Maritime news

Monitor breaking maritime news and insights for profitable, efficient and safe shipping.

Tagged in project

Swire Projects Transports Complete Set Of Kaiwera Downs Wind Farm Turbines In Single Shipment

Swire Projects, the projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, has successfully delivered a complete set of wind turbines from China to Bluff, New Zealand, for one of the world’s leading wind energy companies, Vestas. The …

Jul 6, 2023 / Curious

KONGSBERG successfully demonstrates autonomous vessel operations on Belgium’s inland waterway network

Kongsberg Maritime successfully completed a live trial of autonomous shipping technology in Bornem, Belgium, demonstrating the progress the company has made in fully autonomous systems. The test vessel, Zulu 4, an inland waterway barge owned by Blue …

Jun 5, 2023 / Curious

NORDEN to acquire the Thorco Projects business to gain access to new customer segments

NORDEN has entered into an agreement to acquire the Thorco Projects business, providing access to new customers within the general cargo segment such as break bulk, steels and wind energy. Thorco Projects has in recent years transformed into …

May 29, 2023 / Curious

KONGSBERG successfully completes autonomous operation of coastal cargo ship as part of EU’s AUTOSHIP project

Kongsberg Maritime has successfully demonstrated a range of remote and autonomous technologies on a cargo vessel operating off the coast of Norway. The test cruise has been named one of the most complex autonomous journeys at sea so far. The …

May 26, 2023 / Curious

Sempra Launches Port Arthur LNG Project

Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE) today announced that its 70%-owned subsidiary, Sempra Infrastructure Partners, LP (Sempra Infrastructure), reached a positive final investment decision (FID) for the development, construction and operation of the Port …

Mar 22, 2023 / Curious

Swire Projects’ New H-Class Vessel Embarks on Inaugural Voyage

Swire Projects, a projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, completed the inaugural voyage of its first of three chartered H-Class vessels, Pacific Hero. The versatile 28,500 deadweight multipurpose vessel has a lifting …

Mar 19, 2023 / Vessels

Foreship powers on to reach ship battery project milestone

Foreship has secured a 40th shipboard battery project, passing a milestone of consultancy, design and installation assignments which have included the largest Energy Storage System (ESS) ever connected and key work to standardize systems interfaces. …

Mar 19, 2023 / Curious

Swire’s Pacific Hero steps up for first deliveries