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Eidesvik Offshore enters into contract for newbuild low emission vessel for the subsea and offshore wind markets

Eidesvik Offshore ASA (Eidesvik) has announced that it together with Agalas has entered into an agreement to build a new Construction Support Vessel (CSV). The newbuild will be equipped to perform inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) work. The …

Feb 19, 2024 / Curious

Yemen's Houthis seize NYK vehicles carrier in Red Sea with link to Israeli company

Israel said on Sunday that Yemen's Houthis had seized a British-owned and Japanese-operated cargo ship in the southern Red Sea, describing the incident as an "Iranian act of terrorism" with consequences for international maritime security. The …

Nov 20, 2023 / Piracy

MOL Car Carrier Galaxy Ace Cooperates with Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium for Loggerhead Turtle Migration Research

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) on Friday (Jul14) announced that one of its car carriers, the Galaxy Ace, teamed up with Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium on a project to study the migration patterns of loggerhead turtles, with the vessel …

Jul 17, 2023 / Curious

Stolt Tankers installs microplastics filter on ship to improve water quality

Stolt Tankers has installed a microplastics filter to its ship Stolt Sagaland as part of its ongoing commitment to achieving its environmental ambitions, including protecting life below water. The installation, which coincides with World Oceans Day …

Jun 12, 2023 / Curious

Construction started of two OPV 2600 vessels for Pakistan Navy

Celebrating the start of the construction of a second batch of two Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Pakistan Navy, the chief of staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi started the steel cutting of the second vessel at Damen Shipyards Galatí on October …

Oct 13, 2022 / Naval

North America’s first all-electric car ferries depart Damen Shipyards Galati for Ontario, Canada

The first, fully-electric road ferries to sail in North America are now on their way from Damen Shipyards Galati to Lake Ontario, Canada, to begin operations. Ordered by the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario, Canada, the Amherst Islander II and …

Sep 13, 2021 / Vessels

ICE: Zero-emission Ferries Successfully Completed

ICE has announced that the construction and trials of both 72-metre Amherst Islander II and the 99-metre Wolfe Islander IV ferries were successfully completed. The vessels recently sailed from the shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Galati to Constanta, for …

Sep 6, 2021 / Vessels

BC Ferries' fourth Island Class ferry departs Romania on Transatlantic voyage bound for B.C. (Video)