Dominion Energy has selected Huisman to deliver the crane for what will be the first U.S. Jones Act compliant offshore wind installation vessel. The crane will be able to lift 2,200 tons and will allow the installation of the new generation of offshore wind turbines. The vessel is expected to enter
Korea’s Daehan Shipbuilding has entered into a joint development project with classification society DNV GL to develop small-size LPG carriers. The JDP process will commence from early September 2020 and is scheduled to be completed by the end of December 2020. Due to tightened emission regulations
The cruise ship Spirit of Adventure, being built by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft for the British shipping company Saga Cruises, left Papenburg on Sunday, August 30, 2020 and was transferred to Emden. The popular conveyance of the ship is a major milestone in a ship’s construction and, for the Spir
The keel for the first of two LNG-fueled product and chemical tankers ordered by Donsötank Rederi was laid at the Wuhu Shipyard in China.
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, part of Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, has won an order for two petrochemical product tankers from two separate owners. The order is estimated to be worth KRW 83 billion ($70 million). One of the unnamed owners is based in Asia, while the other is from Europe, acco
US-based CSA Ocean Sciences (CSA) has revealed the latest addition to its coastal survey fleet, the R/V Dolphin. Specifically, CSA has configured the 15-metre multipurpose vessel to support marine geophysical survey. The R/V Dolphin’s layout includes an aft working deck, a raised wheelhouse, as well
DEME’s vessels Neptune, D’Artagnan, and Bonny River have been deployed on the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project, with some of the work now underway at the site located some 12 kilometres off the coast of the Guérande peninsula in France. The company’s cutter suction dredger D’Artagnan and trailing
Ocean Installer and Vard are entering into a partnership to develop a vessel for the installation of future offshore wind turbines. The vessel will be able to install giant offshore wind turbines weighing more than 1,000 tones at a height of over 150 meters above sea level, the parties said. “We wil
Hong Kong-based shipping firm SITC International Holdings has placed an order for six 1, 800 TEU gearless container carriers with China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. Under the deal, the company has an option to bring the ordering tally up to 12 units. The order is being placed despite the overall impa
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier Unison Jasper from Australian ports for six months.
Coastwise Offshore Services and Next Generation Shipyards have signed a contract to build a new type of service vessel for the offshore wind market. According to the parties, the new vessel combines the stability of a catamaran with the speed and fuel efficiency of a monohull. The Monomaran Crewtend
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) plans to deploy a small-scale, marine-use demonstration plant for CO2 capture onboard one of its vessels in collaboration with project partners Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and classification society ClassNK. The project is supported by Japan’s Marit
Norwegian shipping company Stolt-Nielsen Limited revealed today that Stolt Tankers B.V. has agreed to acquire five chemical tankers from Chemical Transportation Group (CTG) for trading in the Stolt Tankers Joint Service.
BBC Rio, a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship operated by JP Alliance Ship Management, has been banned from Australian ports for three months for serious and repeated safety and pollution prevention related failures, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said.
