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Van Oord awarded land reclamation project in the Maldives
Van Oord has been contracted to reclaim and create 194 hectares of land in Addu City, Maldives. The works are part of the Addu Development Project, meant to address climate change and to transform Addu City into a fully functional, thriving economic …
Apr 21, 2022 / Curious
Suez Canal Economic Zone Signs Deals for Green Energy
Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone signed an agreement worth $3 billion to produce up to 350,000 tonnes of green energy for fueling ships in Ain Sokhna with a consortium that includes EDF Renewables EDF.PA and the Egyptian sovereign wealth fund, the …
Apr 21, 2022 / Curious
Samsung Heavy Industries Delivers Icebreaker to Russia
Samsung Heavy Industries announced that it delivered one of the two Aframax icebreakers ordered by Sovcomflot, a Russian state-run shipping company, at the end of March. The other one is expected to be delivered soon.The shipbuilder said it received …
Apr 21, 2022 / Curious
WATCH: First series of Topside Modules lifting for Prosperity FPSO
The first series of the Topsides Module lifting for the Prosperity FPSO commenced on the yard in Singapore.The FPSO is destined to join two other SBM Offshore-built FPSOs, Liza Destiny and Liza Unity, in Guyanese waters.Watch highlights from this …
Apr 21, 2022 / Vessels
Keppel O&M delivers the first dual-fuel dredger in Singapore
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has delivered the first dual-fuel Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) built in Singapore to Van Oord with no loss-time incidents. Named Vox Ariane, the high-specification dredger has a hopper …
Apr 21, 2022 / Vessels
North Sea Port and Port of Gothenburg jointly set up network of medium-sized European ports
North Sea Port and the Port of Gothenburg have signed an agreement to work closely together. Setting up a network of medium-sized European ports and working on energy management in the ports are central to this.As ports, the Dutch-Belgian North Sea …
Apr 21, 2022 / Curious
The NYK Group Takes Delivery of Third Methanol-Fueled Chemical Tanker
Steadily Introducing Environment-Friendly VesselsThe methanol-fueled chemical tanker Grouse Sun, owned by NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., an NYK Group company based in Singapore, was delivered on April 19. The vessel was built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard …
Apr 21, 2022 / Vessels
New 750-seat high-speed passenger ferry commissioned to connect the Jersey Shore and NYC to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Seastreak, a long standing leader for providing high-speed commuter ferry services connecting New York City and the Jersey Shore, is set to resume their service connecting New York City and Highlands, NJ to popular summer destinations in New England. …
Apr 21, 2022 / Curious
Austal Australia to build an additional two evolved Cap-Class Patrol Boats for the Royal Autralian Navy
Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) on Monday (Apr18) welcomed the Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon Scott Morrison MP, to the company’s Henderson Western Australia shipyard, where he announced the Department of Defence will order an additional two Evolved …
Apr 20, 2022 / Naval
Wagenborg Shipping orders third EasyMax at shipyard Niestern Sander
Last week Wagenborg Shipping placed and order at the Royal Niestern Sander Shipyard for the construction of a sister ship of the Egbert Wagenborg and the Maxima.The third vessel of this EasyMax type is expected to be delivered in the first half of …
Apr 20, 2022 / Vessels