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Samsung Heavy Industries wins US$1.7 bln order for 7 shuttle tankers
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Monday that it has signed a US$1.7 billion order to provide design, parts and blocks for seven shuttle tankers.Under the deal with a company in Eurasia, Samsung Heavy Industries will supply design, parts and blocks …
Oct 18, 2021 / Vessels
COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry appoints AqualisBraemar for Brazil-bound Knutsen DP2 shuttle tanker
COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry (Zhoushan) Co., Ltd has appointed energy and marine engineering consultancy AqualisBraemar to perform DP and BLS system FMEA on a shuttle tanker the Chinese shipyard is building for Norwegian shipowner Knutsen NYK …
Mar 8, 2021 / Curious
Altera takes delivery of sixth LNG-fueled shuttle tanker
Altera Infrastructure, previously known as Teekay Offshore, has taken delivery of its latest LNG-fueled shuttle tanker, Altera Wind.The company noted in a brief statement that it is the sixth and last vessel in the series built by South Korea’s …
Mar 8, 2021 / Vessels
Petrobras signs up AqualisBraemar for DP approvals
Brazilian national oil company Petrobras has contracted AqualisBraemar with DP acceptance and annual trials for their DP shuttle tanker fleet operating in Brazil over the next three years. Under the three-year contract, AqualisBraemar will undertake …
Feb 25, 2021 / Curious
AET takes delivery of DP2 shuttle tanker Eagle Pilar
AET, one of the world’s leading petroleum tanker owners and operators, took delivery of Eagle Pilar today, a new Suezmax second-generation Dynamic Positioning (DP2) Shuttle Tanker which has been purpose built for long-term charter to Brazil Shipping …
Jan 6, 2021 / Vessels
KNOT Offshore Partners LP Announces Acquisition of Tove Knutsen
Seven-year fixed-rate time charter with Equinor Shipping extends long-term contract and distribution coverageKNOT Offshore Partners LP (NYSE:KNOP) announced last Tuesday that its wholly owned subsidiary, KNOT Shuttle Tankers AS, has agreed to acquire …
Dec 23, 2020 / Vessels
ABS Awards Smart Notation to AET’s Eagle Passos
First Shuttle Tanker to Have Smart Capabilities RecognizedABS has awarded AET the SMART (INF) Notation for its 152,700 DWT DP2 shuttle tanker, Eagle Passos, which was built and delivered by Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI).The first shuttle …
Nov 25, 2020 / Vessels
Kongsberg Maritime signs over NOK 400 Million in shuttle tanker orders during 2020
Kongsberg Maritime has revealed that during 2020 it won contracts for 12 of its highly advanced Shuttle Tanker concepts, with a value totalling over NOK 400 million.Shipyards in South Korea and China are building the vessels, which are destined to …
Nov 13, 2020 / Curious
ABB wins contract to equip Knutsen shuttle tankers with electric solutions for higher efficiency and sustainability
First two shuttle tankers for Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) to feature battery technology, in addition to a wide scope of ABB’s electric solutions, will achieve significant gains in fuel efficiency, operational flexibility and emissions …
Oct 15, 2020 / Curious
MHI-MME Receives Generator Turbine and VOC firing Auxiliary Boiler Orders for Shuttle Tankers
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment Co., Ltd. (MHIMME) received orders for generator turbines and VOC-firing auxiliary boilers from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. in Korea. These will be installed in …
Aug 5, 2020 / Curious