Offshore support vessel provider Hermitage Offshore has selected successful bids for the company’s vessels according to the bankruptcy procedures under Chapter 11 protection.
Manitou Group, a French company specializing in handling, aerial work platforms, and earthmoving, has formalized its partnership with Neoline, a provider of eco-friendly maritime transport services via RoRo cargo ships using sails for main propulsion.
Seven crew members deployed on MOL’s Capesize bulker Vega Dream have tested positive for COVID-19, the Japanese shipping company confirmed. The 2010-built vessel, manned by 20 crew members, arrived in Port Hedland, Western Australia, on October 3, after carrying out a crew change at the end of Septe
Turkish vessel Oruc Reis will carry out a seismic survey in the eastern Mediterranean over the next ten days, a move which will further test already tense relationships with Greece.
Damen’s fast crew supplier (FCS) 2710 has received approval in principle from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). To achieve approval, Damen has modified the design of its standard FCS 2710 to meet the U.S. requirements. It is now said to incorporate waterjets driven by engines that are compliant
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has handed over Iona, a 180,000-ton LNG-powered cruise ship, to the British shipping company P&O Cruises.
Germany’s bank KfW IPEX-Bank and Finnish ferry operator Finnlines, part of Italy’s Grimaldi Group, have signed a €40 million (around $47 million) loan agreement to finance a hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel.
Norway-based marine technology provider Høglund Marine Solutions has taken a two-thirds stake in Vindskip AS, a company developing a wind and LNG-powered vessel concept.
UK owner Scotline Marine Holdings Ltd has exercised the option for a fourth 4,800 dwt multipurpose vessel at Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes Shipyard. The MPP will feature hybrid battery power that can be charged by shore power. The Bodewes Trader is to be named MV Scot Isles and launched in Q3 2021. M
The DOF Group has secured another contract award in Brazil for Libra Consortium, supporting Petrobras’ operation activities on the Brazilian continental shelf. Namely, Petrobras has awarded DOF Subsea a 3-year MPSV vessel contract for Mero field. Skandi Salvador is the vessel that will operate two W
Croatia’s floating storage and regasification unit is nearing its final destination at its base on the island of Krk in the northern Adriatic Sea.
BW LNG, a unit of the Singapore-based gas shipping giant BW Group, has hit a new milestone with its El Salvador FSRU conversion project.
Swedish-based Wallenius Marine AB has become a member of the International Windship Association (IWSA), the not-for-profit organization promoting and facilitating the uptake of wind propulsion for commercial shipping. The move comes on the heels of the company’s unveiling of the newly designed wind-
Carnival Cruise Line’s LNG-powered XL-class cruise ship Mardi Gras has completed its sea trials with flying colors, Finland-based shipbuilder Meyer Turku said. The giant cruise ship returned to the yard last week, after testing its systems and operations at sea for ten days. The mega-ship will now u
