China’s OuYang Offshore has awarded AqualisBraemar the construction supervision contract for two newbuild self-elevating wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs). The vessels, OuYang 003 and OuYang 004, will be constructed at the Dayang Offshore Equipment’s shipyard in China. AqualisBraemar’s on-si
The first in a series of six LNG-powered neo-Panamax containerships being built for Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping has completed gas trials in South Korea. The ship named Tenere will be chartered by CMA CGM that is also building a series of giant LNG-fueled vessels. The French firm will charte
Norwegian shipping company Flex LNG will add another vessel to its fleet next week boosting the total number of carriers in operation to eight. South Korea’s DSME will deliver the 173,400-cbm Flex Artemis on August 17, according the firm controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen. Once delivered, the
Shipbuilder Damen recently launched two 85-tonne bollard pull ASD Tugs 2813 for Boluda Towage Europe at Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam.
Acting on dry cargo asset opportunities, Danish shipping company Dampskibsselskabet Norden A/S has announced new vessel deals.
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IoMSPC) has awarded contracts for the construction and technical advisory services for its new battery hybrid ferry.
The two offshore mast cranes on board OOS International’s semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) OSS Walcheren have been installed and load-tested, while the company’s SSCV OOS Serooskerke is now being prepared for sea trials. OOS International ordered the construction of two vessels from China Mercha
CMA CGM’s second ultra large LNG-powered containership is undergoing sea trials, according to the Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua. The CMA CGM Palais Royal left the Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipyard, a part of Hudong, on August 5, the shipbuilder said in a statement. This is the second CMA CG
Sweden shipping company Furetank launched its seventh dual-fueled vessel at the Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding yard in China.
Dogger Bank Wind Farm has signed a contract with Jan De Nul Group for the transport and installation of GE Haliade-X offshore wind turbines at Dogger Bank A and Dogger Bank B. The installation of the 12 MW units at the site some 130 kilometres off the Yorkshire coast will start in 2023. Turbine tran
The total orderbook for dry bulk, container and tanker ships has reached its lowest point in 17 years as Covid-19 massively slowed contracting (-50%), BIMCO’s data shows. However, deliveries of new vessels have proved more resilient (-2%), as shipyards work through lockdowns to meet their delivery s
Scorpio Bulker’s decision to invest in a wind turbine installation vessel, announced earlier this week, came as a major surprise for the market, with many questioning the motives behind the dry bulk operator’s bold move into a brand new sector. The company signed a Letter of Intent with South Korean
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, was granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register for a medium-size tanker equipped with a high-pressure LNG dual-fuel system. High-pressure LNG that has been pressurized to app
Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA has taken delivery of the MV Baleen from New Yangzi Shipyard in China, the fourth of a total of eight contracted CLEANBU combination carriers. Klaveness said that the start of trading of MV Baleen will be delayed due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and quarantine r
