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The new Corsica Linea ferry has successfully left the Visentini Shipyard
A Galeotta is a LNG-powered ro-pax that will operate between France and Corsica with LNG propulsion The new A Galeotta ferry has left the Visentini Shipyard in Porto Viro (Rovigo) and is heading to Trieste for the final works, which will soon be delivered to the Corsica Linea ferry company.…
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Stena Line confirms the fire on the Stena Scandica
The fire occurred at 12.29 when Stena Scandica was on route from Port of Norvik in Sweden to Port of Ventspils in Latvia, carrying 241 passengers and 58 crew. The fire was located to a truck’s cooling container on the car deck and the crew could put it out using…
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Chinese Yard Orders ABB Propulsion System for Giant Offshore Wind Installation Vessel
China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard has ordered an integrated power, automation, and propulsion system from ABB for a newbuild offshore wind installation jack-up vessel (JUV) being built for the Dutch marine contractor Van Oord. The vessel, Boreas, is due for delivery to the owner in the second part of 2024,…
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Ports of Stockholm breaks ground to build Sweden’s first cruise ship onshore power connection facilities
Ports of Stockholm is investing in the environment by building onshore power connection facilities for cruise ships at two city centre quays. This environmental initiative will result in significantly lower air pollution emissions in Stockholm and the Baltic Sea. The groundbreaking ceremony to begin building onshore power connections for cruise…
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ABS Launches Industry’s First Sustainability Guide for Greener Offshore Operations
Requirements Informed by Industry Engagement ABS has launched detailed requirements for greener offshore operations in the first sustainability guide to target the offshore industry. Developed by working with major offshore industry clients, ABS today launches a revised sustainability guide expanded with offshore asset compliance requirements. The updated ABS Guide for…
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Davit order for Rem Offshore CSOV gives Vestdavit uplift in offshore wind sector
Vestdavit’s trustworthy docking-head davit technology is gaining traction in the offshore wind market with the award of an initial contract on a construction service operation vessel (CSOV) being built for Rem Offshore at Norwegian shipbuilding group VARD. The coveted order for a PAP-15000 davit with painter boom has been secured…
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US vessel denied port call in Solomon Islands – Associated Press
A U.S. coast guard cutter conducting patrols as part of an international mission to prevent illegal fishing was recently unable to get clearance for a scheduled port call in Solomon Islands, an incident that comes amid growing concerns of Chinese influence on the Pacific nation. Associated Press reported The cutter…
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Damen delivers a Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650 in just 44 days
Damen has delivered a CSD650 to HAC Cranes for an end user in Kuwait. The stationary dredger, named GD4000, was mobilized from stock and outfitted, inspected and delivered from the yard to its final destination, all in just 44 days from contract signature. After some modification work and the installation…
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Port of Oakland July volume drops 28 percent from July 2021
Week-long trucker protest caused further congestion, reduced overall volume The Port of Oakland’s total loaded container volume dropped by 28% in July compared to July 2021. Last month 116,629 loaded TEUs (twenty-foot containers) moved through the port, compared to 162,898 in July 2021. Loaded imports were down by 26.7% recording…
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SVITZER’S ‘AIM FOR 8’ TUG SPEED INITIATIVE SAVES 1000 TONNES OF CO2
Svitzer, leading global towage operator and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has today announced that its Aim for 8 speed initiative – which asks tug crews to navigate at a maximum speed of eight knots during mobilisation and demobilisation – has successfully prevented 1,000 tonnes of CO2 from being emitted into…
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