Singapore’s ST Engineering has launched a new design for a dual fuel LNG-powered catamaran fast crew boat optimised for crew transfer in the offshore sector. ST Engineering’s marine arm developed the 76 meters long catamaran in a collaboration with Australia’s marine engineer Incat Crowther. The ves
Qatari LNG shipping giant Nakilat said on Thursday it started the second phase of its fleet management transition from Shell’s trading and shipping unit. Q-Max LNG carrier Al Mayeda is the first of seven vessels that will transition to Nakilat’s management as part of a phased changeover deal. To rem
Seadrill has been hit by early termination of a drilling contract for a drillship operating in Southeast Asia.
Evac Group’s Evac Evolution BWTS has been selected for installation on the ILV Granuaile, an aids to navigation vessel operated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights.
U.S. offshore vessel operator Hornbeck Offshore Services has launched a solicitation of votes from its lenders and unsecured noteholders in support of a prepackaged Chapter 11 plan of reorganization.
Russia’s huge new shipbuilding complex Zvezda has launched its first vessel, an Aframax tanker named Vladimir Monomakh. The dual-fuel tanker, running on traditional fuel and liquified natural gas, is designed to carry oil in unrestricted navigation. The ice-class ICE-1A vessel features a length of 2
Singapore-based Nortrans Offshore and its partner in Nigeria have secured a contract with Shell for the ROV vessel Prince Jameson I. The spot charter deal is for a duration of one to three months, Kjell Gauksheim, managing director of Nortrans said. The 86 metres long Prince Jameson I joined Nortran
Seven people died after an Aframax tanker undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in Indonesia caught fire on 11 May 2020.
London-based TechnipFMC said that its pipelay vessel Deep Energy has set a new world record for the stiffest pipe ever installed from a Reel-Lay vessel. The landmark was achieved while laying the P1 oil production pipe-in-pipe at Neptune Energy’s Duva- Gjøa P1 field. Nicolas Pallin, senior specialis
A Spanish-flagged LPG tanker is anchored in Manilla Bay, the Philippines without a rudder and a crew of 15 seafarers running low on supplies, electricity, and wi-fi, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) informed. The ITF said that the 7,600 gross tonnage MV Celanova, owned by GLOBAL
An Iranian-registered container ship Shahraz and Indonesian-registered bulk carrier Samudra Sakti I ran aground at Batu Berhanti within Indonesian territorial waters on Monday, May 11. The ships ran aground in close proximity, which could indicate that the vessels were either trying to avoid a poten
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge Currituck just completed maintenance dredging work in Ocean City Inlet in Maryland to remove built up sediment in the channel and improve navigation. The work was part of the Army Corps, Baltimore District’s regular operation and maintenance efforts as
Cargotec’s MacGregor has received orders to provide equipment to four offshore wind service vessels for Edda Wind, Østensjø Group’s offshore wind business unit. Two of the equipment packages were awarded by the Spanish Astilleros Gondán, who is building the zero-emission prepared commissioning servi
Naval architects Chartwell Marine and BAR Technologies have established a partnership to support the delivery of the next generation of offshore wind crew transfer vessels (CTVs). The partnership will drive forward the development of new vessel designs ranging from 30-metre CTVs through to 60-metre
