A consortium, led by ship engineering consultancy Houlder, has been collaborating with the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) on the first large autonomous vessel review work in what was described as a ‘watershed moment for smart shipping’.
German propulsion systems manufacturer Schottel has been awarded a contract to supply rudder propellers on a self-propelled barge-based vessel stack exhaust capture and treatment system.
DeepOcean has signed a contract extension with Østensjø Rederi for the hybrid-powered construction vessel Edda Freya. Designed by Salt Ship Design and built by Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik, Norway, Edda Freya is suited for cable laying operations, offshore construction, as well as advanced maintenance
The Ship It Zero coalition has urged shipping companies to cancel all new fossil fuel newbuilds in their orderbooks and invest only in zero-emission technologies and fuels for their future global fleets.
Maran Gas Maritime and Wärtsilä have signed a renewal of optimised maintenance agreement for 21 LNG carrier vessels.
Provaris Energy, an Australian developer of integrated compressed hydrogen projects, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with UK-based ship management company Northern Marine Management Limited, a member of the Stena AB group of companies.
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has taken delivery of the newly-built W-Max class liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China.
Maersk Tender and Maersk Trader, the two Maersk Supply Service anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels currently supporting The Ocean Cleanup in the Pacific Ocean, have been contracted for an additional year of operations.
The Netherlands-based wind propulsion solutions provider Econowind and compatriot shipping company Vertom have teamed up to install wind-assist VentoFoil units on multiple vessels by the end of 2022.
Prosafe has been awarded a contract by Petrobras for the provision of the Safe Eurus semi-submersible vessel for support offshore Brazil.
MacGregor, a part of Finnish Cargotec, has secured a contract to supply comprehensive packages of RoRo equipment for three RoPax ferries powered by four liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines of dual-fuel type with battery assistance.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered tank design for new LNG carriers from French LNG containment specialist GTT.
Petrofac has been awarded a new contract to provide offshore operations services for BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project in Mauritania and Senegal.
Swedish public transport organisation Västtrafik has taken delivery of a fourth electric hybrid ferry powered by a battery system from the Dutch manufacturer EST-Floattech.
