Month: April 2023

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Edda Wind has contracted MacGregor to equip the eighth service vessel in a row for the Østensjø Group operation.

Importer · 28th April 2023

MacGregor equips eighth offshore wind service vessel

Importer · 28th April 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Seven members of the European Union along with Norway and the UK announced ambitious plans at the Belgian port of Ostend to increase offshore wind capacity in the North Sea to ‘at least’ 120GW by 2030 on 24 April 2023.

Importer · 27th April 2023

North Sea partners commit to rapid expansion of offshore wind capacity

Importer · 27th April 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Tentative EU Commission proposals to promote greater circularity in the EU’s shipping market may explain reluctance to expand the list of non-EU yards on the EU SRR proposals, but capacity constraints and…

27th April 2023

EU SRR: just one small problem…

27th April 2023

METHANOL

METHANOL

Proman Stena Bulk has formally named its third newbuild IMOIIMeMAX methanol-fuelled 49,900dwt tanker, Stena Promise, in a ceremony hosted in the port of Rotterdam on 26 April. 

27th April 2023

Naming ceremony for methanol-fuelled Stena Promise in the Port of Rotterdam

27th April 2023

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Kongsberg Digital is relaunching its application for vessel and fleet optimisation, Vessel Performance, for offshore vessel operations. The data-driven solution now provides even more accessible onboard and onshore decision support, enabling significant…

27th April 2023

Kongsberg relaunches Vessel Performance app

27th April 2023

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Global Drone Inspection (GDI), the subsidiary of robotic inspection specialists RIMS BV, and Dubai based JOME Engineering have signed an agreement, whereby JOME will become a local service station partner for GDI. 

27th April 2023

Global Drone Inspection to take on specialist demand for drone and ROV services from RIMS BV

27th April 2023

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Resurgent cruise brand Swan Hellenic has commissioned its third and largest newbuild to date, tailored to the cultural expedition segment of the market. After handover by Helsinki Shipyard on March 31, the…

27th April 2023

Another Finnish Delivery For Revived Brand

27th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

Caterpillar Marine and Svitzer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to adopt solutions that enable Svitzer to use methanol in its fleet, furthering both companies’ ambition for using methanol as part…

27th April 2023

Cat and Svitzer take next steps on methanol adoption

27th April 2023

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

2-STROKE & 4-STROKE

WinGD’s programme to develop dual-fuel two-stroke engines capable of operating on ammonia and methanol is advancing apace, Dominik Schneiter, WinGD’s Vice President R&D, tells The Motorship.

27th April 2023

No laughing (gas) matter: Schneiter targets zero N2O in new X-DFA

27th April 2023

LNG

LNG

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and the Cruise Division of MSC Group have successfully completed the first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation at the Port of Marseille Fos, on France’s Mediterranean coast, for…

26th April 2023

First LNG bunkering for MSC World Europa at Port of Marseille Fos

26th April 2023