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Kongsberg Maritime wins design and equipment contract for Olympic Group’s two subsea construction vessels

Kongsberg Maritime has signed a significant contract for the design of two multipurpose subsea vessels. The UT7623 SEV (Sustainable Energy Vessel) vessels will be methanol-ready and feature battery hybrid technology. These vessels are the first …
Mar 17, 2025 / Vessels

Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA) Launches Singapore’s Largest Electric Supply Boat, Marking Milestone in Maritime Decarbonisation

The Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), an industry collaborative effort led by Kuok Maritime Group (KMG), on Wednesday (Feb 05) marked a significant achievement with the launch of its first fully electric supply boat (e-supply boat) from shipyard …
Feb 5, 2025 / Vessels

ConRo vessel Baltic Enabler named in Zeebrugge

Award-winning, record-breaking vessel Baltic Enabler officially received her name at a traditional ceremony in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges on 2 November 2022. IT ALL BEGAN four years ago when WALLENIUS SOL decided to create a sustainable …
Nov 4, 2022 / Vessels

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority joins Sustainable Shipping Initiative

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) today is glad to introduce the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority as its newest member, becoming the first port authority to join the initiative which now consists of seventeen members across the maritime …
Nov 2, 2022 / Vessels

Wallenius Sol announces naming ceremony for the world’s biggest ice-rated ConRo vessel

On September 08th 2022, WALLENIUS SOL’s new record-breaking vessel Botnia Enabler was christened in the Port of Skellefteå. Caption: Botnia Enabler at Port of Skellefteå - Image courtesy of Karlin Rose BOTNIA ENABLER IS NOT ONLY the world’s biggest …
Sep 12, 2022 / Vessels

Jumbo Offshore completes another first by installing Petrobras torpedo pile mooring system with just one vessel

Adding to its list of ‘milestone’ projects, Jumbo Offshore has executed the transport and installation of a torpedo pile mooring system, including mooring for flexible risers, umbilical for Libra Consortiums Guanabara FPSO. While this type of …
Sep 2, 2022 / Curious

Sustainable Shipping Initiative joins Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center as knowledge partner

Today, the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) and Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (the Center) formalised their collaboration by signing a Knowledge Partnership Agreement, committing to a long-term strategic partnership to …
Jul 15, 2022 / Curious

CIMC Raffles delivered Baltic Enabler to its owner WALLENIUS SOL

On 22 June 2022, the second of two highly acclaimed, newly built vessels was transferred to the WALLENIUS SOL shipping line. Baltic Enabler, together with her sister ship Botnia Enabler delivered earlier in the spring, has been named RoRo vessel of …
Jun 23, 2022 / Vessels

Botnia Enabler delivered to WALLENIUS SOL

Botnia Enabler, which is the world’s largest ice-rated multi-fuel ConRo vessel, has now been delivered to its owner WALLENIUS SOL.Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles delivered the first of two record-breaking ships to its owner WALLENIUS SOL. Botnia …
May 16, 2022 / Vessels

Wallenius Wilhelmsen celebrates naming ceremony for MV Nabucco

On December 6 we celebrated the naming ceremony of the RoRo vessel MV Nabucco at the Port of Gothenburg. The vessel and its sister ships are among the most sustainable RoRo vessels in the global fleet.The ceremony was live-streamed from Gothenburg, …
Dec 8, 2021 / Vessels