Shipbuilder Wins $1.13B Orders for 6 Ships
South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has secured orders for a total of six liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers from European and Asian shipownersâŚ
Siem Offshore Wins Work for AHTS Trio
Norwegean offshore and subsea shipping company Siem Offshore has won one-year contracts for three anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels in Australia.The CaymanâŚ
Flex LNG Tanker Wins Endesa Charter
Norway-based shipowner Flex LNG announced that it has entered into a new time charter with the Spanish utility Endesa for the vessel Flex Ranger.Endesa is a leadingâŚ
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Intros SafetyâNâMind
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has created a digital safety training mobile app developed to streamline safety refresher training courses for offshore wind turbine techniciansâŚ
APM Sells Rotterdam Terminal to Hutchison
The Netherlands-based terminal operator APM Terminals, a subsidiary of Maersk Group, has signed a letter of intent for the sale of APM Terminals Rotterdam to Hutchison PortsâŚ
Kalmar Supplies 9 Straddle Carriers to Eurogate
The manufacturer of terminal tractors Kalmar has concluded an agreement with long-term customer Eurogate to heighten nine Kalmar straddle carriers operating atâŚ
First Tanker Built at Baku Shipyard Launched
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended a ceremony to launch the first tanker built at Baku Shipyard on the order of the Azerbaijan CaspianâŚ
HES Hartel Tank Terminal Handed Over
The 1.3 Million cbm HES Hartel Tank Terminal, a project of HES International, has been completed on schedule.The HHTT Consortium, comprising Van Hattum and Blankevoort (Koninklijke VolkerWessels)âŚ
TOP Ships Acquires 2 Scrubber Fitted Tankers
Greece-based international ship-owning company TOP Ships has acquired two ultra-high specification scrubber-fitted 50,000 dwt Medium Range (MR) product/chemicalâŚ
UK Affirms 40 GW Offshore Wind Goal
The British Queen, in her speech to both houses of United Kingdom (UK) parliament, revealed that the UKâs target for installed offshore wind energy has been raised to 40 GW by 2030âŚ
Green Gothenburg Gateway Readies
APM Terminals Gothenburg will switch entirely to renewable energy with their Green Gothenburg Gateway concept during 2020.A year ago, APM Terminals Gothenburg introducedâŚ
US Renews Waiver on COSCO's Dalian Tanker Unit
The Trump administration on Thursday renewed a waiver for companies to wind down transactions with the Dalian unit of a Chinese tanker company on which it had imposed sanctions in September for allegedly transporting Iranian oil.The waiver, good until Feb. 4, 2020, allows activities and transactions "ordinarily incident and necessary to the maintenance or wind down of transactions" including offloading of non-Iranian crude oil involving COSCO's Dalian Shipping Tanker Co, the U.S.
BIMCO's Sanctions Clauses to Meet Challenges
BIMCOâs Documentary Committee has approved two charter party sanctions clauses to help owners and charterers manage due diligence policies and navigate an increasingly complex environment of economic and trade sanctions imposed by governments.Sanctions have become a widely used geopolitical tool by governments. The rules are complex, imprecisely drafted, often changing, and the risks of violation can be high.
Scrubber Corrosion: Addressing the Issues
A focused Q&A with M.Sc. Chem. Eng. Anders M. Sørheim, Yara Marine TechnologiesHow important is material quality when selecting a scrubber system?If the intention of a scrubber installation is to operate the scrubber for the lifetime of the vessel, assuming a minimum of 10 years, then the material quality is imperative. A study performed by the American stainless-steel manufacturer ATI titled âEvaluationâŚ
PONANT Taps VARD for Two Cruise Vessels
VARD has announced a contract to build 2 new-generation luxury expedition cruise vessels for PONANT.The new units, due for delivery both in 2022, will represent an evolution of the âPONANT EXPLORERSâ class vessels. They will be operated in the South Pacific areas for âPAUL GAUGUIN CRUISESâ brand as well as the eponymous ship acquired recently by PONANT, thus bringing the number of ships under this brand to 3.
New RAscal Tug For United States Navy
Modutech Marine has awarded a contract to Robert Allan Ltd. to design a new version of the commercially successful RAscal 1800-Z tugs for the United States Navy.The new RAscal tug (with an option for one more) will be built by Modutech Marine Inc at their facility in Tacoma. The design for the US Navy will include updates to suit new EPA Tier 4 engines and associated systems, extensive fendering above and below the waterline to handle US Navy surface shipsâŚ
USNâs Next-Gen Patrol Boat Near End of OT&E
Shipbuilder Metal Shark and the US Navy are nearing the end of the operational test and evaluation (OT&E) trial period for the Navyâs incoming standardized â40 PBâ patrol boat platform.Developed as the replacement for up to 160 patrol vessels deployed worldwide with Navy Expeditionary Combat Commandâs Coastal Riverine Forces (CRF), Metal Sharkâs 40 Defiant design was selected in late 2017 from a field of seven competing shipbuilders.Metal Shark produced two of the 40-footâŚ
MarineLink's "Top 10" Festive Video Pops
As 2019 winds down, sit back for a lighthearted look at what the editorial teams at Maritime Reporter & Engineering News, MarineNews, Marine Technology Reporter & Offshore Engineer have found and dubbed the top 10 festive holiday videos from across the maritime, offshore energy and subsea sectors.While this is certainly not the "Oscars," hat's off to Subsea 7 and Port IT for their slick animated productions, and to the U.S.
Volkswagen Attracts Bids for MAN Energy Solutions Unit
Volkswagen has attracted bids from Europe's Innio, Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy and U.S.-based Cummins for its MAN Energy Solutions, which makes diesel engines for ships and power generatorsâŚ
LR Awards Wärtsilä Cyber Certification
Lloydâs Register (LR) has awarded Wärtsilä system-level cyber certification for its network architecture relating to Wärtsiläâs integrated main and auxiliary machinery. The LRâs ShipRight SAFE AL2 certification, which is with Wärtsiläâs Data Collection Unit (WDCU), gives Approval-in-Principle (AiP) for the entire Wärtsilä integrated system network, rather than for any individual component. The certificationâŚ
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