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Boluda Towage Expands Presence In Asia Through Strategic Investment In Hongkong Salvage & Towage Services

Boluda Towage (Boluda), the world’s largest tugboat operator, announces its strategic investment in Hongkong Salvage and Towage Services Limited (HKSTS), a new joint venture formed as a member of CK Hutchison Holdings. HKSTS’ principal services …

Jun 23, 2023 / Curious

DeepOcean activates battery hybrid option for MPSV

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has activated an option to request the installation of a battery hybrid system on board the Stril Server multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV). DeepOcean is chartering the Stril Server from Stavanger-based shipowner …

Jan 16, 2023 / Curious

DeepOcean charters offshore support vessel

Ocean services provider DeepOcean strengthens its offering to the offshore renewables and oil and gas industries by entering a two-year time charter agreement for the Stril Server multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV). DeepOcean is chartering the …

Oct 26, 2022 / Vessels

Wärtsilä and Simon Møkster Shipping to study feasibility of ammonia and LNG dual-fuel operations

The technology group Wärtsilä and Norway-based Simon Møkster Shipping have signed a collaboration agreement to carry out a feasibility study on utilising ammonia as the main fuel in dual-fuel engines where LNG is the alternative fuel. The aim is to …

Nov 2, 2021 / Vessels

Simon Møkster Shipping taps Vard Electro for the installation of SeaQ Energy Storage System onboard two platform supply vessels

Vard Electro has announced the signing of two new contracts with Simon Møkster Shipping. The vessels Stril Orion and Stril Polar are scheduled to be hybrid ready by the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, qualifying them for DNV’s Battery Power …

Sep 13, 2021 / Vessels

Aas Mek contracts Hydroniq for Sølvtrans duo

Norwegian shipbuilder Aas Mek. Verksted has awarded Hydroniq Coolers contracts to deliver the marine cooling system to two wellboats that the shipyard is building for wellboat company Sølvtrans. Hydroniq Coolers will supply its hull-integrated …

Jul 7, 2021 / Vessels

Simon Møkster Shipping Signs New Contract for Stril Mar

Simon Møkster Shipping announced on Friday (Jul02) that Aker BP has called-off a high spec’ed PSV under the current PSV Strategic Partnership Agreement for a drilling campaign commencing August 2021. The duration of the campaign is estimated to about …

Jul 5, 2021 / Vessels

Simon Møkster Announced New Contract for Stril Mar