Offshore Wind Capacity to Exceed 100GW by 2030
The offshore wind power industry continues to grow at a steady pace - over 69 GW of new offshore wind capacity is expected to be installed between 2018 and 2027…
FERC Approves Venture Global LNG Terminal
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) cleared Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC’s proposed liquefied natural gas export project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana…
Brunvoll to Deliver Zero Emission Propulsion Systems
Norway-based Brunvoll AS has signed a contract with the Kongsberg Group covering delivery of propulsion systems for Yara Birkeland, the world’s first fully electric…
JR Shipping Increases Container Capacity
Dutch shipowner and manager JR Shipping takes over four container spring ships and is expanding its fleet again.Harlingen-based JR Shipping said that it has added three 1…
CLdN Ro-Ro Expands Irish Service
Belgium's short-sea roll-on/roll-off company CLdN Ro-Ro is expanding its Irish service following the arrival of new build vessels to the fleet.CLdN Ro-Ro SA will…
DSME Wins More LNG Carriers Order from Maran
South Korea’s shipbuilding giant Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received a contract to build two more liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers for…
Sembmarine to Build LNG Bunker Tanker for MOL
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine) secured new contracts worth $175m, for projects comprising the design and construction of a 12,000-cubic-metre (cbm)…
Shearwater GeoServices Bags Equinor Contract
Norwegian offshore survey specialist Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded three 4D seismic surveys by Equinor to be conducted this summer.The Geoservices company…
Diana Containerships Changes to Performance Shipping
The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships has announced that it is changing its name to Performance Shipping with immediate effect.Greek…
BW LPG Moves to Gas Trading Too
Singapore-based owner of gas carriers BW LPG has established a product services division in an effort to support its core shipping business.The Product Services…
Seacat Renews SMC Deal
Offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services has extended the vessel inspection agreement with Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC), the health and safety…
2018: 'Grand Cru' Year for Antwerp Port
Europe’s second-largest seaport, the Port of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium said that with a 6th year record, growth in all cargotypes and a recent wave of investments…
MOL Signs LNG Charter with Pavilion Gas
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that it has signed a long-term charter contract to operate Asia's largest (12,000m3-class) LNG bunkering vessel in Singapore…
Diana Shipping Fixes Two Dry Bulkers with SwissMarine
Diana Shipping has announced time charter contracts for m/v Newport News and m/v Los Angeles with SwissMarine.The global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels…
ABS Answers USCG Call for Port Cyber Security
New solution incorporates National Institute of Standards and Technology Cyber Security Framework (NIST CSF). ABS Advanced Solutions announced a first-of-its-kind cyber security solution to aid regulated maritime facilities in complying with US Coast Guard (USCG) guidance. The suite of services provides a turnkey solution for port and terminal facility operators responsible for maintaining USCG regulated Facility Security Plans (FSPs).In 2017…
Trump Warns Saudi Arabia on Oil Prices
U.S. President Donald Trump has warned OPEC not to tighten the oil market too much and risk another spike in prices that could harm the global economy – and his re-election campaign in 2020.“Oil prices getting too high,” the president warned in a message posted on Twitter on Monday. “OPEC please relax and take it easy. World cannot take a price hike – fragile!”The president has kept up a regular commentary on oil prices over the last year and has pressed Saudi Arabia…
Engine Service Work Complete for Britannia Aggregates
Power specialist Royston has completed an extensive overhaul of diesel engines on a Britannia Aggregates’ owned and operated dredger, which extracts sand and gravel from the seabed.Engineers undertook the service work onboard the 100m, 3,610 gross tonnage Britannia Beaver, as part of a comprehensive refurbishment and maintenance program of essential power systems.The 1991 built A class dredger, which operates around the south-east coast of the UK…
World First: Hybrid Cruise Ship Completes Sea Trial
Hurtigruten’s MS Roald Amundsen is nearing completion at Kleven Yard. This weekend the world’s first hybrid powered cruise ship completed her first sea trials in the fjords along the western coast of Norway.With Norwegian fjords as testing ground – and the famous Sunnmøre alps as a spectacular backdrop – MS Roald Amundsen’s advanced, green technology was put to a test in the waters off Kleven Yard in Ulsteinvik…
CG Continues Response to Sheen From Container Ship
The Coast Guard continues to respond Friday to a sheen reported from a container ship moored at the Matson Terminal in Oakland.Crewmembers aboard the Matsonia, a 713-foot U.S.-flagged container ship, noticed a sheen around their ship around 8 a.m. Thursday shortly after mooring, which was believed to have originated from the vessel.The Matsonia crew initiated the ship's vessel response plan, notified…
Viking Jupiter Delivered with Thordon COMPAC
Viking Jupiter, the 47,800gt cruise ship built at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy for Viking Cruises, has been delivered with a Thordon Bearings’ seawater-lubricated propeller shaft system. It is the sixth Viking cruise ship to be fitted out with the COMPAC bearing arrangement.Two 930 passenger-capacity sisterships, Viking Tellus and Viking Venus, currently undergoing construction at Fincantieri and slated for delivery in 2021…
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