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Kongsberg Maritime to provide design, engineering, and equipment on pair of methanol ready, chemical tankers for Sirius Rederi AB
The new vessels will be highly advanced, low emission, 15,000dwt tankers with a range of Kongsberg Maritime equipment that can operate on battery-powered hybrid propulsion. The first ship for Sirius will be delivered in July 2026. Kongsberg Maritime …
Dec 5, 2023 / Curious
Solstad Offshore signs new contracts for CSV Normand Australis and AHTS Normand Sirius in Australia
Solstad Offshore ASA (Solstad) has announced contract awards in Australia for two of its vessels. CSV “Normand Australis,” has been contracted by a subsea contractor for a minimum of 150-days firm, with options to extend thereafter. The contract …
Nov 30, 2023 / Vessels
Naming of Finnsirius celebrated Finnlines’ importance for Finnish trade and industry
On 13 September 2023, Finnsirius, the first of Finnlines’ two freight-passenger Superstar vessels, was named in Naantali. Tiina Ahola, representing the Ahola Group, acted as the godmother. The naming ceremony celebrated Finnlines’ and Ahola Group’s …
Sep 14, 2023 / Vessels
The first hybrid Superstar freight-passenger vessel delivered to Finnlines
Finnsirius, the first of the series of two freight-passenger (ro-pax) vessels, was delivered at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai, China, on 18 July 2023. The vessel will enter Finnlines’ Finland–Sweden (Naantali–Långnäs–Kapellskär) …
Jul 19, 2023 / Curious
Keel laying ceremony for the first Finnlines hybrid ro-pax vessel
Finnlines is building two ro-pax vessels and keel laying of the first one, Finnsirius (CruiseMapper), was celebrated on 1 April 2022. The two cargo-passenger vessels will start to operate from Finland to Sweden and Åland Islands in 2023. Caption: An …
Apr 1, 2022 / Vessels
Maersk Drilling sells Mærsk Inspirer
Maersk Drilling has announced the successful closing of the previously announced divestment of the combined drilling and production unit Mærsk Inspirer (now named Inspirer) to Havila Sirius for a price of USD 373m in an all-cash transaction. This …
Oct 29, 2021 / Vessels
Construction of the first new Finnlines Superstar ro-pax has begun
Construction of the first of the two new Superstar ro-pax vessels has begun. The traditional steel cutting ceremony of MS Finnsirius was held at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) in China on 1 June 2021. The environmentally friendly …
Jun 3, 2021 / Vessels
INPEX Australia extends contracts for two Solstad Offshore AHTS vessels
Solstad Offshore ASA announced earlier today that Inpex Operations Australia Pty have extended the contracts previously agreed in October 2019 for the provision of two anchor handlers to support drilling for the Ichthys LNG development. Caption: …
Nov 20, 2020 / Vessels
Vår Energi acquires Olympic Energy and Troms Sirius for service in the North Sea
Vår Energi acquires Olympic Energy and Troms Sirius for service in the North SeaWork on acquiring two new vessels to support Vår Energi’s operations in the North Sea began in October.The initiative is part of the company’s strategy for …
Nov 10, 2020 / Vessels
Shearwater GeoServices receives five-month extension to CGG survey in Brazil
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS (Shearwater) announced earlier today that it has been awarded a five-month contract extension for CGG’s Brazil Nebula multi-client survey.“The extension provides a solid addition to our firm backlog for the northern …
Oct 27, 2020 / Curious