Stena Europe major fire contained and halts services
A multi agency response was mounted following the break-out of a fire on the Stena Line ferry Stena Europe while she was off the coast of Pembrokeshire on 11 February 2023. Following the fire, Stena Europe was kept at Fishguard…Tianjin Southwest Picks Up Option for LPG Carrier Dual-Fuel Retrofits
On 7 February 2023 the COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Guangdong) yard announced that it will retrofit the main engines aboard two LPG carriers from the fleet of Tianjin Southwest Maritime Ltd., the Chinese liquefied-gas carrier operator. In doing so, it…New Baleària innovative fast ferry
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply dual-fuel engines and high-performance axial flow waterjets for a new High-Speed Ro-Pax ferry. The ship, Margarita Salas, is being built at the Astilleros Armon Gijon yard in Spain on behalf of the Spanish shipping…Damen and Compagnie Maritime Monegasque announce two-year FCS 7011 contract
Damen Shipyards Group and Compagnie Maritime Monégasque (CMM) have recently announced a two-year offshore support contract for Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 Aqua Helix. The vessel will transport personnel to and from offshore platforms in support of an oil…Damen presents Floating Offshore Wind Support Vessel
Anticipating upcoming large-scale floating windfarm installation, Damen has developed the FLOW-SV vessel concept that can accelerate the development of this new maritime segment. The Damen FLOW-SV is specially designed to install ground tackles for offshore turbine floaters. The vessel can…New Live Fish Carrier designed by Hansen
KNUD H. HANSEN has designed, project managed and supervised the construction for a Live Fish Carrier for Bakkafrost in the Faroe Islands. This innovative vessel is one of the biggest Live Fish Carriers in the world at 109.2m in length…Wagenborg signs contract for multipurpose offshore vessel on Southern North Sea
Wagenborg Offshore has signed a long-term agreement with an energy major for the deployment of a multipurpose offshore vessel. The latest addition to the Wagenborg offshore fleet is a custom-made and specialized offshore vessel that will support subsea activities and…Sandbanks chain ferry returns to Poole
The Sandbanks chain ferry Bramble Bush Bay returned to Poole Harbour on 7 February under tow by the tug Mercia following its overhaul at Falmouth, which has included a change of hull colour from blue to red. The floating bridge…World’s Latest Container Ship Ever Acme transits Suez Canal
At the start of February 2023 that the boxboat Ever Acme, the newest container ship in the world, undertook its first ever sea voyage, transiting the Suez Canal as part of the southern convoy in the new canal during the…Ferry companies switch berths at Dublin Port
Dublin Port saw two ferry companies switch terminals in late January 2023. Seatruck Ferries moved their terminal to the Alexandra Basin and the P&O on river berth, close to the Toll Bridge and city centre. This facilitated the ability to…New container line connects the Port of Gothenburg with Iceland
On 5 April the shipping company Samskip will call at APM Terminals in the Port of Gothenburg for the first time. The traffic will serve the container terminal every week and then sail on to Faroese Runavik and Reykjavik in…French naval vessel Garonne visits Poole
The French naval vessel Garonne (A605) paid a short courtesy visit to the Port of Poole earlier this year, arriving from Calais on 31 January and mooring alongside Bulwark Quay. Garonne is the fourth and final Loire class tug and…First of two Spliethoff heavylift vessels delivered
Brouwersgracht, the first of two Spliethoff DP2 B-type vessels, was handed over from Fuzhou Mawei shipyard to Spliethoff Group on 1 February 2023. Sister vessel Bloemgracht will be delivered in about three months’ time. The Spliethoff DP2 B-type vessels are…NYK accepts delivery of its new LPG-powered LPG carrier
Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries has delivered new liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-fueled LPG carrier Lantana Planet to compatriot shipowner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), Offshore Energy reports. The vessel is a dual-fuel LPG carrier using LPG and low-sulfur fuel oil,…Maersk Supply Service awarded largest solutions contract in Brazil
Maersk Supply Service signed an assignment agreement with TechnipFMC for the comprehensive towing and mooring campaign for Petrobras’s Búzios 6 Project (seventh module of Búzios), Offshore Brazil. The scope covers the pre-installation of the mooring system and hook up of…Trelleborg Provides SafePilot Offshore for Germany’s First LNG Terminal
Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure partnered with Höegh LNG to supply its SafePilot Offshore solutions for a first-of-its-kind Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The terminal, officially commissioned during the week commencing 17…