Maritime news

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

Tagged in GOM

Algoma Central Corporation and Nova Marine Increase Investment in NovaAlgoma Joint Venture With Five Vessel Acquisitions

Algoma Central Corporation (TSX: ALC) and Nova Marine today announced an increased investment in their global short sea shipping joint ventures, NovaAlgoma, by acquiring three cement carriers from KGJ Cement in Northern Europe and two handy-size bulk …
Mar 10, 2022 / Vessels

NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers Limited increases investment in Northern Europe

Algoma Central Corporation (Algoma) (TSX: ALC), a leading provider of marine transportation services, and Nova Marine (Nova) a Europe based ship-owning and operating company specialized in the dry-bulk sector, today announced that NovaAlgoma Cement …
Dec 20, 2021 / Curious

Algoma Central Corporation chooses FuelOpt to enhance the vessel efficiency of 8 more bulk carriers

Successful performance of Yara Marine’s FuelOpt propulsion optimization technology on one of their bulk carriers prompts Algoma Central Corporation to equip the balance of their Equinox class bulk carriers with FuelOpt systems for overall fleet …
Nov 11, 2021 / Vessels

Algoma Central Corporation Announces Contract to Build a New Equinox Class Self-Unloading Vessel

Algoma Central Corporation (Algoma) (TSX:ALC), a leading supplier of marine transportation services, announced on Monday (May31) that it has entered into a contract with Yangzijiang Shipyard in Taicang City, China to build a new Seaway-Max …
May 31, 2021 / Vessels

Sangomar FPSO Construction Starts in China

Woodside’s 323m-long very large crude carrier (VLCC) has arrived in China to undergo a metamorphosis into the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility for the Sangomar field offshore Senegal, West Africa.The conversion will take …
Apr 6, 2021 / Vessels

Algoma Central Corporation Takes Delivery of the Captain Henry Jackman

Algoma Central Corporation (Algoma) (TSX:ALC), a leading supplier of marine transportation services, today announced that it has taken delivery of the Captain Henry Jackman, the fifth Equinox Class gearless dry-bulk carrier and the tenth Equinox …
Apr 5, 2021 / Vessels

PALFINGER cranes for Sangomar FPSO

PALFINGER has been selected by MODEC, the leading provider and operator of floating production systems for the global oil and gas industry, to supply two wire luffing lattice boom cranes to a FPSO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) vessel …
Mar 18, 2021 / Vessels

First Steel Cut on SOFEC’s Sangomar FPSO Turret Mooring

On December 26th, 2020 SOFEC, Inc. (SOFEC) cut the first steel for the turret mooring system for the RSSD Joint Venture FPSO External Turret Mooring System Project destined for the Sangomar Field Development. The Sangomar Field is located offshore …
Jan 6, 2021 / Curious

Algoma Central Corporation Takes Delivery of the Algoma Intrepid

Algoma Central Corporation (Algoma) (TSX:ALC), a leading supplier of marine transportation services, Tuesday announced that it has taken delivery of the Algoma Intrepid, the second Equinox 650’ Class self-unloading dry-bulk carrier, and the ship has …
Oct 13, 2020 / Vessels

NovaAlgoma Short Sea Carriers Takes Delivery of New Mini-Bulker

NovaAlgoma Short Sea Carriers (NASC), a joint venture of Algoma Central Corporation (“Algoma” - TSX: ALC) and Nova Marine Holdings SA (“Nova”), Friday announced they have taken delivery of the Sider Buffalo, a 6,800 deadweight (“DWT”) mini-bulker …
Apr 6, 2020 / Vessels