Innogy has sold and handed over its offshore installation vessel Seabreeze II and related equipment to SPIC Ronghe International Financial Leasing Co. Ltd. A corresponding agreement between innogy and the Hong Kong-based leasing company had previously been signed in February, the German energy compa
State-run Qatar Petroleum said Wednesday it has entered into a deal to reserve LNG ship construction capacity in China as part of ongoing North Field expansion projects. QP signed the deal with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a unit of China State Shipbuilding Corporation. The deal potentially worth m
CWind and Dalby Offshore have signed a long-term agreement, under which CWind will add four new vessels to its fleet with immediate effect. The companies also agreed on an option for two additional vessels later in the year. CWind said it had already chartered some of the new vessels following a qui
German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has cut its CO2 emissions per TEU kilometre by 50 percent when compared to the reference year of 2008, the company said. The goal was achieved through economies of scale as the company introduced bigger and more efficient ships with improved water resistan
BMT has released details of its next generation ‘Pentamaran’ platform for autonomous applications. These vessels will be capable of performing commercial and defence missions including ISR, ASW and hydrographic surveying. The Pentamaran design aims to reduce drag as much as possible. BMT said that t
Crowley Fuels LLC, wholesale fuel transportation and sales division of US-based Crowley Maritime, took delivery of its new Alaska Class 100,000-barrel, articulated tug-barge (ATB) from Bollinger Shipyards. The vessel will be used to transport multiple clean petroleum products for the Alaska market a
Nigerian Special Forces have boarded the Portuguese-flagged containership Tommi Ritscher and rescued 11 crew members who fled to the citadel after pirates attacked the ship, maritime security firm Dryad Global said in an update. Based on the report, the boarding of the vessel by the special forces,
Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS has put 12 out of its 50 ferries in layups as a response to a drop in demand prompted by the COVID-19 lockdown measures which have slashed passenger volumes. Since mid-March, DFDS has suspended two passenger routes, Copenhagen-Oslo and Amsterdam-Newcastle, whi
Under a clear blue sky DEME Group cutter suction dredger ‘Amazone’ is setting sail from its homeport in Belgium to Poland to kick-off the dredging works at the Świnoujście – Szczecin fairway. The fairway provides access from the Baltic Sea, starting at the city of Świnoujście up to the Port of Szcze
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up Brave Tern has started her journey to Taiwan to begin working on the Yunlin offshore wind project. Brave Tern departed the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark on Monday, 20 April, Fred. Olsen Windcarrier said. The jack-up is heading to Taiwan to start the installation job on
Osprey, a UK heavy transport and offshore energy logistics company, will add two new flat-top barges to its fleet in the first quarter of 2021.
China’s Avic Dingheng shipyard has started building the seventh liquefied natural gas-powered vessel ordered by Sweden’s Gothia Tanker Alliance. The Chinese yard held a keel ceremony for the dual-fuelled product and chemical tanker on April 18, according to Swedish shipowner Furetank. Furetank is a
The captain and the crew of Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Top Grace have pleaded guilty before the Durban Magistrates Court to the attempted murder of two stowaways in late March. The captain of the ship also pleaded guilty to endangering life or causing injury and failure to report stowaways. The
Italian oil major Eni has extended the charter of KNOT Offshore Partners’ shuttle tanker Torill Knutsen.
