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Fugro selected by KREDO Offshore to support offshore wind development in South Korea
Fugro has announced it has been engaged by KREDO Offshore for a metocean and wind resource measurement campaign on the west coast of South Korea, offshore Yeonggwang County. KREDO Offshore develops and operates a growing portfolio of onshore and …
Dec 4, 2023 / Curious
KR awards AiP to Hanwha Ocean’s Onboard CO2 Capture System
KR, in collaboration with the Marshall Islands Registry, is pleased to announce the granting of an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an Onboard CO2 Capture System (OCCS) developed by Hanwha Ocean during Kormarine 2023 in Busan, South Korea. With the …
Nov 1, 2023 / Curious
ABS and Pelagus 3D to Advance Additive Manufacturing for Spare Parts
ABS and Pelagus 3D Pte. Ltd., a joint venture company of thyssenkrupp and Wilhelmsen, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance the technologies and adoption of on-demand additive manufacturing (AM) of marine and offshore spare parts. …
Oct 23, 2023 / Curious
New ship unloader at the Port of Rotterdam will ensure more efficient raw material supply for the Duisburg steel location from the end of 2025 onwards
thyssenkrupp Steel is investing in modernizing terminal operations at Ertsoverslagbedrijf Europoort C.V. (EECV) at the Port of Rotterdam. With the investment of a mid-double-digit million euro sum, an old ship unloader will be replaced by a …
Oct 9, 2023 / Curious
Croatian FSRU receives 70th LNG cargo
Croatia’s FSRU-based Krk terminal has received its 70th liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo since the launch of operations in January 2021. According to a short statement by state-owned LNG Croatia, the 2017-built 174,000-cbm, Maran Gas Ulysses, …
Aug 14, 2023 / Curious
Capital Ship Management Corp. Takes Delivery of MT Akrisios
A tanker with Wind-Assisted Ready and HVSC-Ready ABS notations, the last of six LNG fuel-ready sister ships with eco-friendly design delivered to Capital in 2023. Capital Ship Management Corp. (Capital) took successful delivery of the newbuilding …
Jul 10, 2023 / Vessels
KR Approves Jointly Developed Methanol-Fueled MR Tanker
Korean Register (KR) has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) for a methanol-fueled MR tanker, jointly developed by KR, South Korean Shipbuilders K Shipbuilding and equipment manufacturer S&SYS at Nor-Shipping 2023 in Oslo, Norway on 6 June. As …
Jun 7, 2023 / Curious
KR Awards AIP to HD Hyundai’s Ship Cyber Resilience Technology
Korean Register (KR) has awarded an AiP (Approval in Principle) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) for their innovative 'Technical Procedures and Methodology for Implementation of …
May 17, 2023 / Curious
Three crew members missing after tanker KRISTIN catches fire off Indonesia
Three people were reportedly missing after a tanker Kristin caught fire off the coast of Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara province on Sunday, a rescuer said. The vessel was operated by Indonesia’s state-owned oil company Pertamina, and the accident …
Mar 27, 2023 / Accidents
Avenir LNG Conducts Germany’s First LNG Ship-to-Truck Unloading Operation in the Port of Mukran
Avenir LNG Limited (N-OTC: Avenir) today announced its wholly owned subsidiary, Avenir LNG B.V. (Avenir), has successfully conducted Germany’s first direct LNG unloading operation from a transport vessel into trucks. On February 22/23, the …
Feb 28, 2023 / Curious