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UECC Spearheads Collaboration with Industry Leaders to Advance CNSL as a Sustainable Marine Fuel

In a groundbreaking collaboration with industry giants such as maritime advisory organization Lloyd’s Register FOBAS, engine manufacturer Wartsila, and biofuel supplier ACT Group, UECC is leading the charge in critically assessing and evaluating a …
Mar 28, 2024 / Curious

Ocean Installer secures yet another SLM contract with Equinor

Ocean Installer has secured a new Subsea Line Modification (SLM) Project award from Equinor on Åsgard A. This adds more work to the multiple project wins in 2023, including projects on Vigdis, Visund, Åsgard C and Northern Lights, further …
Mar 28, 2024 / Curious

Cadeler Signs Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Contract for the Vessel Wind Scylla with an Undisclosed Client

The contract entails Cadeler’s wind farm installation vessel Wind Scylla and has a value between USD 75 million and USD 150 million, including both the firm period and potential options. Signing of the contract reinforces Cadeler’s position as a key …
Mar 28, 2024 / Curious

Wan Hai Lines Holds Ship Naming Ceremony for New Vessels

Wan Hai Lines held ship naming ceremonies for WAN HAI 370, WAN HAI 371 and WAN HAI 373 accompanied by a charity donation event on Tuesday (26TH March) at Japan Marine United Corporation TSU Shipyard.  WAN HAI 370, WAN HAI 371 and WAN HAI 373 …
Mar 28, 2024 / Vessels

Seaspan Shipyards Progresses to Next Phase of Designing and Building Multi-Purpose Vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard

Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has been awarded the Construction Engineering (CE) and Long Lead Items (LLI) contracts for the pre-construction work of the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) first six Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPV). Following the successful …
Mar 28, 2024 / Curious

BW LNG completes acquisition of two TFDE vessels from Stena Bulk

BW LNG has announced the successful acquisition of two high-specification Tri-Fuel Diesel Electric (TFDE) propulsion vessels from the leading Swedish tanker shipping company Stena Bulk. The sister LNG carriers represent excellent versatility and …
Mar 28, 2024 / Curious

Livestock carriers: The most dangerous vessels in the world (VIDEO)

Under current conditions, livestock exports by sea must stop immediately  Currently, only 64 livestock carriers are permitted to load European animals on EU-ports to then export them to third countries. This at least 1.5 billion € worth trade is …
Mar 27, 2024 / Curious

Terntank Expands Its Pioneering Fleet With 1+1 Additional Wind/Methanol-Ready Hybrid Tanker

Building on its industry-leading commitment to environmental sustainability, Terntank today announced it has placed an order for 1+1 of the next-generation oil and chemical tanker with wind-assisted propulsion and dual-fuel engine capable of …
Mar 27, 2024 / Curious

Update on DALI Collision: Search operation ends in "heartbreaking conclusion," Maryland governor says (Video)

Six people, who were believed to be part of a road construction crew, are presumed dead after Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning. The collapse came after a 984-foot containership DALI  hit the bridge's pillar. …
Mar 27, 2024 / Accidents

Containership DALI suffered a total blackout before the collision with bridge

The pilot of the ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge Tuesday did “everything that he could have done” to slow the ship and keep it from drifting toward the bridge, said Clay Diamond, executive director and general counsel of the American …
Mar 27, 2024 / Accidents