Grimaldi Euromed, a subsidiary of the Grimaldi Group specializing in the maritime transport of passengers and RORO cargo, has won a €35 million ($42.5 million) loan facility from CaixaBank S.A. The loan is intended to finance the acquisition of a new Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel Eco Barcelona. Th
A Singapore-flagged LR1 Product tanker has been hit from ‘an external source’ whilst discharging at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 14 December 2020, causing an explosion and subsequent fire onboard.
Japan’s MODEC has signed a contract with Woodside for the operations and maintenance of an FPSO vessel for the Sangomar Field Development Phase 1 project.
A Russian pipe-laying vessel Fortuna has arrived at the construction site of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has won approval in principle for a ship design that is fitted with technology for the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases during ship operations. The design is of particular importance having in mind how COVID-19 has impacted the life of
NYK and its group companies have completed a second test of the remote navigation of a tugboat as part of the Japanese government’s project for the realization of autonomous ships by 2025.
Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipyard Co. has won Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) digital ship design, the first AiP for a digital VLGC design in China. LR said that digital systems are considered systems installed on board ships that woul
Another desktop trial in Just-In-Time (JIT) ship operations has yielded positive results, showing that vessel emissions can be cut considerably, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) said.
Russian technology company Kronshtadt Technologies has entered into agreements to equip a series of cargo and passenger ships with autonomous navigation systems.
Offshore vessel operator Vroon has been awarded charter contracts for platform supply vessels by Eni for operations offshore Mozambique.
Russia’s Gazprom Neft said the construction of the country’s first LNG bunkering vessel progressed with the installation of storage tanks and other cryogenic equipment.
Norwegian shipowner Havila Shipping has terminated the charter with DeepOcean for Havila Phoenix subsea vessel due to the breach of contractual obligations.
Norway-based shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has named MV Tannhauser, its newest HERO large car and truck carrier (LCTX) vessel.
Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry has delivered the floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel set to work on Eni’s Amoca shallow-water project off Mexico.
