KOREAN MAJORS LED BY SINOKOR AND HMM FORGE ALLIANCE TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR-POWERED SHIPS
Korean industry majors, led by shipping heavyweights HMM and Sinokor, have joined forces on the development of nuclear-powered ships.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed earlier today by representatives of Gyeongju city, the Gyeongbuk...
NOV DESIGNS LARGER, MODULAR SOV CONCEPT FOR NEXT GENERATION WIND FARMS
As wind farms move farther offshore and into deeper waters, more robust operations and maintenance strategies will be required. The support vessels designed to service these wind farms will need to be able to...
MICHELIN RECEIVES DESIGN AIP FOR FIRST INFLATABLE WING SAIL
France’s Michelin Group has been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) for its design for a wing sail system designed for commercial ships and pleasure crafts. Unlike other sail concepts, the Michelin design is...
XENETA HIGHLIGHTS BEST/WORST CARRIERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
The shipping industry is working to come to grips with the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Index (CII) and its potential impact on the operation of individual ships in the future as shippers seek to understand...
SUMMARY OF THE 9TH SESSION OF THE IMO SUB-COMMITTEE ON SHIP DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION...
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC) held its ninth session in-person and remotely from IMO headquarters in London, United Kingdom, from January 23 to 27, 2023. Captain Daniel...
TGS SCORES NEW OBN CONTRACTS
Norwegian seismic player TGS has teamed up with CGG, the French geophysical services company, to carry out the acquisition and imaging of a dense ocean bottom node (OBN) multi-client seismic survey in the Balder...
VOPAK BUYS TANK TERMINAL IN PORT OF ANTWERP TO SUPPLY RENEWABLE ENERGY
Tank farm operator Vopak has reached a deal with energy trading firm Gunvor to take over a storage facility at the Port of Antwerp and turn it into a renewable-energy hub, the two companies...
ONSHORE CABLE INSTALLATION DONE FOR VIKING LINK
Prysmian has completed the installation of the UK land cable section for the 1.4 GW Viking Link interconnector between the UK and Denmark.
The team completed the installation of the 135-kilometer cable section between the...
FIRST INLINE SHAFT GENERATOR RETROFIT DONE BY WÄRTSILÄ AND BERGE BULK
Ship operators are increasingly looking for new means of improving the operating efficiency for in-service vessels as new regulations such as the IMO’s EEXI and CII going into effect and the EU’s carbon emission...
NEW MILESTONE FOR NORTHERN LIGHTS’ LNG-FUELED CO2 CARRIERS
Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) of energy majors Shell, Equinor and TotalEnergies, has reached a new milestone for its LNG-powered, wind-assisted CO2 transportation ships.
According to the project’s update on social media, the steel...