Vessels
Nakilat’s LNG carrier Global Star chartered to Shell
The newbuild tanker Global Star has been charted to energy giant Shell.
Carnival to cut emissions with Shell’s carbon-neutral marine lubricants
Shell Marine, part of Royal Dutch Shell, has received a multi-year contract to provide marine lubricants to cruise line operator Carnival Corporation’s fleet of 89 ships.
BMT gets design contract for Scotland’s new energy-efficient ferry
Scottish government-owned company Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has awarded a contract to design and engineering firm BMT to provide consultancy services for the concept design of a new passenger ferry for the Gourock, Dunoon and Kilcreggan routes.
SHI delivers GasLog Galveston to GasLog
Greece-based LNG shipper GasLog has continued the expansion of its fleet with the delivery of GasLog Galveston. The vessel capable of transporting up to 174,000 cubic meters of the chilled fuel has been delivered at the start of January. The vessel built by the South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries
Stanford Marine rescued by Dubai’s asset manager saving 1,800 jobs
SHUAA Capital, an asset management and investment banking platform, has completed a debt buyout of Stanford Marine Group’s $308 million facility.
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding names CMA CGM Rivoli
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Corporation, hosted a naming ceremony for LNG-fuelled 23,000 TEU containership CMA CGM Rivoli on January 8. The ship is the fifth of the nine 23,000 container ships ordered by CMA CGM from China State Shipbuilding Corporation in 2017 a
Corvus energy storage systems for four Harvey Gulf’s Offshore Vessels
Corvus Energy, an energy storage solutions provider for the offshore energy industry, signed a contract with Wärtsilä, a Finnish company of power sources in the marine and energy markets, to deliver four Energy Storage Systems (ESS) for the offshore support vessel fleet operated by USA-based Harvey
Klaveness receives sixth energy-efficient CLEANBU vessel
Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC), part of Norway’s shipping company Torvald Klaveness, has accepted delivery of MV Baiacu, its sixth CLEANBU vessel.
Seajacks stays on Akita Noshiro offshore wind farm
Seajacks Japan LLC has been awarded a contract with Kajima Corporation to transport and install the wind turbines at the Akita Port and Noshiro Port offshore wind farms in Japanese waters. Seajacks Japan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the UK-based Seajacks International, will in total transport and i
UltraShip to optimize entire fleet with Wärtsilä FOS
Denmark-based UltraShip has opted for Wärtsilä Fleet Operations Solution (FOS) by Wärtsilä Voyage for its entire fleet of 18 LPG tanker vessels. The contract was signed in Q4 2020 and the roll-out will take place during the first and second quarter of 2021. As part of the contract, Wärtsilä Voyage w
TMC to supply topside compressors for Shell’s Bonga FPSO
TMC Compressors (TMC) has been contracted to supply a complete offshore topside compressed air system to Shell’s Bonga Main FPSO.
Floatel lands three new deals, reaches agreement with lenders
Offshore accommodation provider and reached an agreement with its lenders, which will enable it to retain the Floatel Endurance in its fleet.
KSOE reaps a windfall with $262.5 million deal
South Korean shipbuilder Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) is resuming its winning streak in the new year having secured orders worth 288 billion won ($262.5 million). The company’s subsidiary Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries has won an order for an LNG carrier worth 198.9 billion won f
HST and Boluda to form offshore wind joint venture in France
Boluda France and HST Marine have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a joint venture company providing crew transfer services to the offshore wind market in France. The UK-based HST owns and operates seven crew transfer vessels and has so far carried out over 50,000 technician t