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Bureau Veritas awards AiP for methanol dual fuel system to Sasaki Shipbuilding
Bureau Veritas (BV), a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TIC) industry, has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Sasaki Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (Sasaki) for its Methanol dual fuel (DF) system applied in a 9,000 DWT General …
Apr 10, 2024 / Curious
AtoB@C Shipping takes delivery of Stellamar
AtoB@C Shipping, a subsidiary of ESL Shipping, has today 5 April taken delivery of Stellamar, the second in the series of twelve plug-in hybrid general cargo vessels. Stellamar is a state-of-the-art vessel that can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 50% …
Apr 5, 2024 / Vessels
Wärtsilä again chosen to supply cargo handling systems for newbuild Solvang vessels
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will supply the Cargo Handling Systems for additional two new very large LPG carrier vessels to be built at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd. in South Korea. The ships have been …
Apr 4, 2024 / Curious
Crew abandon Rubymar cargo ship after Houthi rebel missile attack
Belize-flagged Rubymar came under attack in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Yemen Houthis have deployed underwater drones in the Red Sea, US Central Command says A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damaged a Belize-flagged ship travelling …
Feb 19, 2024 / Accidents
bound4blue eSAIL® chosen for landmark newbuild in French Polynesia
bound4blue has been selected to install a 22-metre-high eSAIL® onboard the newbuild multipurpose cargo vessel NA PAE E HIRO, helping shipowner SNA TUHA’A PAE (SNA) reduce energy consumption by 10%. Launching in 2026, the trailblazing ship will mix …
Jan 31, 2024 / Curious
TechnipFMC Awarded Significant Subsea Contract by BP in the Gulf of Mexico
TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) has been awarded a significant(1) contract by bp (LON: BP) for its Argos Southwest Extension project in the Mad Dog field. TechnipFMC will install pipe and an umbilical, tying back three new wells to the Argos platform in the …
Jan 19, 2024 / Curious
DP World and Canpotex Announce Long-Term Agreement
Strategic partnership enhances global potash supply chain, highlights DP World’s efficient and sustainable cargo handling at Port of Saint John. DP World, a global logistics and trade solutions leader, is pleased to announce a five-year management …
Jan 10, 2024 / Curious
Wärtsilä’s market leading position in cargo handling solutions highlighted with contract for four new LPG carrier vessels
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the cargo handling and fuel supply systems for four new 40,000 m3 gas carrier vessels. The ships are being built at the CIMC SinoPacific Offshore & Engineering (SOE) shipyard in China for Norwegian shipowner …
Dec 14, 2023 / Curious
Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion solution selected for three new cargo vessels
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion solution for three new self-discharging cargo vessels being built at the Royal Bodewes shipyard in the Netherlands for Norwegian shipowner Aasen Shipping. As part of the solution, …
Dec 12, 2023 / Curious
Four new Purus gas carriers to operate with Wärtsilä cargo handling systems
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the Cargo Handling Systems (CHS) for four new medium gas carrier vessels, expected to primarily carry ammonia. The 45,000 m3 capacity ships are under construction at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) yard in Korea …
Nov 30, 2023 / Curious