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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
Solstad Offshore signs new contracts for CSV Normand Australis and AHTS Normand Sirius in Australia
Solstad Offshore ASA (Solstad) has announced contract awards in Australia for two of its vessels. CSV “Normand Australis,” has been contracted by a subsea contractor for a minimum of 150-days firm, with options to extend thereafter. The contract …
Nov 30, 2023 / Vessels
Wärtsilä signs Electrification and Integration Services agreement for USA’s first zero-emission high speed ferries project
Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a strategic partnership agreement to provide its Fleet Electrification and Systems Integrator Services for a project to build the first zero-emission high speed ferries in the USA. The fully electric vessels will …
Nov 30, 2023 / Curious
Pyxis Tankers Announces Agreement to Acquire Modern Dry Bulk Vessel
Pyxis Tankers Inc. (NASDAQ Cap Mkts: PXS), an international shipping company, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an unaffiliated third party to purchase an 82,013 dwt dry bulk vessel built in 2015 at Jiangsu New Yangzi …
Nov 30, 2023 / Curious
Safe Bulkers Announces Sale of a 2015-built Kamsarmax Class Dry-bulk Vessel
Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the Company) (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of MV Pedhoulas Cherry, a 2015 Chinese-built, Kamsarmax class, …
Nov 28, 2023 / Curious
Wärtsilä to supply one of Europe’s most advanced simulators to new Finnish maritime training facility
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply its latest simulator technology for a new maritime training centre in Finland. The order has been placed by the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk) and the Joint Authority of Education of …
Nov 28, 2023 / Curious
Wärtsilä to retrofit ten Hafnia tankers for improved propulsion efficiency
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply its EnergoFlow and EnergoProFin solutions for ten Bird Class oil and chemical tankers owned by Hafnia – the Singapore head-quartered global tanker operator. The combination of the two Wärtsilä systems ensures an …
Nov 24, 2023 / Curious
YILPORT Puerto Bolívar Counts Down for 4STS and 1 RTG Cranes - Last-1 Week
YILPORT Puerto Bolívar is excited about the arrival of new 4 STS cranes and 1 RTG crane. The vessel carrying this cutting-edge equipment departed from Japan on October 24th and is estimated to arrive in Puerto Bolívar on November 28th. The terminal …
Nov 24, 2023 / Curious
COLI coordinates wind energy shipment
Hamburg-based COLI Schiffahrt & Transport, in cooperation with COLI Japan, coordinated the transport of six wind turbine and 18 rotor blades to Soma, Japan, on behalf of Hitachi Power Solutions. The turbines were stowed below deck of the E-Ship …
Nov 23, 2023 / Curious
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Flying Whales partner to develop the transport of exceptional loads by airship
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and FLYING WHALES have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). In this partnership, LDA will incorporate the LCA60T airship solution developed by FLYING WHALES in its freight forwarding activities. Louis Dreyfus …
Nov 23, 2023 / Curious