Vard to supply design and equipment for two Cochin Shipyard SOVs

Vard 4 19 to be built by Cochin Shipyard

India’s Cochin Shipyard has placed an order with Fincantieri’s Vard subsidiary covering design and equipment for two hybrid electric service operation vessels (SOVs) on order at the yard for Aberdeen, Scotland-based North Star.

“Vard has a long-term relationship with both Cochin Shipyard Ltd. and North Star, and we are grateful to continue the cooperation by supporting them with the design and building at an external shipyard,” says Ove Dimmen, senior vice president sales & marketing at Vard....

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/vard-to-supply-design-and-equipment-for-two-cochin-shipyard-sovs/

COLUMN | Augustus Gloop in wind? Cadeler; Integrated Wind Solutions and Sumitomo; North Star newbuild [Offshore Accounts]

The order book for the wind sector just continues getting larger and larger, even as companies continue not to make much money. Wind is the Augustus Gloop segment of offshore, gorged on investment, like the character in Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but liable to fall into a...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/column-augustus-gloop-in-wind-cadeler-integrated-wind-solutions-and-sumitomo-north-star-newbuild-offshore-accounts/

North Star Renewables orders its eighth hybrid SOV

Backed by a contract from Siemens Gamesa, Aberdeen, Scotland, based North Star Renewables is to build a hybrid SOV (service operations vessel ) for long-term charter at the East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm development located off the Suffolk coast, England.

The hybrid SOV will be eighth hybrid offshore wind ship added to North Star’s renewables fleet since it expanded into the market two-and-a-half years ago, and marks another step towards its aim of adding 40 SOVs to its fleet by 2040.

This...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/north-star-renewables-orders-its-eighth-hybrid-sov/

Samskip and Cochin Shipyard begin zero-emission container vessel construction

Samskip, a provider of global logistics solutions, and the market-leading shipyard Cochin Shipyard in India have commenced the construction phase of their next-generation zero-emission shortsea container vessel, the Samskip SeaShuttle.

“When it comes to sustainability, we believe in transparency, setting goals and taking responsibility. Yesterday, at our event, we introduced our Sustainability Compass to accelerate our ESG goals and called everyone out to work together towards these goals,”...

https://container-news.com/samskip-and-cochin-shipyard-begin-zero-emission-container-vessel-construction/

ABB solutions picked for Samskip’s hydrogen-powered newbuilds

The two hydrogen fueled short sea containerships ordered by Rotterdam-headquartered Samskip earlier this year will feature a comprehensive ABB power, propulsion and automation system

On order at India’s Cochin Shipyard for deliveries in the third and fourth quarters of 2025, the 135-meter vessels are being built to a design by Norway’s Naval Dynamics AS and will have a capacity of about 365 45-foot long high cube containers. They will operate between Oslo Fjord and Rotterdam, a distance of...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/abb-solutions-picked-for-samskips-hydrogen-powered-newbuilds/

Samskip orders zero-emission feeder container ships from Indian shipbuilder

Norwegian shipping company Samskip agreed with Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), an Indian shipbuilding firm, on the design and construction of two zero-emission feeder container vessels with an option for two more boxships.

According to the statement, this project is one of the world’s first zero-emission feeder container vessels, fuelled by hydrogen fuel cells and, eventually, green hydrogen.

The ships will be designed to serve the European market, where ecological shipping options are in high...

https://container-news.com/samskip-orders-zero-emission-feeder-container-ships-from-indian-shipbuilder/