Corvus Energy has been selected by Holland Ship Electric to supply lithium-ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) for five new all-electric ferries being built by Holland Shipyard Group for Amsterdam’s municipal public transport provider GVB. The ferries will be equipped with air-cooled Corv
CMA CGM Brazil, a 15,072 TEU containership owned by the French container shipping major CMA CGM, is making milestones as the largest vessel to call at the East Coast of the United States. The 2020-built ship arrived at the port of New York & New Jersey on September 12, docking at APM Terminals at th
The U.S. classification and technical advisory services provider, ABS, is set to class four very large ethane carriers ordered by Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL).
NKT is increasing its capacity to transport and store offshore power cables from its factory in Cologne, Germany. The demand for offshore power cables is expected to grow in the years to come as offshore wind continues to be essential for the global transition to renewable energy, the cable maker sa
Dutch provider of offshore support vessels Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) has decided to dispose of three platform-supply vessels (PSV), with the aim of “right-sizing” its PSV fleet.
Carnival Cruise Line is selling two more cruise ships to preserve liquidity during COVID-19 , the cruise major said. The ships in question are Carnival Fascination and Carnival Imagination, which had previously been put on long-term lay-up status. “The sale of Carnival Fascination, launched in 1994,
LOC Germany, a subsidiary of LOC Group, has secured work with Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) to provide remote dynamic positioning (DP) trials for two service operation vessels (SOVs). The scope of work includes the preparation of the remote DP trial program and providing marine engineering c
DOF Subsea has secured an integrated field support vessel (FSV) contract with an undisclosed international oil company in Angola. The project will utilise Skandi Seven for a minimum of 303 firm vessel days plus 365 days of options. The contract also includes the potential supply of additional vessel
Taiwanese shipping line TS Line has placed an order for up to four 1,900 TEU containerships at Huangpu Wenchong, a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Corporation. The feeder order comprises of 2 firm and 2 optional units. The ships are estimated to be worth around $22.8 million each. The customized de
Oil and gas services provider Sapura Energy has announced two major project wins in South America, as well as a drilling contract win in the Ivory Coast.
Sweden-based Wallenius Marine is working on the development of a revolutionary ship design, which promises to cut emissions by 90% when compared to the best in class vessels of today. The vessel concept, named Oceanbird, featuring a wind-powered Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) able to carry 7,000
The cruise industry has invested over $23.5 billion in ships with new energy-efficient technologies and cleaner fuels, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) revealed in a new report.
Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) intends to order a new wind farm installation vessel (WFIV), with an option for a second newbuild, and plans to invest in new cranes for both Pacific Osprey and Pacific Orca. SBO said that it has shortlisted several international shipyards for the order of the WFIV which will
Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS), an AI and solar-powered marine research vessel, which will traverse oceans gathering environmental data, has been lifted into the waters off the coast of Plymouth, England. The vessel is set to be officially launched later today after two years of design, constructio
