azipod units, as part of a package of electric, digital and connected solutions from ABB.
Avance Gas orders two more dual-fuel VLGCs at DSME
Norway-based shipping firm Avance Gas Holding has ordered two 91,000 CBM, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel very large gas carriers (VLGCs) in South Korea.
Phoenician Energy’s aluminum-air batteries win in Yara Marine’s accelerator program
Yara Marine Technologies, a Norway-based provider of exhaust gas cleaning systems, has selected Phoenician Energy’s aluminum-air batteries as the winner of its corporate accelerator program, Yara Marine X. Yara Marine X was launched in September as a startup competition aiming to provide a home for
Seaway Moxie to support O&M ops at Beatrice OWF
Seaway Moxie is set to be deployed on the Beatrice offshore wind farm at the end of January for walk-to-work operations during an operations & maintenance (O&M) campaign at the wind farm, located some 13 kilometres off the coast of Caithness in Scotland. According to the wind farm’s latest Notice to
CSV Southern Ocean scores Boskalis charter
Boskalis has awarded a charter contract to Bourbon and Oceanteam jointly-owned construction support vessel (CSV) Southern Ocean. According to Oceanteam, works on this contract should commence in February 2021 for a period of approximately two months. Boskalis’ primary activity under this contract wi
Gibson: Up to 40% of VLCC fleet could be scrubber fitted by the end of 2021
Despite a massive drop in premium earnings for ships fitted with scrubbers during 2020, the scope for scrubber cancellations has been limited due to contractual obligations with shipyards and scrubber manufacturers, Gibson Shipbrokers said in its latest weekly report. This might come as a bit surpri
Costa Cruises’ 2nd LNG-powered cruise ship floated out in Finland
Costa Toscana, an LNG powered, 185,000 GT cruise ship being built for Carnival’s brand Costa Cruises, was floated out to the outfitting pier at Finland’s Meyer Turku shipyard on 15 January 2021.
Zvezda cuts steel for 3rd LNG-powered MR product carrier
Russian Shipbuilding Complex Zvezda has cut steel for the third MR-type product carrier operating on LNG as marine fuel ordered by the compatriot shipping major Sovcomflot in 2019. The 1B-ice class tanker will have a deadweight of about 50,000 tonnes, length of over 180 meters, width of over 32 mete
Acergy Viking continues working for Siemens Gamesa
Siemens Gamesa has extended the charter of Eidesvik Offshore’s service operation vessel (SOV) Acergy Viking. The long-term contract will commence in direct continuation of the current contract extending the firm period until the end of January 2027. Eidesvik entered into an agreement with Siemens Ga
Petronas takes Pacific drillship for Mexico well
Offshore drilling contractor Pacific Drilling has secured a contract for a drillship with Malaysian giant Petronas for operations offshore Mexico.
SCF’s Shell-chartered LNG newbuild delivered
Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot has taken delivery of the Shell-chartered LNG carrier, SCF Timmerman.
BP denounces involvement in Wakashio oil spill
British multinational oil and gas company BP has denounced media reports alleging the company was involved in the grounding of the bulk carrier Wakashio off Mauritius in July 2020 causing a massive oil spill. The bulk carrier Wakashio, chartered by MOL from a subsidiary of Nagashiki Shipping Co., ra
Tufton Oceanic growing scrubber-fitted fleet
UK’s investment company Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited has expanded its fleet with two containerships fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers).