MACGREGOR TO EQUIP FOUR SUSTAINABLE PCTC VESSELS
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply comprehensive packages of ro-ro equipment for four Aurora class Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) to be built by China Merchant Heavy Industries (Jiangsu) for Norwegian owner Höegh Autoliners. The order is...
AUSTRALIAN PSV TO BE CONVERTED FOR GREEN AMMONIA FUEL
Australian offshore operator MMA Offshore says that it has completed sale of the vessel ‘MMA Leveque’ to a subsidiary of fellow Australian green energy company Fortescue Future Industries (FFI). The sale was valued at US$ 7.75m. FFI plans to convert the...
MOL WIND PROPULSION TO BE INSTALLED ON BULKER NEWBUILD
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Oshima Shipbuilding’s ‘Wind Challenger’ project has taken a step forward, with the announcement that a hard sail system is to be installed on a large bulk carrier currently under construction at Oshima Shipbuilding. The...
YARA TEAMS UP WITH SGMF TO PROMOTE AMMONIA FUEL
Norwegian group Yara has become a member of The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) and joined the Board of Directors, recognising that meeting the IMO decarbonisation targets will involve the effective use of alternative low and zero carbon fuels such as clean...
ABS EXPLORES SUSTAINABILITY WITH NORDIC MARINE INDUSTRY
More than 30 maritime industry leaders from across Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland recently attended an ABS Northern Europe Committee to hear about the latest ABS advancements in sustainability and classification services. Christopher J Wiernicki, ABS Chairman,...
SCHOTTEL FORMS PARTNERSHIP FOR US RENEWABLES
Schottel has reached a mutual agreement with the US Lyon Shipyard that positions both companies for the expansion of the US offshore wind industry. According to Schottel, US wind farm operations will need a large fleet of Jones Act-qualified service operation vessels...
SEMBCORP WINS WTIV ORDER
Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters has secured a contract for the construction of a Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) based on Sembcorp Marine’s in-house design in collaboration with the customer. The WTIV project is scheduled to be...
CREW SUPPLIER CONTRIBUTES TO IRISH DECARBONISATION
Irish operator Farra Marine is soon to take delivery of the company’s first Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2710 from the Damen Shipyards Antalya yard. The vessel, Farra Lark, will sail on her own keel from Turkey to her home port of Dublin, pausing en route to be...