Germany
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Tankers
GEFO orders 10 chemical tankers
German owner GEFO is expanding its fleet with an order for 10 stainless steel chemical tankers at the Xiangyu shipyard…
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Renewables
North Star wins decade-long newbuild SOV charter with EnBW
UK offshore support vessel owner and operator North Star has secured a long-term charter with energy utility giant EnBW for…
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Operations
Sapura Energy faces $54m arbitration claim over Taiwan wind farm contract
Malaysian offshore contractor Sapura Energy and subsidiary Sapura Offshore have been served with a $54m arbitration claim from Yunneng Wind…
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Operations
Industry-first forensic psychology service launches
Germany’s Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS) has launched a forensic psychology service that will aid investigators in getting to the…
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Renewables
Siemens Gamesea taps Acteon for Butendiek offshore wind farm maintenance
UTEC, Acteon’s geo-services brand, has been awarded a three-year contract by Siemens Gamesa to provide subsea operations and maintenance services…
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Containers
Hapag-Lloyd acquires UK’s ATL Haulage Contractors
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd has struck a deal to acquire UK-based ATL Haulage Contractors. The Hamburg-headquartered liner is adding a fleet of…
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Containers
HMM, ONE and Yang Ming urgently seek to fill Hapag-Lloyd void
Reliability is king was the message coming from both Hamburg and Copenhagen yesterday as new liner partners, Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk,…
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Containers
Global liner structures up in the air as Maersk forms the Gemini Cooperation with Hapag-Lloyd
The global liner alliance structures are being torn up with news today Maersk has tapped German peer Hapag-Lloyd to form…
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Containers
Tailwind takes on more tonnage to avoid Suez disruption
Tailwind Shipping Lines, the containerline created two years ago by the parent of the German Lidl supermarket chain, is expanding…
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Operations
UHT, Dongbang form heavy lift and deck carrier alliance
Germany’s United Heavy Transport (UHT) and South Korean shipping company Dongbang Transport Logistics have formed a new strategic alliance which…
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Containers
Elbdeich Reederei declares option on two methanol-fuelled boxship newbuilds
German owner Elbdeich Reederei has declared an option at China’s Wenchong yard for two methanol dual-fuel containership newbuilds. Elbdeich ordered…
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Gas
Energos Infrastructure buys Dynagas FSRUs on charter in Germany
Energos Infrastructure a US-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) joint venture majority-controlled by Apollo-managed funds and minority shareholder New Fortress Energy…
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Operations
Wilhelmsen and MPC Capital acquire Zeaborn Ship Management
Wilhelmsen Ship Management and MPC Capital have agreed to acquire 100 % of the company Zeaborn Ship Management. The acquisition…
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Gas
Bernhard Schulte enters liquefied CO2 trades with first newbuild backed by Northern Lights charter
Germany’s Bernhard Schulte is expanding into liquefied carbon dioxide shipping with its first CO2 carrier order. The shipowning business of…
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Renewables
Havfram seals German offshore wind deal
Norwegian contractor Havfram Wind has firmed up a contract for wind turbine transport and installation work on the RWE’s up…
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Renewables
RWE consortium secures rights for 684 MW wind farm offshore Japan
German utility RWE has been selected in a consortium with Mitsui & Co and Osaka Gas to build and operate…
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Ports and Logistics
MSC proceeds with Hamburg port entry
Mediterranean Shipping Co’s buy-in to the port of Hamburg is proceeding as planned. After the voluntary public takeover offer to…
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Operations
SAL Heavy Lift exercises option for MPP newbuild at Wuhu
Germany’s SAL Heavy Lift has lifted its orderbook at Wuhu Shipyard in China to five firm 14,600 dwt heavylift multipurpose…
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Containers
Hapag-Lloyd studies wind propulsion for boxships
German carrier Hapag-Lloyd has been studying wind propulsion options for newbuilds. The Hamburg-headquartered liner has unveiled a newbuilding concept design…
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Containers
COSCO signs for methanol engine retrofits at Marintec China
COSCO Shipping has signed up a series of its containerships for a methanol dual-fuel revamp at the Marintec China exhibition…
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