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Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Boreas successfully launched
Van Oord’s new offshore installation vessel Boreas was successfully launched at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. shipyard in China. The Boreas’ dual fuel engine set is able to run on methanol and is purpose-built for the transport and …
May 14, 2024 / Vessels
Associated British Ports (ABP) has started dredging the outer harbour and channel approaches at the port of Lowestoft
Associated British Ports (ABP) has reached a significant milestone in the construction of their Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF), at its Port of Lowestoft, with the commencement of capital dredging of the Outer Harbour and channel approaches. …
May 14, 2024 / Curious
Fastest container service between Ireland and North America launched
Shipping company ACL’s new transatlantic service in partnership with BG Freight Line and Peel Ports Group will have transit times up to two weeks faster than any similar service travelling between Dublin/Belfast and North America via a UK or …
May 14, 2024 / Curious
NYK, NBP, TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING and Drax sign MOU to develop ‘bioship’ technology and plans to construct the world’s first biomass-fuelled ship
Leading Japanese companies, NYK Line (NYK), NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers (NBP), TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING) and British renewable energy business, Drax Group (Drax), have signed a new memorandum of understanding …
May 14, 2024 / Curious
Kongsberg Maritime to design and equip two new salmon farm forage carrier vessels for Norwegian coastal cargo carrier Eidsvaag AS
The new vessels will supply feed to up to 500 fish farms along the Norwegian coast and will feature a range of Kongsberg Maritime engineering alllowing for dynamic positioning and hybrid operations Norwegian coastal cargo company Eidsvaag AS is to …
May 14, 2024 / Curious
Kotug Canada Holds Keel Laying Ceremony For 2XRASALVOR 4400 DFM Methanol Fuelled Tugs For The Trans Mountain Expansion Project
On 8 May 2024, KOTUG Canada Inc., a partnership between KOTUG International B.V. and Horizon Maritime Inc., held a keel laying ceremony for two RAsalvor 4400-DFM dual fuel methanol escort tugs – Robert Allan Ltd. design – to service the Trans …
May 14, 2024 / Curious
ADNOC Delivers First Ever Bulk Shipment of CCS-Enabled Certified Low-Carbon Ammonia to Japan
Shipment, produced by Fertiglobe, delivered to Mitsui for use in clean-power generation, underscoring ADNOC’s efforts to support its customers to decarbonize Landmark achievement builds on previous demonstration cargos delivered by ADNOC as it …
May 14, 2024 / Curious
Evergreen orders six container ships in China
Taiwan’s largest shipping company, Evergreen, is reported to have ordered six dual-fuel 2,400-teu feeder ships at Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard. The ships, adding 14,400 teu to the total orderbook, are expected to be delivered from second half of 2026 …
May 14, 2024 / Curious
ABS and HD Hyundai Group Sign MOU to Advance Medium-Voltage Power Systems on Ships
ABS, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. (HD KSOE), and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Co., Ltd. (HHI) signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the technical feasibility for medium-voltage direct current (MVDC) …
May 14, 2024 / Curious
DFDS to Invest €1 Billion in Battery Electric Ships for the Channel
DFDS is announcing a substantial €1 billion investment in battery electric vessels, marking its unwavering commitment to decarbonising maritime traffic in the English Channel. In the future, maritime traffic in the Channel will be electric. DFDS is …
May 14, 2024 / Curious