Two Australians Rescued by Yang Ming Ship
Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp said that it's containership YM Excellence while sailing from Shekou, China, to Singapore successfully…
Maersk Orders Four Product Tankers
Danish ship owner Maersk confirmed it has exercised an option to order four additional product tankers from China's Dalian Shipyard.The order completes a a series of 10 newbuilds planned for delivery from 2020-2022 as part of Maersk's ongoing fleet renewal program in the LR2 segment. The first six vessels were ordered in May 2018.Søren C. Meyer, Chief Asset Officer at Maersk Tankers, said, “We are building the LR2s to ensure we have a portfolio of vessels that best fits our customers’ demands.
Vittoria Shipyard Delivers the "Rome Moscow" Tug
Starting from today, there is an addition to the fleet of the Russian Federation with the C.871 РИМ—MОСКВА (Rome C Moscow) tug, built by Vittoria Shipyard. The company that specializes in the design and building military, paramilitary, work and commercial vessels has delivered to SevRao/RosRao the tug which is set to dismantle decommissioned nuclear submarines in the Barents Sea as part of the Aspect Konversia Project.The official hand-over of the eight-milioni euro vessel…
US warns Hong Kong about Iranian Oil Tanker
The United States has warned Hong Kong to be on alert for a vessel carrying Iranian petroleum that may seek to stop in the Asia financial hub, and said that any…
First Ex-certified Portable Infrared and HD Camera
A new peripheral device provides HD digital and thermal imaging technology for inspections and maintenance in potentially hazardous areas.With the Cube 800, the Pepperl+Fuchs brand ecom is launching the first portable and explosion-proof infrared and HD video camera for Zone 1/21 and Div. 1. ecom developed and distributes the Cube 800 in cooperation with Librestream.In combination with the intrinsically safe ecom smartphone series Smart-Ex or tablet series Tab-Ex…
WE Tech Delivers Hybrid Propulsion Solution
WE Tech Solutions Oy (WE Tech) has been awarded the contract for delivery of an avant-garde Hybrid Electric Propulsion solution to Rauma Marine Construction Oy (RMC).The solution includes Propulsion drives, Energy Storage System (battery banks and DCDC converters), Main Propulsion Switchboards, Shore connection switchgears, Energy Management System and the Propulsion Control System. WE Tech and RMC will together bring Wasaline’s new RoPax ferry to the next level of sustainable shipping.
Huge Semisub Crane Vessel gets AIP
China Merchants Offshore Technology Research Center (CM-OTRC), the R&D center for China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMI) of Shenzhen, China, have completed the basic design of the OOS Zeelandia a new semisubmersible crane vessel (SSCV) that, when built, will have the largest lifting capacity in the world. Designed in close collaboration with OOS International B.V. (OOS) of the Netherlands, it is being classed by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)…
Mariners Set to Strike at South African Ports
South Africa's transport workers union Satawu threatened a "total shutdown" at major ports across the country from Thursday after issuing a 48-hour strike notice for mariners over a payment dispute…
Wilhelmsen’s Rope Solution for Mooring Safety
Despite the industry’s best intentions, such as designating hazardous snap-back zones on mooring decks, or the drawing up of detailed line management and mooring plans, mooring remains an incredibly high risk task. Serious, often fatal, accidents continue to happen with depressing regularity, with seemingly no end in sight. Until now. Proving impossible to accurately calculate or predict just how fibre ropes will behave when they fail and snap…
Keel-Laying for Elenger LNG Tanker
After the steel-cutting ceremony in March the keel-laying ceremony has taken place at Damen Yichang Shipyard in China for the LNG Bunker vessel for the new energy brand ELENGER, formerly known as Eesti Gaas. The event was attended by Mr. Ain Hanschmidt, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Elenger and CEO of its parent company Infortar, together with a group of senior colleagues from both companies. Representatives from Damen Shipyards Gorinchem…
ESG Delivers USCG Sub-M Towboat
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has delivered the M/V Brian Boudreaux (Hull 198). It is also the first new construction USCG Sub-M towboat for Florida Marine Transporters, LLC of Mandeville, LA.It was in early 2018, when Florida Marine Transporters, LLC signed four more additional towboats, bringing the total to seventy (70) vessels contracted over the last 14 years. The M/V Brian Boudreaux was constructed at Eastern’s Allanton Facility from a design furnished by Gilbert Associates, Inc.
SCHOTTEL Secures NC Ferries Contract
SCHOTTEL said it has secured a contract to provide propulsion units for two new vehicle ferries ordered by North Carolina’s Department of Transportation, which operates the second largest state-run ferry system in the United States. The US-flag vessels designed by Elliott Bay Design Group are under construction at Gulf Island Shipyards in Houma, La., and will be equipped with a total of nine SCHOTTEL Twin Propellers type STP 150 L.
Damen's Deep Cutter Suction Dredger Unveiled
Damen is well-known for its comprehensive range of standard dredgers, but it has now added a radically different design to its portfolio: a twin-hulled, deep cutter suction dredger designated the DCSD500. This compact new dredger has been designed to operate at dredging depths that have previously been possible to reach only with larger dredgers.The fully dismountable DCSD500 has been designed in a…
Kirby’s Secret Sauce
Another year; another major fleet takeover by Kirby Corporation. But the leader of the inland tank-barge sector is not growing for growth’s sake: a deeper look at the numbers shows a disciplined strategy at work.“Kirby is definitely the big gorilla in the inland barge market,” affirmed Jefferies analyst Randy Giveans. Indeed, Houston-headquartered Kirby Corp has been extremely active buying fleets over the past few years…
MN100 2019: on the horizon
Is your company a Top 100 performer? The application period for this year’s MN100 edition is officially open and underway! Only those who apply can be considered for inclusion.The MN100…
Subsea 7's Seven Vega Launched
Shipbuilder Royal IHC has launched the fully integrated reel-lay vessel Seven Vega for subsea engineering, construction and services company Subsea 7.The ceremony…
Uniper Sells Italian LNG Plant Stake
German energy group Uniper has concluded an agreement with Australian fund First State Investments to divest its stake in OLT Offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
CSSC Mulls $280 million Hong Kong IPO
The ship-leasing unit of China’s state-owned shipbuilder China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC) plans to raise as much as HK$2.2 billion ($280 million) in an initial…
Russia Launches Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker
Russia's nuclear energy agency, Rosatom launched the nuclear-powered ice breaker Ural at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg."With the ceremonial launch of Ural…
Spirit of Discovery Completes Ems Conveyance
The new cruise ship for British Saga Cruises, Spirit of Discovery, along with ship building team at Meyer Werft, Germany completed the conveyance from the Papenburg…
