Ardent no longer entering any new contracts

Emergency management and wreck removal company Ardent said last week that it “will no longer enter into new contracts from May 2020 on.” Ardent noted that it had sold certain parts of

Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel launched

Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ Sakaide Works has successfully launched Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel (LBV). The LBV is scheduled to be delivered at the end of September 2020 and will be the first

Valmet to supply hybrid scrubbers to Japanese shipyard

Espoo, Finland, headquartered Valmet has signed a contract with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s Shimonoseki Shipyard covering delivery of hybrid scrubber systems and water treatment units for two ferries. The ferries have been ordered by

Optimarin offers BWT leasing option

Sandnes, Norway, headquartered ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin is offering what it says is the first leasing option in the BWT segment. It says it is making the move to meet

Locked-down Alfa Laval factory manages to up BWTS production

Alfa Laval reports that its Aalborg, Denmark, site has adapted to restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and is continuing production of PureBallast 3 ballast water treatment systems. The factory

Gasum acquisition includes two LNG bunkering vessels

Espoo, Finland, headquartered Gasum has closed the acquisition of Linde AG’s LNG and Biogas business in Sweden and Norway and Nauticor’s Marine Bunkering business in Germany. The acquisition is an integral part

VIDEO: Stena Bulk trials 100% biofuel in MR tanker

The 49,646 dwt Stena Bulk MR tanker Stena Immortal ran on 100% biofuel during a recent 10-day sea trial. The tanker received the first delivery of GoodFuels Bio Fuel Oil during a

IMO 2020: Singapore detains two ships, but says most comply

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) reports that, in the first quarter of 2020, most ships calling at the Port of Singapore have complied with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO)

Imabari wins ClassNK AiP for Cape size LPG dual fueled bulker

Classification society ClassNK has granted Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. an Approval in Principle for its concept design of a 180,000 DWT LPG dual fueled bulk carrier developed in cooperation with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding

Golden Ray removal will involve largest lift vessel built in the U.S.

Salvage operations to remove the capsized car carrier M/V Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound, Georgia, will involve the use of the largest lift vessel built in the United States, the VB-10,000

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