ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to three Japanese partners for the conversion of a medium-sized self-elevating platform (SEP) into a jacked-up port crane capable of lifting 1,250 tonnes for the installation of large wind turbine…

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Deltamarin and GTT for a VLCC designed to operate on LNG. The dual-fuel vessel has been developed with a 12,500m3 GTT membrane-type LNG tank on deck to store the fuel at atmospheric pressure. 

The…

The Norwegian Government has committed to provide about EUR 5.9 million to fund technology group Wärtsilä, Höegh LNG, and a number of other partners in an initiative aimed at developing ammonia as a hydrogen carrier. It is part of Norway’s Green…

Two US-listed dry bulk owners, Eagle Bulk and Star Bulk, based in Greece, have chosen Sofar Ocean’s Wayfinder voyage optimisation platform to cut ship emissions and maximise efficiency. The companies chose Sofar’s system after comparing a number of…

Maersk Supply Service (MSS) and GustoMSC have entered into an agreement to design a new generation of wind installation vessels (WIV) aimed at growing Europe’s offshore wind sector. The new design will be based on the same patent and characteristics…

The 2018-built Vahana Aryan, owned by Dubai-based Vahana Marine Solution DMCC, is the first jack-up unit to receive Abate-Ready notation from classification society DNV. The notation, introduced in September 2021, is a means by which owners and…

Vitol’s Singaporean bunker company, V-Bunkers, is set to take delivery of the Marine Charge, the first of two electric-hybrid bunker tankers classed by Bureau Veritas (BV) that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) during port operations in…

The recently delivered research vessel, Hanna Resvoll, built by Finland’s Kewatec Shipyard, is collecting essential research data for the world’s northernmost university, the University Centre in Svalbard.

The Serecraft S14 design is equipped with…

A  keel-laying ceremony for a 85m-long multi-purpose offshore vessel under construction for the Italian Coast Guard has been held at Fincantieri and Cantiere Navale Vittoria.

The EUR 80 million vessel, which will be delivered with five years of…