Ships & Boats
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Eidesvik Offshore Wins Contract Award for Viking Prince
Eidesvik Offshore ASA (Eidesvik) has been awarded a 3-year contract with Aker BP ASA (Aker BP) for the PSV Viking Prince. The contract is awarded under the companies’ frame agreement. The contract for Viking Prince will commence after the completion of the vessel’s ongoing contract with Equinor. Gitte Gard Talmo,…
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Fincantieri to build two more hydrogen-driven cruise ships for MSC
FINCANTIERI: OFFSHORE PATROL VESSEL “SHERAOUH” FOR QATAR DELIVERED The latest order will increase Explora Journeys’ total fleet count from four to six vessels. In the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State of Qatar for Defence Affairs H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah and Italian Minister…
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Diana Shipping Announces Time Charter Contracts for mv Electra
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into a time charter contract with Refined Success Limited, for one of its Post-Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v…
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Big data hiring levels in the ships industry rose in June 2022
We’ve analyzed hiring patterns using data from GlobalData. The proportion of ship equipment supply, product and services companies hiring for big data-related positions rose in June 2022 compared with the equivalent month last year, with 53.3% of the companies included in our analysis recruiting for at least one such position.…
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Norled takes delivery of Ro-Pax ferry from Sembcorp Marine
Sembcorp Marine’s LMG Marin subsidiary designed the zero-emission vessel. Norwegian ferry operator Norled has taken delivery of the second of three identical battery-operated roll-on/roll-off passenger (Ro-Pax) ferries from Singapore-based shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine. Named Dragsvik, the zero-emission vessel has been designed by Sembcorp Marine’s LMG Marin subsidiary. Featuring lithium-ion batteries that…
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Emanuele Grimaldi appointed ICS Chairman
oThe International Chamber of Shipping’s board appoints Mr. Emanuele Grimaldi, Managing Director of the Grimaldi Group, as chairman. ICS recognizes Day of the Seafarer, honouring the efforts of crews throughout the ongoing supply chain crisis. London – The board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing 80% of the…
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ABB to power Japan’s first electric tugboat for efficient and sustainable operations
ABB contracted by IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd. develops an electric tug for the ports of Tokyo Bay for Japanese towage specialist Tokyo Kisen Co. Ltd The newbuild tug will feature ABB’s award-winning power system platform Onboard DC Grid™, which enables simple, flexible, and functional integration of energy sources and…
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TGE Marine Awarded Gas Handling System For Northern Lights CO2 Carriers
TGE Marine Gas Engineering GmbH (TGE Marine) has earlier this year been awarded the engineering, procurement, construction, and supervision (EPCS) contract for two CO2 carriers that will transport liquid CO2 to the new Northern Lights CO2 storage facility Northern Lights is developing infrastructure to transport CO2 by ship from industrial…
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Brussels grants subsidies another 40 million euros to shipowners
The funds will cover the deduction of seafarers embarked on ships operating in cabotage The European Commission has announced that it has “approved an Italian scheme of about 40 million euros to support cabotage and other maritime services”. The note explains that the measure was “approved under the Temporary State…
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ABS Expands U.S. Dredger Class Leadership
ABS to Class Second Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (AMELIA, Louisiana) A second Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC (GLDD) trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) is to be built to ABS Class at Conrad Shipyard. Able to dredge at depths of up to…
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