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Snam and Golar LNG sign agreement for an FSRU to supply Sardinia with energy
Snam and Golar LNG Limited (Golar) signed a contract through which Golar will deliver the existing LNG Carrier Golar Arctic as a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) that Snam will install in the port area of Portovesme, in Sardinia, as …
May 18, 2022 / Vessels
Solstad Offshore wins long term contract award for PSV in Norway
Solstad Offshore ASA (Solstad) to announce that Aker BP has chartered the large PSV Normand Arctic to support their activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.Commencement of the contract, that is a part of the existing Frame Agreement between …
May 11, 2022 / Vessels
Royal Arctic Line takes delivery of two Greenland-based cargo vessels
Royal Arctic Line has taken delivery of two newbuild cargo vessels that will operate in Greenland. HAV Design has designed the vessels.Royal Arctic Line takes care of transportation of all sea cargo to and from Greenland and between the Greenlandic …
May 10, 2022 / Vessels
NOVATEK: Unique NSR Voyage Delivers a Module for Arctic LNG 2
PAO NOVATEK (NOVATEK) announced that the Arc7 ice-class module carrier AUDAX completed its voyage along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) long after the traditional navigation season closure, to deliver a process module weighing almost 12,000 tonnes for …
Feb 18, 2022 / Vessels
Damen Cutter Suction Dredger 450 delivered to the Russian Arctic
The standard Damen Cutter Suction Dredger 450 had to be adapted to the particular Russian circumstances in just three monthsA customised Damen Cutter Suction Dredger 450 has been delivered to the Russian Arctic region on time, despite a very tight …
Feb 14, 2022 / Vessels
Both Northeast and Northwest Passages of Northern Sea Route Remain Closed for the First Time in 12 Years
Global Ice Center announced its review of Arctic Ocean sea ice conditions during 2021. Due to the cool summer temperatures in July 2021, sea ice did not see much melt and the minimum sea ice area for the year was the largest in the past seven years …
Feb 1, 2022 / Curious
Helsinki Shipyard contracted the main equipment for machinery and propulsion for the new icebreaker Norilsk Nickel
Helsinki Shipyard Oy have successfully completed purchasing contracts for the main equipment of Nornickel’s icebreaker contracted last year, along with model tests in ice and open water for the icebreaker design developed by Aker Arctic.Norilsk …
Jan 19, 2022 / Vessels
FESCO vessel set sails to Antarctica to supply Indian scientific stations
Vasiliy Golovnin, diesel electric ship of FESCO Transportation Group (“FESCO”), has left port Cape Town (Republic of South Africa) on January 5, 2022 and embarked on a new expedition to Antarctica carrying cargo for Indian research stations.This is …
Jan 17, 2022 / Vessels
Wärtsilä to supply Inert Gas Systems and Navigation Systems for six Arctic class LNG Carriers
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply the Inert Gas Generator (IGG) systems, as well as the latest technology in radio and integrated navigation systems for six new LNG Carrier vessels being built to serve the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia’s …
May 31, 2021 / Curious
Japan to get LNG-fueled icebreaker for Arctic research (Video)
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has plans to build Japan’s first research vessel with ice-breaking capabilities to explore the Arctic.The research vessel will be 128 metres long, with a gross tonnage of 13,000. It …
May 17, 2021 / Vessels