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Performance Shipping Signs Shipbuilding Contract for the Construction of a Newbuilding LR1 Tanker Vessel
Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has signed a shipbuilding contract with Jiangsu Yangzijiang …
May 7, 2024 / Vessels
BG Freight Line launches new vessels to drive sustainability
BG Freight Line has unveiled its greenest ships yet with four new vessels that will help its customers significantly reduce their carbon emissions. The new ships will use a state-of-the-art scrubber to catch CO2 and sulphur particles, as well as …
May 7, 2024 / Curious
American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier (ARC) Supports the Deployment of the Patriot Brigade inside the Arctic Circle
The 838th Transportation Battalion discharged more than 600 pieces of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division equipment off the M/V ARC Integrity. The 21st Theater Sustainment Command coordinated the onward movement of the unit’s cargo to …
May 7, 2024 / Curious
Tristar Eships to manage its carbon footprint with Wärtsilä’s Decarbonisation Services
Technology group Wärtsilä’s unique Decarbonisation Services have been chosen to support Tristar Eships, the maritime logistics division of the Dubai-based Tristar Group, in decarbonising its operations. Wärtsilä’s Decarbonisation Services will …
May 7, 2024 / Curious
SOLSTAD OFFSHORE Announces Multiple Contract Awards
Solstad Offshore (Solstad) has announced contract awards from Clients in the offshore energy markets with a combined duration of approx. 600 days (inclusive of mobilization and demobilization) and a gross value of approx. NOK 800 mill. The contract …
May 7, 2024 / Vessels
ABS Approves Two Innovative Autonomous Technologies for Offshore Platforms from HD Hyundai Group
ABS awarded approval in principle (AIP) to two critical autonomous functions on a proposed offshore platform in the latest phase of its pioneering collaboration with HD Hyundai Group. The artificial intelligence-based Autonomous Machinery Health …
May 7, 2024 / Curious
JSI Alliance successfully completed its first semi-submersible cargo operation on the deck carrier MV Zhong Ren 122
The JSI Alliance has successfully completed its first semi-submersible cargo operation on the deck carrier MV Zhong Ren 122, owned by Shanghai Salvage (SSC) and long-term chartered by the JSI Alliance. The operation involved loading nine …
May 7, 2024 / Curious
Expansion of Hybrid Battery Conversion for ABS-Classed SEACOR Marine PSVs
The ABS-classed SEACOR Yangtze is now the tenth vessel in the SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (SEACOR Marine) fleet with hybrid battery power. ABS provided survey and engineering review services for the integration of a lithium-ion based energy storage …
May 7, 2024 / Curious
The First Of AAL’s Super B-Class Heavy Lift Fleet, The “AAL Limassol”, Named and Made Ready for her Maiden Voyages
In a formal naming ceremony at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company in Guangzhou China on Friday 26th April AAL Shipping’s (AAL) new vessel, the ‘AAL LIMASSOL’, was given her name and made ready to join the premium multipurpose cargo …
May 3, 2024 / Curious
Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel reaching for the sky
In just a night, Van Oord’s heavy lift installation vessel Svanen grew 25 metres taller. As part of a major upgrade, a huge A-framed gantry extension, weighing 1,200 tonnes, has been installed on top of the vessel. The operation increased the total …
May 3, 2024 / Vessels