MOL Intros 'EeneX'
Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced a vessel design it calls "EeneX," for a 90-type (90,000 DWT) next-generation coal carrier, developedā¦
Wight Shipyard Breaks Into Offshore Wind
A UK shipbuilder known for building high-speed ferries aims to enter the offshore wind market with a new line of wind farm support vessels (WFSV).Wight Shipyard Co (WSC) said its Vortisea brand of vessels, designed in collaboration with Australian naval architect Incat Crowther, is specifically geared toward European and UK wind farms, particularly those further offshore.āItās fitting that being so well established in the fast ferry sector we have chosen to enter the WFSV market.
Wärtsilä's FW System Yields One TPD Fuel Savings
The technology group Wärtsilä has successfully installed its Serck Como Horizontal Tube Evaporator (HiTE) fresh water production system onboard the pipe-laying vessel, āLorelayā, owned by offshore contractor Allseas. This is the first commercial installation of this Wärtsilä innovation. The retrofit project produces clean water for technical applications and human consumption, and has led to fuel savingsā¦
Anti-terror Boat Stopping technology makes waves
A British companyās boat stopping systems which can quickly stop boats used in terrorism and narco trafficking without harming the boat or its passengers is making waves.Security Equipment specialists, BCB International Ltd, have developed a new range of boat stopping systems which use compressed air and specialized vessel disabling projectiles. BCB International Boss, Andrew Howell, said: āBCBāsā¦
Radio Holland's NavCom for Hybrid MPSV
Recently Radio Holland supplied a complete NavCom package including VSAT Communications and Sat TV, as well as a DP2 system to a Hybrid shallow-water MPSV built at Neptune Marine (Netherlands).This vessel, called āNora Bā, is a multipurpose workboat designed for offshore survey operations and construction works in shallow waters, for the offshore service Owner and Operator Zumaia Offshore, S.L. (Bilbaoā¦
Intellian GX100NX Earns Inmarsat Type Approval
Intellian has received Inmarsat Type Approval for the new GX100NX antenna, authorizing its use on the Global Xpress satellite network and for the Inmarsat Fleet Xpress service.Launched in May 2019, the GX100NX unlocks the full potential of Fleet Xpress, the worldās fastest growing Maritime VSAT service, empowering maritime customers with maximized RF performance and 10W high power BUC option to ensureā¦
Seaspan's Hybrid LNG Ferry Classed by BV
Bureau Veritas congratulates owners Seaspan as their new emission reducing ferry enters service between the British Columbia mainland and Vancouver Island.Seaspanā¦
Damen Signs Contract for Nine SAR Boats
At a signing ceremony held at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) offices in Ankara, Turkey, Vladimer Gvilava, chief of mission IOM in Turkey, and Boran Bekbulat, Damen sales manager Turkey, signed a contract for the building and delivery of nine Damen SAR 1906 search and rescue boats for the Turkish Coast Guard Command.Financed by the European Union, these 19-meter boats will be in addition to the six vessels of the same class ordered in 2016ā¦
Bourbon BoD to Analyze Restructuring Proposals
Following the submission of financial restructuring proposals subject to conditions precedent, the Board of Directors of BOURBON Corporation reviewed today the two proposals which are considered relevant to the interests of the group, its employees, its partners and its shareholders.In particular, the Board relied on the review done by an ad hoc committee of four Directors (two of whom are independent)ā¦
Orolia Maritime Signs Multi-Year Contract with Kongsberg
Orolia Maritime announces it has signed a multi-year contract with Kongsberg Maritime, a leading global technology corporation specializing in dynamic positioning and integrated bridge solutions (IBS), to provide Netwave NW6000 voyage data recorders (VDR).Thousands of vessels around the world depend on Kongsberg Maritime for safety, operational efficiency and sustainability. Due to significant developments in technology in recent yearsā¦
U.S. Refiner Phillips 66 Enters Offshore Oil Export Race
U.S. oil refiner Phillips 66 is proposing a deepwater crude export terminal off the U.S. Gulf Coast, challenging at least eight other projects aiming to send U.S. shale oil to world markets, according to a memo and a source who asked not to be named.The project, called Bluewater Texas Terminal LLC, signals another major expansion of its logistics operations. The fourth largest U.S. refiner last weekā¦
Russia's Novatek Ships First LNG Cargo to Spain from Vysotsk
Russia's largest non-state gas producer Novatek has delivered a first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to Spain from its Vysotsk plant, according to Refinitiv Eikon data.Novatekā¦
USMI: 35 Years and Going Strong
Spanning 35 exciting years, USMIās core values of Family, Integrity and Quality have served the firm and its military customers well. The next 35 promise to be justā¦
U.S. Navy says Evidence Points to Iran in Gulf Tanker Attack
The United States Navy on Wednesday displayed limpet mine fragments and a magnet it said it had removed from one of two oil tankers attacked in the Gulf of Oman last week, saying the mines bore a striking resemblance to Iranian ones.The United States, waging a "maximum pressure" sanctions campaign against Iran to curb its nuclear and regional activities, has been trying to build an international consensus that Iran was behind last week's blastsā¦
Prysmian Bags Dolwin5 Cabling
Italian multinational corporation Prysmian Group has been awarded a major grid connection project worth in region of EUR 140 million by the Dutch-German grid operatorā¦
NC Ports Adopts Vortex Simulator
North Carolina Ports took delivery of a CM Labs Simulations, developer of Vortex training solutions, port equipment simulator in May. The simulator will run trainingā¦
OPEC Output to Remain Flat: Rystad
OPEC and its allies, including Russia, can maintain their current cuts and not reduce outputs any more because there will be a crude oil demand surge later thisā¦
ICTSI to Acquire Cameroon Port
The International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has been declared as the preferred bidder for the development, operations and management of the Port ofā¦
Kalmar Intros Electric Reachstacker
Kalmar, a part of Cargotec Corporation, forges ahead on its electrification journey with maritime industry's first fully electric reachstacker for the global logisticsā¦
Port of New Orleans Gets Hybrid Trucks
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has expanded its electric vehicle charging fleet with two energy-efficient trucks. The new trucks are part of an overall effortā¦
