Vessels

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

As we reach the end of another tumultuous year in the offshore wind industry, stakeholders must be wondering what the true picture looks like. Among the news of auctions finding no bidders…

11th December 2023

PODCAST: ​Offshore wind: A global overview

11th December 2023

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Steerprop has won a deal with Meyer Turku shipyard to supply tunnel thrusters and retractable combi thrusters for two newbuild multi-purpose patrol vessels for the Finnish Border Guard.

8th December 2023

Steerprop thrusters for Finnish border force

8th December 2023

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A new pair of primarily LNG fuelled ro-pax ferries will be built in China to sail between Corsica and Sardinia for operator La Méridionale.

6th December 2023

Two new LNG ro-pax vessels ordered for Corsica

6th December 2023

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A three-man tug crew who saved the lives of 21 men and avoided a catastrophic oil spill were officially commended by the International Maritime organisation last week.

4th December 2023

Tug heroes win award for saving 21 lives

4th December 2023

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Damen Shipyard’s recent orders for Construction Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) from Taiwan and Belgium-based owners provides further evidence that this method of servicing offshore wind farms is no longer a concept but…

4th December 2023

Demand and opportunity grow for wind farm CSOVs

4th December 2023

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Rotterdam-based Hapo International Barges B.V. is increasing its salvage capabilities with the addition of a large grab and two ex-wind turbine installation vessel cranes to its fleet.

4th December 2023

Hapo Barges expands lifting gear portfolio

4th December 2023

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Workboat operators in the US need support in choosing new vessel designs if the industry is to meet emissions reduction targets.

1st December 2023

Encouraging low emissions workboat design

1st December 2023

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Wärtsilä has inked a electrification and services agreement for the USA’s first zero-emission high speed ferries project.

29th November 2023

Powering the USA’s first zero-emission high speed ferries

29th November 2023

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Windcat is further expanding its CSOV fleet and has placed an additional order of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) with Damen Shipyards.

28th November 2023

Windcat expands its hydrogen powered CSOV fleet

28th November 2023

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Havfram Wind and Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) are collaborating on the technical management of Havfram’s two newbuild Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessels WTIVs.

28th November 2023

Havfram’s strategic partnership approach to WTIV management

28th November 2023

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In what was very much a family occasion, Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd recently took delivery of a Damen Multi Cat workboat, just six weeks after placing the order.

24th November 2023

Damen Multi Cat delivered to UK operator

24th November 2023

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Diverse Marine has announced a programme for CTV owners and operators to finance or lease the vessels they need.

22nd November 2023

Diverse Marine launches UK first finance and lease programme

22nd November 2023

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Sanmar Shipyards has delivered two quite different Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) design tugs to long-term customer P&O Maritime Logistics for operation in the Dominican Republic.

22nd November 2023

Sanmar makes double delivery with different designs

22nd November 2023

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A new vessel build partnership will advance the StratCat range of Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) designs in order to meet emissions-reduction goals.

22nd November 2023

A powerful partnership in offshore wind crew vessels

22nd November 2023

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Bi-directional charging infrastructure is beneficial to consumers making them contributors to the grid, enhancing sustainability and reducing operational costs.

21st November 2023

Espousing the benefits of bi-directional charging

21st November 2023

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Damen Shipyards has won an order for two of its next-generation tugs to mark its first collaboration with Sri Lanka Shipping Company.

20th November 2023

Damen secures two-vessel Sri Lanka order

20th November 2023

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Norwegian maritime contractor Finnsnes Dykk & Anleggsservice (FDA) is extending its association with Fitjar, Norway-based shipbuilder Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted As (FMV), with a repeat order for two further workboats following the earlier delivery…

17th November 2023

Two special Norwegian workboats ordered for 2025

17th November 2023

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Swedish marine technology firm Candeler has revealed its P-12 pre-production hydrofoiling electric vessel.

16th November 2023

‘Flying ferry’ takes off in Sweden

16th November 2023

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Kotug has reported the arrival of three additional tugs for its operation in Guyana, illustrating again how the development of offshore terminal tugs is resulting in impressive clusters of these sophisticated multipurpose…

16th November 2023

Kotug expands Guyana tug fleet

16th November 2023

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A UK-based consortium is working towards retrofitting a crew transfer vessel (CTV) with hydrogen propulsion for the first time.

15th November 2023

Consortium works on UK’s first H2-fuelled CTV

15th November 2023

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Space rockets will be transported on a carrier built by workboat builder Neptune Marine, which has won an award for the vessel.

15th November 2023

Neptune builds Ariane 6 rocket-transport ship

15th November 2023

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Wind farm decarbonisation has been hitting the headlines, but electrifying a standard crew transfer vessel won’t yield the needed endurance, so some are returning to the drawing board.

15th November 2023

Hull, foils and diverging CTV designs: Part One

15th November 2023

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Dutch tug owner and operator Seacontractors has bought two more anchor-handling tugs from Boskalis, which makes them the most powerful such vessels in the fleet of this steadily expanding company.

14th November 2023

Two powerful tugs join Seacontractors fleet

14th November 2023