ABS publishes Smart Guide

ABS has published its Guide for Smart Functions for Marine Vessels and Offshore Units (Smart Guide) to help marine and offshore owners and operators capitalize on their operational data. The Smart Guide

Acta Marine takes delivery of second walk-to-work vessel

Den Helder, Netherlands headquartered Acta Marine’s newbuild walk- to-work vessel Acta Centaurus has been delivered on schedule by Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein and is about to set sail for its first offshore wind

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V.Group names marine industry veteran as CEO

Ship manager V.Group has appointed Graham Westgarth as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Ian El-Mokadem who is stepping down. Westgarth has served on V.Group’s board since September 2018 and has worked in the

Nauticor to be sole charterer of LNG bunkering vessel Kairos

Hamburg based Linde Group subsidiary Nauticor is to become the sole charterer of the world’s largest LNG bunkering vessel, the 7,500 cu.m Kairos. The vessel is on charter from owner Babcock Schulte

Government of Canada awards contract for four large naval tugs

Canada’s Ocean Industries, Inc. has been awarded a C$102 million (about US$76 million) contract by Public Services and Procurement Canada, to build four tugs that will replace the Royal Canadian Navy’s five

Sovcomflot to roll out Fleet Ops solution

Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest shipping company, is to roll out a Wärtsilä Fleet Operations solution for its fleet of Arctic shuttle tankers. The aim is to promote sustainable development, and to increase the

Wellboat will have PG Flow pump systems

PG Flow Solutions AS has booked a contract to deliver pump systems for a fish farm wellboat that Norwegian shipbuilder Aas Mekaniske Verksted is building for Brønnbåt Nord AS. The wellboat is

Knud E. Hansen books design contract for Finnlines trio

Danish naval architectural consultancy Knud E. Hansen has signed a contract with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard, China, for developing the basic design of three large RO/RO vessels, based on the Finnlines / Grimaldi

AIDAnova notches up two more LNG fueling firsts

Carnival Corporation’s AIDAnova, operated by its Germany-based AIDA Cruises brand, today became the first LNG fueled cruise to visit Barcelona, Spain —and the first to be fueled with LNG in the Mediterranean.

Is this how to make almost any tug an icebreaker?

A new Finnish initiative would enable any ice strengthened vessel to be used for icebreaking, using a motorized removable bow powered by Danfoss Editron. The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has launched a

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