Spanish ferry operator Baleària is working towards being the first shipping line in the world to obtain the Global Safe Site Covid-19 badge at the highest level (Excellence) from the international certification and inspection body Bureau Veritas.
DOF Subsea has received a notice of early termination of a two-year charter contract for the vessel Skandi Acergy, from an international client. The notice period is 60 days, and the termination of the charter contract will be effective on 1 July 2020. DOF Subsea should receive a termination fee aft
Jan De Nul has deployed its offshore jack-up installation vessel Vole au vent to install the wind turbines on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project offshore Virginia, US. The AIS data shows that Vole au vent is currently en route from the UK to Halifax, Canada. The wind far
Maersk Supply Services, a Danish offshore supply vessel provider, has decided to reduce its onshore organization due to challenging oil and gas market situation. In response to the negative development in the oil and gas industry, Maersk Supply Service said on Wednesday that it would reduce its onsh
French container shipping major CMA CGM has taken delivery of CMA CGM Sinnamary, a Sub-Panamax newbuild vessel.
Following the recent crane accident on the installation vessel Orion, the crane supplier Liebherr released some details surrounding the accident, including more specific information on its cause and consequences. The crane has been undergoing an overload test, which was planned for a load scenario o
Germany’s Hamann AG is supplying sewage and wastewater management systems for three new US regional-class research vessels (RCRV) currently under construction at Gulf Island Shipyards in Houma, Louisiana, USA.
Although the first quarter of this year was characterised by weak spot rates in dry cargo and strong spot rates in tankers, Danish shipping company Dampskibsselskabet Norden A/S delivered an adjusted result of $29 million, compared to $7 million seen in Q1 2019.
Crude oil tanker company DHT Holdings has postponed the installation of scrubbers on five of its ships, leaving the ships to trade for a while longer and reap fruit from a strong tanker market. The company currently has 13 ships fitted with scrubbers out of the planned 18 very large crude carriers s
Florida-based ship owner and operator Crowley Maritime Corp. has signed a contract with satellite communications provider Inmarsat to install high-speed broadband service Fleet Xpress on a majority of its vessels. The deal was signed following successful trials in Alaska on Aframax tanker, Californi
DEME is currently looking for a replacement vessel for the installation of Moray East jacket foundations, following the crane accident onboard the installation vessel Orion. The company is considering both the vessels in its own fleet and externally to carry out the installation of Moray East jacket
The investigations into the collapse of the heavy-lift crane onboard the installation vessel Orion are ongoing, with the first findings indicating that ”the accident had to do with a failure of the crane hook”, a spokesperson for DEME Group said. However, further investigations will need to be carri
GC Rieber Shipping has agreed with Nexans to extend the charter of the construction support vessel (CSV) Polar King. The extension is valid for additional two months, making the charter firm until September 2020. The extended period is in direct continuation of the ongoing charter, which started in
Cruise shipping giant Carnival Corporation has revealed plans to resume sailing at the beginning of August. The phase-in sailings would be introduced in the company’s North America service with a total of eight ships from Miami, Port Canaveral, and Galveston. The ships in question involve Carnival D
