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Yara Marine Technologies enters the International Windship Association
After partnering with BAR Technologies to bring WindWings to the global shipping industry, Yara Marine Technologies is now entering the International Windship Association (IWSA) to join their mission of promoting the use of wind propulsion to reduce …
Jun 8, 2021 / Curious
Aug. Bolten and Nova Marine Carriers establish a joint venture company and plan to jointly operate a handysize drybulk pool
Nova Marine Carriers and Aug. Bolten establish a new German-based asset holding company to own and operate geared bulkersNova Marine’s vessels and cargo coverage will enhance the size and the quality of thehandysize drybulk poolThe joint venture …
Jun 8, 2021 / Vessels
Crowley Becomes First U.S. Ship Operator to Join the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
Crowley Maritime Corporation has become the first U.S.-owned and 13th overall ship owner-operator that will publicly disclose its ship recycling policies, practices and process through the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) …
Jun 8, 2021 / Curious
Spotted: The “blowdown” of a massive North Sea structure successfully accomplished at Lerwick Harbour
Innovative approach to Lerwick projectThe “blowdown” of a massive North Sea structure has been successfully accomplished at Lerwick Harbour to facilitate its ongoing decommissioning at the port’s Dale Voe Base.The complex operation on the Ninian …
Jun 8, 2021 / Curious
BMT unveils new passenger and cargo vessel designs for Isles of Scilly Steamship Company
State-of-the-art designs for the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company’s new passenger and cargo vessels designed by BMT are being revealed for the first time.The striking new 72m passenger ferry will carry 600 passengers over three decks with a …
Jun 8, 2021 / Vessels
Sanmar delivers its first Tier lll tugboat to Norwegian operator
Sanmar has delivered its first Tier lll tugboat to Buksér og Berging AS, the first of two environmentally-friendly tugs ordered by the Norwegian operator.Built at Sanmar’s purpose-built state of the art shipyard at Altinova in Turkey, the powerful, …
Jun 8, 2021 / Vessels
Sovcomflot and Russian Maritime Register of Shipping form strategic partnership
On 4 June 2021, Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) signed a strategic partnership agreement as part of the 24th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.The document was signed by Igor Tonkovidov, President and …
Jun 8, 2021 / Curious
Two Sovcomflot LNG-fuelled Aframax tankers time-chartered to the Sakhalin-2 project for 10 years
On 4 June 2021, Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and Sakhalin Energy, the operator of the Sakhalin-2 project, signed long-term time-charter contracts for two existing LNG-fuelled tankers of SCF’s successful ‘Green Funnel’ series, Korolev Prospect and Vernadsky …
Jun 8, 2021 / Vessels
Scotline Launch the New MV Scot Isles (Video)
Scotline launched MV Scot Isles on Friday 4th June 2021 at Royal Bodewes Shipyard in Groningen.The Company renamed the previous Scot Isles to Scot Bay in early 2021, in order to make way for the newbuild.Scot Isles is the fourth in the series of …
Jun 8, 2021 / Vessels
The ECO Catania Delivered To The GRIMALDI Group
A new green giant will soon sail in the Mediterranean with the green livery of the Grimaldi Group. The Eco Catania, the fifth of the twelve hybrid ro-ro ships belonging to the innovative Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class and ordered from the …
Jun 7, 2021 / Vessels