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Damen Shipyards teams up with BigLift to bring 11 tugs from East Asia to Europe on one vessel
Damen Shipyards and leading heavy lift specialist BigLift Shipping have completed a major logistical feat. A single vessel has transported eleven Damen tugs from the shipbuilder’s yards in Vietnam and China to Europe. While such voyages …
May 17, 2024 / Curious
Shofu Maru, World's 1st Wind Challenger-equipped Coal Carrier, Achieves Fuel Savings of 17%
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that its owned and operated Shofu Maru, the world's first coal carrier equipped with the Wind Challenger hard sail wind propulsion system, has completed a total of seven round-trip voyages to …
May 17, 2024 / Curious
Maris Fiducia team up with HAV Hydrogen, Norwegian Hydrogen and Ankerbeer for zero emission bulk shipping
Maris Fiducia Norway has entered into cooperation agreements with maritime technology company HAV Hydrogen and the hydrogen producer and distributor Norwegian Hydrogen with the objective of developing, building and operating hydrogen-powered dry-bulk …
May 17, 2024 / Curious
Port of Greenock invests £750,000 to boost refrigerated cargo capabilities
The Port of Greenock has expanded its reefer point infrastructure from 32 to 220, significantly enhancing its refrigerated cargo storage and distribution capacity Scottish exporters of perishable goods are set to benefit from a £750,000 investment …
May 17, 2024 / Curious
StormGeo and ClassNK mark significant collaboration to advance maritime decarbonization
StormGeo, a leading technology provider and pioneer in weather intelligence has partnered with esteemed Japanese ship classification society, ClassNK. The collaboration marks a significant milestone for the two as it establishes the sharing and …
May 17, 2024 / Curious
Deltamarin And Ecolog Unveil LP LCO2 Carrier Design
Deltamarin and ECOLOG have collaborated on LCO2 carrier design for the purpose of tendering at shipyards worldwide. The new design is intra-EU, short range, low pressure, and shallow draft. During the initial design, various solutions have been …
May 17, 2024 / Curious
CoolCo Enters Into a Long-Term Charter With GAIL (India) Limited for Newbuild LNG Carrier
Cool Company Ltd. (NYSE: CLCO / CLCO.OL, CoolCo) announced today that it has entered into a 14-year Time Charter Party with GAIL (India) Limited (GAIL) for one of the Company’s two newbuild LNG carriers currently under construction. CoolCo will …
May 17, 2024 / Curious
Seadrill Enters Agreement to Sell its Qatar Jack-Up Fleet and Expands Share Repurchase Program
Seadrill Limited (Seadrill) (NYSE & OSE: SDRL) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell three jack-up rigs—the West Castor, the West Telesto and the West Tucana (the “Qatar Jack-Up Fleet”)—and its 50% equity …
May 16, 2024 / Curious
MOL and TotalEnergies Sign Time Charter Contracts for 2 Newbuilding LPG-fueled LPG Carriers
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that through its group company MOL Energia Pte. Ltd., it signed a time charter contract for two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel very large gas carriers (VLGCs) with a subsidiary of …
May 16, 2024 / Curious
Haventus secures £100 million credit facility from Scottish National Investment Bank and UK Infrastructure Bank
Haventus, the energy transition facilities provider, and owner of Ardersier Port, east of Inverness, has secured a £100 million joint credit facility from the Scottish National Investment Bank (the Bank) and UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) with £50 …
May 16, 2024 / Curious