Ships & Boats
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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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Ulstein awards Corvus Energy delivery of ESS for CSOV newbuilds
Corvus Energy has announced an order from Ulstein Power & Control for the delivery of Energy Storage Systems for two Construction Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) to be built for Norwegian shipowner Olympic. Olympic is an important player in the maritime cluster on the Northwest coast and is known for having…
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K Line signs MOU with Penta-Ocean Construction
“K” Line Wind Service, Ltd. (KWS), a joint venture company between Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) and Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with PENTA-OCEAN CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. (POC), regarding future collaboration on vessel management etc., in the offshore wind construction and maintenance…
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Stena Line reports 11% reduction of carbon emissions
Stena Line has decreased the carbon emissions by 11% per tonne of cargo carried over each nautical mile, as well as achieving a reduction of 4% total ship emissions compared to pre-Covid operations. The main contributor to the result is the significantly higher utilisation and thus efficiency of the company´s…
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DEME Offshore and Havfram sign Memorandum of Understanding to jointly provide offshore wind farm
DEME Offshore, the leading offshore marine engineering company, and Havfram AS., the international offshore wind and subsea contractor, have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly offer construction services to the offshore wind farm sector in Norway. Both DEME Offshore and Havfram plan to play an important role in…
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“K” Line signs MOU with Penta-Ocean Construction for collaboration on vessel management in the offshore wind construction and maintenance fields
Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd. (President, Takuzo Shimizu, hereinafter POC) and “K” Line Wind Service, Ltd. (President Yutaka Kuge, hereinafter KWS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding future collaboration on vessel management etc., in the offshore wind construction and maintenance fields. In Japan, offshore wind power is expected to…
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Port of Mackay receives a new tug facility
The Port of Mackay now has a new multi-million dollar purpose-built tug berth facility, according to the company’s release. Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said the $8.5 million investment had supported 60 jobs in regional Queensland. North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) Chief Executive Offficer Nicolas Fertin said North…
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ABS Highlights Methanol as Promising Option for the Global Fleet
(HOUSTON) Methanol represents a promising fuel source for the global fleet, with practical benefits related to ease of storage and handling, tank to wake carbon intensity reduction, as well as a pathway to carbon neutrality through green methanol. That’s the conclusion of Georgios Plevrakis, ABS Vice President, Global Sustainability, following…
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ICS : Shipping industry to remove the Indian Ocean High Risk Area
London, UK. After more than a decade of effective threat-reducing counter-piracy operations the shipping industry has removed the ‘Indian Ocean High Risk Area’ (HRA). Notification of the removal of the HRA from 0001 UTC on 1 January 2023 by industry bodies was forwarded in a submission today, 22 August, to the…
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Navigation : NAVTOR rewrites e-Navigation rulebook with Auto-Routeing innovation
Maritime technology company NAVTOR has launched what it believes to be a “transformational tool” for navigators, with the introduction of an advanced auto-routeing module to its NavStation digital chart table. This allows bridge officers, for the first time, to be able to calculate routes in a matter of seconds, and…
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