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Shearwater Embarks on Groundbreaking OBN Survey in India with Revolutionary Pearl Node and SW Tasman Vessel
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS (Shearwater) is thrilled to announce its selection by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for a landmark Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) survey off the coast of India. This venture, spanning six months, showcases our …
Feb 8, 2024 / Curious
Incat offers innovative Zero Emission ships to the world ferry market
Incat Tasmania has unveiled exciting new plans to do for short sea ferry services what Boeing did for the aviation industry, but with zero emissions. Led by its founder and world-renowned ferry builder Robert Clifford, Incat has been a world leader …
Nov 14, 2023 / Curious
Rauma shipyard celebrates the launch and christening of Spirit of Tasmania IV
Today, Rauma shipyard celebrated the launch and christening of Spirit of Tasmania IV, a vessel Rauma Marine Constructions is building for the Tasmanian TT-Line Company. The ship is the first of two identical car and passenger ferries that will …
Oct 30, 2023 / Curious
Australian Shipbuilder Incat Tasmania To Deliver The World’s Largest Battery Electric Ship
Incat Tasmania is leading the world in producing pure-electric lightweight zero-emission ferries. Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has under construction the largest lightweight battery electric ship (130 m in length) so far constructed in the …
Aug 28, 2023 / Curious
Shearwater GeoServices to Conduct Innovative Streamer & Node Survey for OMV (Norge) AS
Shearwater announces a new project with OMV for a pioneering towed streamer survey with Ocean Bottom Nodes over the Berling gas and condensate discovery. Spanning 1040 sq.km, this hybrid survey will commence in July 2023 and last for three months. …
Jul 14, 2023 / Curious
SW Tasman Redesigned To Deliver Next-Generation Deepwater Dual ROV OBN Vessel
Seismic flexibility: The SW Tasman, a seismic vessel in the Shearwater GeoServices fleet, is undergoing a conversion to a deepwater dual ROV OBN deployment vessel based on conversion engineering from ULSTEIN. The SW Tasman, an ULSTEIN SX124 design, …
Jun 2, 2023 / Curious
Incat Tasmania Completes Bespoke High Speed Catamaran For South Korea
Australian high-speed craft specialist Incat Tasmania has handed over its latest building project, the 76 metre high-speed passenger catamaran El Dorado Express is now on her delivery voyage to new owner Daezer Ferry of South Korea. Reflecting the …
May 23, 2023 / Vessels
Incat Poised To Deliver The World’s Largest, Zero Emissions, Lightweight Ferry
Incat Tasmania is currently in discussions to deliver the world’s first large, lightweight, zero emissions ferry. Amongst vessels under construction at the shipyard is a 130 metre lightweight ferry, originally intended to be powered by LNG, that …
Jan 17, 2023 / Curious
Rauma shipyard begins construction of the second LNG-powered car and passenger ferry for the world’s southernmost open sea route between mainland Australia and Tasmania
On Tuesday 12 December 2022, the start of production of another car and passenger ferry was celebrated in Rauma, Finland, when the construction of Spirit of Tasmania V began with a traditional steel-cutting ceremony. The production of the first …
Dec 20, 2022 / Vessels
Keel laying of Spirit of Tasmania car and passenger ferry celebrated in Rauma shipyard – the vessel represents the biggest foreign sale between Finland and Australia
Today, Rauma shipyard celebrated the keel laying ceremony of Spirit of Tasmania IV, a vessel being built for the Tasmanian TT-Line Company. A significant player in maritime transport between mainland Australia and Tasmania, TT-Line has commissioned …
Oct 28, 2022 / Vessels