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Maersk Drilling awarded one-well exploration contract by MOL in Norway
Maersk Drilling has secured a one-well contract for the ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Interceptor with MOL Norge for exploration drilling on PL617 in the Southern North Sea, operated by MOL Norge in partnership with Wintershall Dea and …
Nov 12, 2019 / Vessels
Port of Southampton to host MSC Grandiosa UK launch
The Port of Southampton will welcome MSC Cruises’ newest vessel MSC Grandiosa (see also CruiseMapper) for her UK launch on 12 November.Among the largest cruise ships in the world, MSC Grandiosa is the first of the new ‘Meraviglia Plus’ class of ships …
Nov 11, 2019 / Cruise
Independent Container Line moves UK call to DP World Southampton
The first Independent Container Line (ICL) vessel arrived at DP World Southampton yesterday (25 July 2019).ICL announced in a communication to its customers on 27 June that it would be moving its UK call from Liverpool to Southampton to improve …
Jul 26, 2019 / Vessels
Port of Southampton welcomes growing numbers of 'green' vessels
The new high-efficiency RoRo vessel from Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s HERO class, has made its maiden call at the Port of Southampton.The HERO class (which stands for High-Efficiency RoRo) has set a new benchmark in energy-efficient world-wide automotive …
Jul 25, 2019 / Vessels
Port of Southampton welcomes Sun Princess on maiden call
The Port of Southampton has welcomed the Sun Princess (see also CruiseMapper) cruise ship on her maiden call.A traditional plaque and key ceremony took place on board the ship to mark her first call to Europe’s leading cruise turn around port. …
May 30, 2019 / Cruise
Kotug Smit Towage Performs naming ceremony for tug Buffalo
On 15th May 2019, the naming ceremony of the newly-built Damen tug Buffalo took place in the Port of Southampton, UK.Kotug Smit Towage has taken four newly-built Damen tugs into service for its European harbour towage activities, in 2017 and 2018. …
May 20, 2019 / Vessels
Milestone reached in the construction of new vehicle export terminal
A significant milestone has been reached in the construction of a new £15 million multi-deck vehicle export terminal at the Port of Southampton as the first phase is handed over.At this crucial stage of the construction, parts of deck one and two …
May 3, 2019 / Vessels
Cruise Terminal Upgrade completes first phase at the Port of Southampton
The first phase of a multi-million-pound upgrade to the Port of Southampton’s Ocean Cruise Terminal has now completed.The reopening of the port’s largest terminal marks the beginning of a busy cruise season as it welcomed P&O Cruises Azura. …
Mar 29, 2019 / Cruise
Shipping Services Expand Between UK, Europe and Russia
New COSCO feeder service from St Petersburg, Russia will begin calling at DP World SouthamptonCOSCO is to introduce a new weekly call at DP World Southampton, as part of a rotation including St Petersburg, Russia; Kotka, Finland; Southampton, UK; and …
Mar 26, 2019 / Vessels
Maiden call of MSC Bellissima marked with a traditional plaque & key ceremony
A traditional Plaque & Key ceremony was held to mark the maiden call of MSC Bellissima (see also CruiseMapper) as she arrived at the Port of Southampton on Friday 1 March.Caption: Passenger ship MSC Bellissima - Image courtesy of Steven …
Mar 6, 2019 / Cruise