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Opsealog and Jackson Offshore Renew Contract for Fleet Digitalization
Opsealog, a provider of data integration and analysis services for the maritime and offshore industry, announced today the extension of its partnership contract with Jackson Offshore Operators (JOO), a shipowner operating in the offshore sector in …
Apr 23, 2024 / Curious
Fugro relocates Amberjack self-elevating platform to Japan to support country’s growing offshore wind market
Fugro has transferred their self-elevating platform (SEP) Amberjack to Japan to meet the country’s growing demand for offshore wind geotechnical services. Under Japanese regulations, vessels registered in Japan follow a more streamlined procedure …
Apr 23, 2024 / Vessels
Imoto Lines and Marindows launch next-generation zero-emission container ship project
Imoto Lines and Marindows, as a first step in transforming the future of domestic maritime shipping, will build the next generation of zero-emission domestic container ships capable of hybrid operation using Japan’s first exchangeable container …
Apr 23, 2024 / Curious
SFL - Acquisition of two LNG dual-fuel chemical carriers in combination with long term employment
SFL Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: SFL) (SFL) today announced that it has agreed to acquire two LNG dual-fuel 33,000 dwt chemical carriers. The vessels are built in 2022/2023 and fitted with stainless steel cargo tanks, and the aggregate purchase price is …
Apr 23, 2024 / Vessels
TEN Announces the Sale of A 2007-Built Aframax Tanker
TEN, Ltd. (TEN) (NYSE: TNP) announces the sale of the Aframax tanker Izumo Princess, the first in a series of eight pioneered-designed vessels the Company built between 2007 and 2010. The sale will add approximately $37 million to the Company’s cash …
Apr 23, 2024 / Vessels
Overseas Shipholding Group Awarded Federal Grant to Design Marine Transport For Liquified CO2 Captured by Florida’s Largest Emitters
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) (OSG), a leading provider of energy transportation services, announced today that the Company has been awarded a $3,000,000 grant from the United States Department of Energy for the engineering and design …
Apr 23, 2024 / Curious
Carras Aquataurus Becomes World’s First Vessel to Earn ABS Biofuel-1 Notation
Carras (Hellas) S.A. is taking the next step in its sustainability journey by receiving the ABS Biofuel-1 notation for its Aquataurus Ultramax bulk carrier, the first vessel in the world to qualify. The notation is assigned to vessels that use a …
Apr 23, 2024 / Curious
Three Cargill Innovations Win the Prestigious 2024 Edison Awards™
Cargill honored for innovations across the smart transportation, health & beauty care solutions, social & cultural impact – environmental solutions categories The Edison Awards™, named after the American inventor Thomas Alva Edison, recognize …
Apr 22, 2024 / Curious
Kotug International selected EST-Floattech for the containerized battery system for world’s first fully electric pusherboat
EST-Floattech has announced that KOTUG International B.V. (KOTUG), the leading international towage and maritime company, has chosen EST-Floattech’s containerized energy storage solution with Octopus Series for the E-Pusher 1 (Type M). On board the …
Apr 22, 2024 / Curious
Wärtsilä cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems continue to be the choice for Very Large Ethane Gas Carriers
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for three new 98k Very Large Ethane Gas Carrier (VLEC) vessels. The ships are being built at the HD Hyundai Heavy …
Apr 22, 2024 / Curious