DOF ASA: New board, new restructuring proposal
Leading Norwegian offshore services provider DOF ASA is to make another attempt at getting a restructuring plan in place. This is the latest development in the chain of events set in motion
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NES wins key WindKeeper SOV contract
Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard has awarded Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) a contract to deliver energy design, and smart control systems for the two innovative WindKeeper Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) ordered at the
Ammonia-fueled bulker design gains ClassNK AiP
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a large ammonia-fueled 210,000 DWT bulk carrier design jointly developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. The vessel’s
Alaska wins big in FTA ferry funding awards
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) yesterday announced the recipients of $384.4 million in federal funding for ferries programs, with the Alaska Marine Highway System accounting for a whopping
Fatigue seen as cause of OSV strike on production platform
A company’s failure to adhere to the 12-hour work limit set in its Fatigue Management document is seen as the probable cause of an offshore supply vessel strike on an oil and
American Jazz heads for California via the Panama Canal
American Cruise Lines reports that its modern riverboat American Jazz is repositioning from the Mississippi River to the West Coast for new California river cruises. Beginning in February 2023, they will be
FMC will seek additional comments on “Unreasonable Refusal to Deal” rulemaking
In a briefing this week, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) noted that since the signing into law of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA), the public is continuing to take advantage of
Op-Ed: Fuels, emissions and sustainability
By Nathan D. Wood, Carbon Reduction Scientist Nathan Wood is a carbon reduction scientist at U.K.-based Tunley Engineering and is responsible for processing, analyzing, and presenting carbon assessment data. He combines this with
ZeroNorth makes its platform available to masters onboard ships
ZeroNorth, the software spin-off from Maersk Tankers with an impressive record of helping shipowners cut CO2 emissions, is, for the first time, making its platform available to masters onboard ships, starting with
MPC Container Ships lines up synthetic MDO supply
Oslo-headquartered MPC Container Ships (OSE: MPCC) has signed an agreement that will see it take deliveries of synthetic Marine Diesel Oil (MDO) from Karlsruhe, Germany, based INERATEC GmbH, starting in 2024. The
