The number of seafarers pending their sign-off at sea is increasing by the day as the industry awaits flag and port states to lift Covid-19 related travel restrictions and enable the unsung heroes of the sea to finally go home. The debate is heating up as unions vow to take matters into their own ha
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has developed a new design of recommended boat landing geometry for vessels working in the offshore wind sector. The design, developed with support from Atkins, offers a consistent fender geometry for use on crew transfer vessels (CTVs) across diffe
The Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has affirmed an Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) decision to ban the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Fortune Genius from entering or using an Australian port for a period of twelve months.
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä’s has been contracted to design and equip two new zero-emissions ferries being built for Norwegian operator Boreal Sjö at Holland Shipyards in the Netherlands.
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has received a contract to install its fully integrated main propulsion system on a new Mauritius multipurpose cargo vessel.
DEME Group is reinforcing their dredging fleet with the innovative, 8,300m³ trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) ‘Meuse River’. “Building on the success of its sister ship ‘Scheldt River’, which has been a huge hit throughout Europe since its introduction, we are providing our customers with an id
A global decommissioning services consortium has added a specialist heavy lift vessel operator.
Norway-based shipowner Grieg Star and its JV with Gearbulk, G2 Ocean, are joining forces with other maritime industry partners to research the feasibility of safe autonomous deep-sea ships.
US privately-owned firm Quality Liquefied Natural Gas Transport (Q-LNG) is to take delivery of its first newbuild vessel from shipbuilder VT Halter Marine. The New Orleans-based company, owned by Harvey Gulf International Marine’s CEO Shane Guidry, expects to take delivery of the Q-LNG 4000 LNG ATB
Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard has launched the second of the two specialized deck carriers ordered by United Wind Logistics (UWL) and chartered out to MHI Vestas. The 10,000 DWT full electric propulsion deck carrier, MV BraveWind, was launched in Zhenjiang, China, on Monday, 15 June. MV BraveWind’s sis
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a direction ordering the owner of APL England to search for missing containers that were lost from the vessel off New South Wales last month. The direction also orders the owner to recover containers as agreed with AMSA. The ship is owned by
Maersk Supply Service has sold two of its older AHTS vessels due to the current market situation and the global over-supply of offshore supply vessels.
Norwegian shipowner Eidesvik Offshore has signed an agreement with compatriot software provider Yxney Maritime to start using the Maress cloud-based system for data-driven decarbonisation of vessel operations.
U.S. companies MiNO Marine and 2nd Wind Marine are planning to start building two offshore wind construction support vessels in early 2021. They recently engaged U.S. shipyards, which are now evaluating the vessel design and preparing estimations on construction costs and building timeline. The Jone
