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Van Oord celebrates delivery of offshore installation vessel Boreas
The brand new offshore installation vessel Boreas has successfully been handed over to Van Oord during a festive ceremony at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. shipyard in China. After an intensive construction period, colleagues, partners and …
Jan 8, 2025 / Vessels
UECC expands eco-friendly fleet with dual-fuel LNG newbuild Blue Aspire for key European route
United European Car Carriers (UECC) is further expanding its fleet of eco-friendly car carriers with the addition of the dual-fuel LNG newbuild Blue Aspire that is set to boost vessel capacity on its key European North-South trading network from …
Dec 16, 2024 / Curious
Golar Issues Notice to Proceed to CIMC Raffles and Black & Veatch on Golar MK II FLNG Project
The FLNG vessel marks the 3rd for Golar’s fleet, the first FLNG constructed by CIMC, and the 6th FLNG project to utilize Black & Veatch’s PRICO® Liquefaction Technology Global floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) infrastructure solutions leader …
Oct 1, 2024 / Curious
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Boreas successfully launched
Van Oord’s new offshore installation vessel Boreas was successfully launched at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. shipyard in China. The Boreas’ dual fuel engine set is able to run on methanol and is purpose-built for the transport and …
May 14, 2024 / Vessels
Dual-Fuel Methanol Design of Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel from Yantai Receives ABS Approval
ABS issued approval in principle (AIP) to Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. for its design of a dual-fuel methanol, heavy-duty, offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). The WTIV is capable of transporting and installing the largest wind …
Feb 21, 2024 / Vessels
Smyril Line has signed contracts for two modern and environmentally friendly RoRo cargo ships
Smyril Line has announced that a contract has been made with the CIMC Raffles shipyard in China to build two new cargo ships for the company. These are two identical RoRo ships, measuring 190 meters in length and having 3,300 lane meters for …
Feb 8, 2024 / Curious
CIMC Raffles picks TMC for Havfram Wind’s WTIVs
CIMC Raffles has chosen TMC Compressors to supply a complete marine compressed air system to the two Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs) Havfram Wind has ordered from the Chinese shipbuilder. Havfram Wind is an offshore wind company focused on …
Jan 17, 2024 / Curious
Havfram signs Green ECA Term Loan Facility to fully finance newbuilding programme
Havfram has signed a Senior Secured Green ECA Term Loan Facility to fund its two Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs), currently under construction at CIMC Raffles. The Facility was entered into with a syndicate led by DNB Bank ASA …
Nov 22, 2023 / Curious
ABB wins large systems order for Havfram Wind’s two new offshore wind turbine installation vessels
ABB has secured a large order with one of the largest offshore shipbuilders in China, Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd., to deliver an integrated bridge-to-propeller technology for Havfram Wind’s two new NG20000X-HF Wind Turbine Installation Vessels …
Jun 6, 2023 / Curious
Huisman to equip Havfram WTIVs with 3,000mt+ Leg Encircling Cranes
Huisman has announced the award of contract from Havfram Wind, an installation contractor for offshore wind turbines, for delivery of a 3,000mt+ Leg Encircling Crane for its second NG-20000X Wind Turbine Installation Vessel. The vessel is ordered at …
Apr 20, 2023 / Curious