By the time the current issue of Ship&Offshore has been finalised, the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) was holding its 82nd session in London. Once again, the discussions among the representatives are set to address important…

Turkish shipbuilder Med Marine has delivered the RAstar 2800 series support tug Christos 73 to Igmar, a member of Greece’s Spanopolous Group.

With a length of 28m, a breadth of 13m and a bollard pull of 75 tonnes, Christos 73 is set to facilitate…

Damen Shipyards has delivered a barge to aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company Blue Origin. Early September, the vessel arrived at its home port in Cape Canaveral, Florida, where it will support Blue Origin’s aerospace operations.

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Korean Register (KR) has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Marcon, a South Korean marine services company, for a hybrid offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV).

The hybrid setup on board comprises an energy storage system (ESS) supplied by…

The successful completion of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project earlier this year on board the 13,808-TEU Ever Lot has indicated the significant potential of CCS technology is reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Partners in the project were…

Netherlands-based Spliethoff has ordered eight, option two, 26,800dwt multi-purpose vessels at Wuhu Shipyard Co Ltd in China. The L-type vessels, suitable for bulk consignments, project cargoes, and containers, will be built to Finnish/Swedish Ice…

UK-based ship design consultancy, BMT, and shipbuilder, Strategic Marine, chose WindEnergy Hamburg to unveil a new crew transfer vessel (CTV) design. The StratCat35, with a length of 35m, has a BMT Z-bow for good seakeeping in harsh conditions, a large working deck, and more storage space than earlier designs.

SeaRenergy has been awarded a multi-year contract by Siemens Energy to provide offshore infrastructure services for a minimum of 13 converter platforms – nine in the German Bight, starting with BorWin5, and four in the UK sector of the North Sea. The scope of work covers integrated onshore and offshore logistic and support services, which will be executed throughout the commissioning phase of the platforms, including the provision of a platform supply vessel (PSV).

Singapore-based Strategic Marine has won a deal to build a new high-speed crew transfer vessel designed by Aircat for Malaysia’s fast crew boat operator, Centus Marine Sdn Bhd. The new personnel transfer vessel, based on the proven AIRCAT 35 Crewliner platform, will be designed to achieve exceptional speeds exceeding 50 knots while ensuring the safety and comfort of passengers during transit.