April 23rd, 20200Dutch seismic and subsea outfit Fugro has been awarded a three-year contract by Well-Safe Solutions to provide services for semi-submersible unit for executing subsea well decommissioning work. The contract award will see Fugro supply and support ROV services, rig positioning and remote operations. Kevin Chambers, Fugro’s ROV...
April 16th, 20200The price differential between shipping’s main two fuels at Europe’s largest bunkering port, Rotterdam, stands at just $34 per ton, one tenth of what the difference was at the start of the year. The Hi5, as the price differential between low and high sulphur fuel oil is termed in the bunkering industry, had ducked below $50 per...
April 13th, 20200Dutch dredging and maritime services firm Royal Boskalis Westminster has expanded its salvage presence in the US with the acquisition of maritime emergency response specialist Ardent Americas. Ardent Americas was formed in 2015 following the merger of Svitzer Salvage and Titan Salvage, and operates from Houston and Fort Lauderdale. It...
April 3rd, 20200KMNL Lodestar Shipping, a joint venture between Japanese owners Meiji Shipping and Kambara Kisen, has joined the Baumarine pool with the entry of 2013-built kamsarmax . The 82,200 dwt vessel completed scrubber installation and joined the pool at the end of March. Baumarine is part of MaruKlav, a joint shipping pool set up by...
April 1st, 20200Energy and commodities giant Vitol has entered into the Singapore ship bunkering market with the takeover of local outfit Sinanju Tankers. Vitol Marine Fuels, a subsidiary of the Vitol Group, has acquired 100% equity interest of Sinanju Tankers Holdings and renamed the company Vitol Bunkers. Sinanju’s fleet is comprised of 15...
April 1st, 20200Netherlands-based eConowind and Boomsma Shipping have announced their collaboration with eConowind contracted to install two of their wind-assist VentiFoil units on one of Boomsma’s vessels. “We believe it is necessary and very important to accept sustainability challenges to reduce our environmental footprint. Together with the...
March 6th, 20201Norway’s Solstad Offshore has entered into a contract with Fugro to extend the charter for 2002-built construction support vessel . The charter has been extended through to April 2021, and includes options for Fugro to extend by an additional six months. Normand Flower has been chartered by Fugro since March 2018 and is being...
March 5th, 20200Dutch heavylift specialist Roll Group has signed a contract with Bintan Offshore Marine Center (BOMC) to become an exclusive partner in the BOMC yard. Roll Group will participate in the further development of BOMC, where its company yard will also be located. It says the deal is an important step in executing its growth strategy in...
March 5th, 20200Energy majors Equinor and Shell have signed an MOU on digital collaboration to develop solutions through the exchange of expertise within areas such as data science, artificial intelligence and 3D printing. The collaboration will lead to co-innovation across the whole value chain, and will be further detailed on a project...
March 3rd, 20200Dutch heavylift specialist Jumbo Shipping has been awarded a contract by DEME Offshore to provide transportation services for Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. Jumbo will transport 165 monopiles from Rostock to Eemshaven and 135 transition pieces from Aalborg to Eemshaven, utilising a K3000 class vessel commencing August...
