Maritime Industry Top News
World's Longest Wind Turbine Blade Reached UK
The worldās longest offshore wind turbine blade has arrived in Northumberland, UK to be tested at the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult site.The 107-metre bladeā¦
Teekay Adds 4th Arc 7 Icebreaking LNG Carrier
Bermuda-headquartered Teekay has taken delivery of Vladimir Voronin, the fourth in a series of six Arc 7 icebreaking liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers intendedā¦
Neste Launches IMO 2020 Compliant Fuel
Finland-based refiner Neste Corporation will begin to sell a low-sulfur marine fuel in northwest Europe in the fourth quarter of 2019.From January 1, 2020, the Internationalā¦
Gazprom Lead Oil and Gas Growth Worldwide
Russian giant Gazprom saw the most production growth among worldās exploration and production (E&P) companies during the five-year span from 2014 through 2018.Itāsā¦
Worldās Largest Electric Ferry Completes Maiden Voyage
E-ferry Ellen, the world's largest all-electric ferry, made its first commercial trip connecting the ports of Søby and Fynshav (Denmark).Switzerland-based batteryā¦
Seven Vessels Added to CTM's RSA
C Transport Maritime (CTM), the vessel management company in the dry cargo ocean transport industry, announced that four of its current members have added sevenā¦
MODEC Raises $1bln Bond for FPSO Project
Japanese FPSO provider MODEC has decided to issue project bonds to international investors to refinance a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vesselā¦
Maersk Q2 Beats Expectations Amid Trade War
The world's biggest container shipping company AP Moller-Maersk delivers a 17% increase in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)ā¦
TORM Takes Delivery of 2 MR Newbuildings
TORM, a Denmark-based shipping company that owns and operates product tankers, announced that it took delivery of two medium range (MR) newbuildings during the secondā¦
US Patent Approval for Wave Energy
AW-Energy Oy, a Finnish wave energy technology developer, received an āapprovalā for AW-Energyās patent application from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).The patent [PCT/050485] provides AW-Energy with broad IP protection of its latest generation WaveRoller device including a range of operating improvements made to the deviceās system and infrastructure, particularly on fail safeā¦
NOAA: $2.7M for Marine Trash Studies
NOAA announced a total of $2.7 million in grants supporting 14 projects to address the harmful effects of marine debris on wildlife, navigation safety, economic activity, and ecosystem health. With the addition of non-federal matching contributions, the total investment in these marine debris projects is more than $5.2 million.The grants, selected competitively from 82 community-based marine debris removal and research proposals received this year, are spread across 10 U.S.
Bay Shipbuilding Cuts Steel on Great Lakes Freighter
The U.S. Great Lakes freighter fleet are well-renowned for being a 'mature' group of ships, a point magnified yesterday when Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding started construction on the first U.S.-flagged Great Lakes bulk carrier built in more than 35 years. The shipyard and the owner, The Interlake Steamship Company, hosted a ceremonial first-cut-of-steel event Wednesday, August 14, signalling the start of construction.The new River-Classā¦
LNG Cruise Ship Takes Shape in Germany
On August 15, 2019, the first steel cut took place at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg for the sister ship of AIDAnova, a worldās first cruise ship that is fully powered with liquefied natural gas (LNG). With the official start of construction for the second ship of this innovative AIDA ship generation to be put into service in spring 2021, the company is continuing its course and making a further contribution to reduced emissions in cruising.
Shipbuilding Interview: Ron Baczkowski, VT Halter
VT Halter in Pascagoula, MS has been on a strong run, capped by its winning the high-profile contract to build the U.S. Coast Guardās next generation of icebreakers. Maritime Reporter recently spoke with Ron Baczkowski, President and CEO, VT Halter Marine, for insights on the shipyardās recent success and future prospects. Globally, the shipbuilding industry has gone through some āinterestingā times of late.
Briggs Marine Gets SSE Hydro Contract
UK-based marine services company Briggs Marine Contractors (BMC) has been awarded a framework agreement for the underwater inspection and maintenance of SSE Hydroā¦
SeaBird Faces Delays in Seismic Surveys
SeaBird Exploration, a global provider of marine 2D and 3D seismic data and associated products and services to the oil and gas industry, has estimated that itsā¦
First Steel Cut for HMS Cardiff
The first steel to be used in Britain's HMS Cardiff, an anti-submarine frigate, was ceremonially cut at BAE Systems' shipyard at Govan, Scotland."We have cut steelā¦
Birdon Wins US Contracts Worth $390Mln
Australian-based Birdon Group, headquartered in Port Macquarie, has announced that its US subsidiary has been awarded two new contracts worth up to US$390m (AU$575m).
FTA Awards $32.8Mln to U.S. Passenger Ferry
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced approximately $32.8 million in project selections to improve the safety and reliability of Americaās passenger ferriesā¦
MDL Back in North Sea with i-Tech 7
Maritime Developments (MDL), a provider of back-deck equipment for the subsea sector, has completed a flexible installation project in the North Sea with i-Tech 7ā¦
