Spanish shipbuilder Gondan reports that the naming ceremony of 'Vestri Enabler', a Commissioning Service Operations Vessel (CSOV), for Norwegian shipowner Edda Wind, took place in the port of El Musel in Gijón. The vessel, designed by Salt Ship Design, a Norwegian...
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PUMP MAKER LAUNCHES ENERGY RECOVERY DEVICE
Pump technology company Framo is introducing an inline turbine designed to recover electrical power from diverse fluid flows, which the company says offers substantial cost savings, energy efficiency, and a sustainable alternative to pressure reduction valves....
BRUNVOLL UPGRADES PROPULSION FOR EFFICIENCY ON MORE MØKSTER VESSELS
After having performed a successful upgrade to BruCon DP2 for the vessel 'Stril Mar' in January 2024, Simon Møkster Shipping and Brunvoll have signed contracts for upgrade of two more vessels: 'Stril Mermaid' and 'Stril Mariner'. In addition to replacing the existing...
USE OF NOVEL VESSEL TYPE CUTS CO2 EMISSIONS OFFSHORE
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) subsidiary company SeaLoading Holding, which owns and operates cargo transfer vessels (CTVs), is looking to order a newbuild CTV, having signed a charter contract for its CTV 'SeaLoader 2' with Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras), a Brazilian...
AiP FROM ClassNK FOR JAPANESE WINDFARM SUPPORT VESSEL CONCEPT
ClassNK has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) for the design of a multi-functional floating offshore windfarm support vessel (MFSV) developed by 'K' Line Wind Service, a joint venture of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen Kaisha, together with Japan...
LOW-CARBON SWATH CTVs TO BE BUILT IN FINLAND
Ad Hoc Marine Designs (AHMD) of the UK has announced a new design of Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (Swath) crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for Scottish operator Maritime Craft Services (MCS). Initially, three vessels to the new design will be built at Työvene yard in...
EIDESVIK TO BUILD METHANOL-FUELLED CSV
Eidesvik Offshore is joining forces with Agalas to build a methanol-fuelled Battery hybrid Construction Support Vessel (CSV) to perform subsea and offshore wind operations, which aims to be the most environmentally friendly vessel of its type. The vessel will be owned...
ESVAGT AND METIS CO-OPERATE ON SOV PERFORMANCE SOLUTION
Metis Cyberspace Technology of Greece is expanding its portfolio of data acquisition, real-time performance monitoring and intelligent analytics solutions to include the needs of service operation vessels (SOVs), following a collaborative project covering fleet...
VARD TO BUILD HYBRID SOV FOR TAIWAN WIND FARM
Vard has signed a contract for the design and construction of a hybrid-powered Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for service in Taiwan for operator Cyan Renewables. Cyan is Asia’s first dedicated offshore wind vessel owner, headquartered in Singapore, with the aim to...
KONGSBERG TO EQUIP FOUR CSOVs AT ULSTEIN
Kongsberg Maritime is to supply an equipment package for four 90m windfarm Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV), two for Bernhard Schulte Offshore and two for J.P. Morgan Asset Management, being built at Ulstein Verft to the Ulstein SX222 design. The...
CATERPILLAR, SOLSTAD AND PON POWER SIGN MoU FOR METHANOL FUEL ON OFFSHORE VESSELS
Caterpillar Marine has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Solstad Offshore and Cat dealer Pon Power to identify and evaluate solutions that will increase the fuel efficiency of Solstad’s offshore vessels and reduce their GHG emissions. Offshore...
OFFSHORE EMISSION-SAVING UPGRADE FEATURES FIRST BRUNVOLL DP SYSTEM
The first Brunvoll BruCon DP2 dynamic positioning system has passed third party verification onboard the offshore vessel 'Stril Mar', on which it was fitted as part of a larger power and energy management system upgrade supplied by Norwegian company SEAM. The upgrade...
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR GREEN CTV PROJECT
Northern Ireland based sustainable maritime transport company Artemis Technologies, is leading a collaborative industry-led Research and Development project that has received £3m of government backing through the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 4...