Hydrogen energy system for cruise ships gains preliminary DNV approval
Two coastal cruise ships are a step nearer to being able to travel the coast of Norway emissions-free for up to 20 hours. DNV has awarded HAV Group ASA preliminary approval for
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Norwind Offshore takes delivery of its first vessel
Ålesund, Norway, headquartered Norwind Offshore has taken delivery of its first vessel, Norwind Breeze. Handed over today by Fincantieri subsidiary Vard’s Brattvåg, Norway, shipyard, the vessel was originally built as a platform
Major P&I merger set to go ahead
Get ready for a new name in P&I: NorthStandard. Two major players in the marine mutual insurance market — North P&I and Standard Club — are to go ahead with the merger
CIT provides up to $30.5 million financing for Lomar Kamsarmax acquisitions
New York City based CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank reports that its maritime finance business served as sole lead arranger on up to $30.5 million in financing to expand Lomar
Bulker master arrested in Australian cocaine bust could face life sentence
The 51-year-old master of the 38,763 dwt Marshall Islands flagged bulk carrier Interlink Veracity was arrested yesterday by the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The man, a national of Montegro, was expected to
Gladding-Hearn inks its first CTV order
Somerset, Mass., based Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, reports that it has now signed a contract to begin construction of its first crew transfer vessel (CTV) for Patriot Offshore Maritime Services LLC. As
Negotiators agree new minimum wage for seafarers
A new round of negotiations between shipowners and seafarers’ unions from across the world, convened by the UN’s International Labor Organization (ILO), has resulted in a new three year deal on seafarers’
Eastern Pacific to retrofit two tankers with carbon capture solution
In another sign that innovative approaches to decarbonization are starting to get the attention of serious players, Idan Ofer’s Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has signed a definitive agreement with Rotterdam-based Value
Vineyard Wind signs CTV charter with Patriot Offshore
Orders for Jones Act offshore wind crew transfer vessels are starting to tick upwards. Last week, Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners reported it had signed
VIDEO: First of its kind hybrid-electric tour boat enters operations in the Arctic
A ground-breaking Volvo-Penta powered hybrid-electric vessel has just made its maiden commercial voyage from Longyearbyen, Svalbard – the world’s northernmost town, just 800 miles from the North Pole. Designed for exploration in