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Aqaba Container Terminal Unveils New STS Gantry Crane for Enhanced Operational Capacity and Efficiency
Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT), the preferred gateway for the Levant region and beyond, has announced the arrival of a state-of-the-art Ship-to-Shore (STS) gantry crane, worth USD 13 million. The crane was revealed during a celebratory event held by …
Apr 25, 2025 / Curious
Thialf installs all 64 monopile foundations at He Dreiht
Heerema Marine Contractors has announced the successful installation of its first WTG monopile foundation project at the He Dreiht Offshore Windfarm, currently Germany’s largest offshore wind farm by leading power supplier EnBW. A major milestone …
Aug 29, 2024 / Curious
Heerema Marine Contractors awarded major offshore wind contracts in the Baltic Sea
Heerema Marine Contractors has announced that it has been awarded significant contracts by MFW Baltyk II Sp. z.o.o. and MFW Baltyk III Sp. z.o.o., each a joint venture project owned 50% by Equinor and 50% by Polenergia. The Baltyk 2 and Baltyk …
Jul 3, 2024 / Curious
Acta Marine France: New build vessel to be delivered under French flag – named Acta Pegasus
Acta Marine, a leading owner and operator of (Construction) Service Operating Vessels (CSOVs) that provides accommodation and walk to work services to the offshore wind industry, has announced a significant milestone in its expansion into the French …
Jun 26, 2024 / Curious
EverLoNG’s second demonstration campaign underway as SSCV Sleipnir sets sail
All facets of EverLoNG SBCC prototype unit will be rigorously tested over a 5-week period The SSCV Sleipnir from Heerema Marine Contractors set sail in June 2024 with a very special cargo on board: the EverLoNG ship-based carbon capture (SBCC) …
Jun 19, 2024 / Curious
Jifmar to Acquire all workboat activities from Acta Marine
Jifmar Offshore Services and Acta Marine have concluded an agreement where Jifmar will acquire all workboat activities of Acta Marine. This acquisition encompasses all 26 workboats, the crews, the Netherlands based organisation and all existing …
Dec 11, 2023 / Curious
ULSTEIN lays keel For Acta Marine's CSOV
The keel laying ceremony for the Yno 1121, one of the Ulstein-designed Acta Marine TWIN X-STERN CSOVs at the Tersan Shipyard, was arranged on 1 June 2023. The DP2 Construction Service Operation Vessel is powered with Methanol and MDO/HVO. Acta's …
Jun 19, 2023 / Curious
Ulstein Designs Two More Methanol Fuelled CSOVs For Acta Marine
Ulstein Design & Solutions AS has signed a contract with Tersan Shipyard for two methanol-fuelled ULSTEIN SX216 Construction Service Operating Vessel (CSOV) designs. The vessels will be constructed for the Netherlands-based Acta Marine and will …
Jun 7, 2023 / Curious
Heerema signs framework agreement for transportation and installation of TenneT’s 2GW program
TenneT has signed multi-year framework agreements with Heerema Marine Contractors and Allseas for transportation and installation of at least fourteen 2 gigawatt (2GW) offshore platforms. The fourteen 2GW converter stations will be installed in the …
May 17, 2023 / Curious
Acta Marine completed the steel-cutting ceremony for the second next-generation Methanol MDO/HVO powered DP2 Construction Service Operating Vessel
Acta Marine completed the steel-cutting ceremony for the second next-generation Methanol MDO/HVO powered DP2 Construction Service Operating Vessel at Tersan. The development of the SX216 vessel design was a collaborative effort between Acta Marine …
Apr 18, 2023 / Vessels