The Government of Bermuda has awarded Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine a contract for the construction of two catamaran ferries in a series. The ferries will be used for both commuter and tourist sailings. Deliveries are scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of 2025. Each ferry...
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OPINION | Shipping oil through troubled waters
Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea have had almost no impact on the oil price, despite the volume of oil shipped through the waterway surging 80 per cent over the last two years because of the war in the Ukraine. Markets more worried about a soft global economy and rising US and Brazilian oil […]
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US military reports attacks on commercial ships in Red Sea
Four attacks occurred against three separate commercial vessels operating in international waters in the southern Red Sea on Monday, December 4, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a recent press release. The three vessels that were targeted by the attacks off Yemen are connected to 14...
VESSEL REVIEW | St George – Fast pilot/rescue boat for Bermuda waters
The Department of Marine and Ports Services (DMPS), an agency of the Government of Bermuda, recently took delivery of a new pilot boat built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in Massachusetts. The Ray Hunt-designed St George replaces an older, similarly named Gladding-Hearn steel-hulled pilot boat...
Offshore Vessel News Roundup | November 22 – Chinese exploration jackup, FLNG conversion for West African waters and more
Deliveries include a floating LNG liquefaction vessel and an exploration platform that will operate in support of the Chinese offshore wind market. A Chinese yard floats out a new cable-laying vessel with an innovative trenching system. Finally, a Taiwanese wind farm operator will add a second walk-to-work vessel to its fleet. Golar LNG acquires floating […]
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VESSEL REVIEW | Princeton University acquires unmanned vehicle for earthquake research
Massachusetts-based unmanned technology company SeaTrac Systems has supplied one of its unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) to Princeton University for use by geosciences ex ..
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COLUMN | Tor Olav Trøim, Golar LNG, diversity and carbon emissions equity [Offshore Accounts]
Tor Olav Trøim has enjoyed a stellar career in shipping. Now chairman of Golar LNG, a role he has held for more than five years, Mr Trøim has served as a director of th ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Vista – Oceania Cruises’ newest ship slated for Mediterranean and Caribbean itineraries
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ Oceania Cruises brand has taken delivery of a new ocean-going ship from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. Vista is the first of the two-s ..
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Cruise ship rescues adrift boaters off Victoria, Australia
Australian media reports that a cruise ship came to the aid of two recreational boaters who were adrift in a dinghy after they abandoned their vessel off the coast of Vic ..
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COLUMN | Floating LNG projects in Israel, Malaysia and Congo get green light; Shell faces more Prelude woes; Australia seeks tighter offshore regulation to protect rock art and “sea country”; Canada’s First Nations take LNG equity [Offshore Accounts]
Last week, we looked at Europe’s rush to build floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) to import liquified natural gas (LNG) into Europe (here). Of course, Eu ..