After setting the record as the largest containership that called on North America’s east coast in May, the 16,022-TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo made her maiden call at the Port of Laem Chabang in Thailand. The French shipping giant said…
Damen Shipyards Group reached a major milestone in the construction of its first fully-electric Reversed Stern Drive tug in June 2021. The shipbuilder is constructing the RSD-E Tug 2513, named Sparky, for New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland. Recently, Damen Song…
The Port of Poole welcomed its first cruise ship of the year with an unplanned maiden call by Hebridean Sky (1991/4,200gt) alongside South Quay on 5 July 2021. The 90m expedition ship had departed the Cornish port of Fowey three…
Damen Marine Components has made a significant contribution to ten ships for the Irish shipping company Arklow Shipping, the latest of which, the Arklow Artist, will be put into service in the foreseeable future. To be able to generate high…
Maersk Supply Service has secured a major solutions project contract for the Libra Consortium in Brazil concerning the pre-lay of anchors to a newbuild FPSO in Brazil. The project is integrating engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) with offshore execution,…
Ulstein has entered into an agreement related to construction of an ULSTEIN SX134 design at Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co in South Korea (Hanjin) for Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM). The vessel will be 92m long…
EDGE Navigation AS has chosen Ulstein Design & Solutions AS as their partner in developing a container vessel with the patented X-BOW® hull lines for non-fossil propulsion towards achieving zero emissions in maritime transport. “An energy efficient design is fundamental…
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Global Energy Ventures (GEV) of Australia, a company specialised in delivering compressed shipping solutions for transporting energy to regional markets. The two companies will cooperate on the inclusion…
To support the Port of Hirtshals’ continued development and accommodate the customers’ future demand, the Port of Hirtshals will now be updated. The development within cargo transport in recent years is expected to accelerate further in the coming years. This…
On 24 June 2021 Crowley took delivery of its new 55,000-barrel, articulated tug-barge (ATB), Aurora/Qamun. The 410ft vessel is the second ATB in Crowley’s fleet, after the Aveogan/Oliver Leavitt, to be dedicated to the Alaska market. The ATB is specially…