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Höegh Autoliners and Sumitomo Corporation Take the Helm in Sustainable Transportation of Cars, High and Heavy Machinery and Breakbulk

Sumitomo Corporation and Höegh Autoliners are charting a greener course in deep-sea transportation of Ro-Ro cargo, such as cars, high and heavy machinery and breakbulk, by forging an agreement to look into the supply of clean ammonia as a bunker fuel …
Dec 6, 2023 / Vessels

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

Gerdes Green receives government subsidy for Damen Combi Freighter 3850 green innovations

On 4th October, Damen’s client Gerdes Green received a subsidy from the German Government for the investment in sustainable innovations for a Damen Combi Freighter (CF) 3850 currently under construction, as well as for a second vessel. Damen, …
Nov 23, 2023 / Vessels

Kontio Sets Off For The Bay Of Bothnia As The Season’s First Icebreaker

Arctia's icebreaker Kontio will set off from Katajanokka, Helsinki, on Thursday 23 November 2023 as the first icebreaker this winter. The vessel will head for the Bay of Bothnia where ice is beginning to form at the northernmost end. Kontio will …
Nov 23, 2023 / Vessels

Damen Shipyards signs contract with Ta San Shang Marine Co. Ltd to supply a new CSOV

On the 21st of November, Damen Shipyards signed a contract with Ta San Shang Marine Co. Ltd. (TSSM), a joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. of Japan, and Ta Tong Marine Co., Ltd. of Taiwan, for the delivery of a Damen CSOV (Construction …
Nov 21, 2023 / Vessels

Snam and the Municipality of Ravenna join forces to present projects on the territory and their economic and employment implications

Snam, the leading European operator in the transport, storage, and regasification of natural gas committed to energy transition, and the Municipality of Ravenna today presented the company's projects in the area through a press conference in the …
Nov 21, 2023 / Vessels

Stolt Tankers B.V. Orders six 38,000 Deadweight Tonne Stainless Steel Parcel Tankers from Wuhu Shipyard in China

Stolt-Nielsen Limited (Oslo Børs: SNI), announced today that its subsidiary, Stolt Tankers B.V., has reached an agreement with Wuhu Shipyard to build six 38,000 deadweight tonne stainless steel parcel tankers for delivery between 2026 and 2028, with …
Nov 21, 2023 / Vessels

FLNG Gimi delivered from Seatrium Shipyard and sailing for GTA

Golar LNG Limited (Golar) has announced that the FLNG Gimi departed Singapore’s Seatrium Shipyard yesterday, November 19, 2023. FLNG Gimi is now sailing under its own propulsion, supported by an escort tug, toward BP’s purpose-built Greater Tortue …
Nov 20, 2023 / Vessels

Concordia Damen: trial run of world’s first new-build hydrogen-powered inland shipping vessel 'WEVA' goes well

Lenten Scheepvaart (the Netherlands) will go down in history as the owner of the world's first-ever newbuild hydrogen-powered inland shipping barge. With this, the shipping company sets a new standard. An important step towards zero-emission …
Nov 17, 2023 / Vessels

Performance Shipping Announces the Sale of 2007 Built MT P. Kikuma for US$39.3 Million

Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, announced on Tuesday that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement to sell the 2007-built …
Nov 16, 2023 / Vessels