Vestdavit to supply davits for latest Esvagt windfarm SOV newbuilds

JANUARY 8, 2019 — Laksevåg, Norway, headquartered Vestdavit has won orders to supply davits for three newbuild Esvagt Service Operations Vessels (SOVs) destined to support wind farm maintenance in challenging North Sea

Deck carrier takes large loads from small ports through tight waterways

JANUARY 8, 2019 — Designed for offshore wind projects in the North Sea and Baltic, a heavy cargo deck carrier under construction in China has been designed for a range of customer

NASSCO-Norfolk gets $91.4 million Navy contract mod

JANUARY 8, 2019 — General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk, Norfolk, VA, has been awarded a $91,477,172 modification to a previously awarded Navy contract for the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) fiscal 2019 drydocking

BIMCO: China open loop scrubber discharge ban not yet total

JANUARY 8, 2019 — Regulators have updated part of China’s domestic emission control area (DECA) regulations with effect from January 1, 2019, but, says BIMCO, they have not yet placed a full

Hybrid icegoing ferry enters service in Sweden

JANUARY 7, 2019 — Swedish shipping company Waxholmsbolaget has launched its first hybrid ice-going passenger ferry. Powered by an innovative hybrid electric propulsion by Danfoss Editron, the 27.5 m vessel, designed and

Naval Dome develops maritime cyber security monitoring dashboard

JANUARY 7, 2019 — Israel based maritime security specialist Naval Dome has developed an innovative approach that enables shoreside as well as shipboard staff to manage the cyber security status of all

Offshore wind contract boosts Topaz Energy’s backlog

JANUARY 7, 2019 — Dubai, UAE, based Topaz Energy and Marine has signed a contract that, it says underlines the growing significance of offshore wind projects to the company. A large north

Marlink extends and expands VSAT contract with Transpetrol

JANUARY 7, 2019 — Satellite communications specialist Marlink has been awarded a contract renewal to expand its Sealink VSAT service to Transpetrol. The renewal secures access to Marlink’s global network and specially-chosen

Smit tug evacuates Yantian Express crew as firefighting continues

JANUARY 7, 2019 — The 23 crew members aboard the Hapag-Lloyd vessel Yantian Express have been evacuated as firefighting efforts continue. As we reported earlier, a fire broke out in one container

WFSA sees 2019 as a year of promise for ferry safety

JANUARY 7, 2019 — “2019 is a year of promise for ferry safety,” says Dr. Roberta Weisbrod, Executive Director of the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA). WFSA’s Fifth Annual Ferry Safety Conference

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