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Wan Hai Lines Holds Ship Naming Ceremony for New Vessels
Wan Hai Lines held ship naming ceremonies for WAN HAI 372 and WAN HAI 376 accompanied by a charity donation event on Thursday (11th April) at Japan Marine United Corporation ARIAKE Shipyard. WAN HAI 372 and WAN HAI 376 are two vessels in the series …
Apr 12, 2024 / Vessels
DFDS to deploy fleet of battery electric vessels on the English Channel
DFDS reaffirms commitment to the electrification of cross-channel transport after meeting with UK Minister for Investment and Regulatory Reform, Lord Dominic Johnson. DFDS's long-term goal is to have up to six battery-powered vessels operating on its …
Apr 12, 2024 / Curious
Naming and Launching Ceremony for the Sunflower Kamuy Held 1st LNG-fueled Ferry on Oarai-Tomakomai Route
MOL Group's 3rd LNG-fueled Ferry to Enter Service in Early 2025, Bringing Fleet to 4 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and its group company MOL Sunflower Ltd. (MOL Sunflower) Thursday (Apr11) announced that the naming and launching ceremony for the …
Apr 12, 2024 / Vessels
Subsea7 awarded contract in the Gulf of Mexico
Subsea7 today announced the award of a sizable1 contract by Talos Energy for the Sunspear development in Green Canyon Block 78, in the Gulf of Mexico. The project involves the subsea tie back of one production well at Sunspear to the Prince …
Apr 12, 2024 / Vessels
Siem Offshore announces sale of 9 vessels to majore shareholder
Siem Offshore Inc has agreed to sell 9 of its vessels (Siem Barracuda, Siem Stingray, Siem Opal, Siem Pearl, Siem Topaz, Siem Pilot, Siem Pride, Siem Symphony and Siem Thiima) to the major shareholder Siem Sustainable Energy S.a r.l and related …
Apr 12, 2024 / Curious
Keel laying of the first multi-role corvette celebrated at Rauma shipyard
The keel of the first Squadron 2020 multi-role corvette was lowered at Rauma shipyard on Thursday 11 April. The traditional keel laying ceremony celebrates in effect the birth of the ship and marks the actual start of construction of the ship’s hull. …
Apr 12, 2024 / Naval
Finnlines has set sail from Malmö on its new route to Świnoujście
The shipping company Finnlines newly announced the launch of a new service between Malmö, Sweden and Świnoujście, Poland with first departure this morning on April 10. Finnlines thus expands its network and now connects to over 20 ports across …
Apr 12, 2024 / Curious
Black & Veatch Receives Full Notice to Proceed for Canada’s First FLNG Project
Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure solutions leader Black & Veatch, in partnership with high-tech shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), has received full notice to proceed from Cedar LNG LP partners to begin constructing …
Apr 12, 2024 / Curious
Wallenius Wilhelmsen secures another substantial multi-year contract
Wallenius Wilhelmsen recently signed another significant multi-year contract. The new agreement, with a leading global player in the premium car segment, is valued at more than USD 1 billion over three years, covering both shipping and logistics …
Apr 11, 2024 / Curious
OOS International announce the launch of test OOS-SMF (pilot)
Since the presentation of the Semi-Submersible Mussel Farm at the Offshore Energy Exhibition 2021, OOS SMF B.V. has been busy with further development of the innovative project to cultivate offshore mussels on a large scale, in the North Sea part of …
Apr 11, 2024 / Curious