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SBM Offshore Books Two More FPSO Hulls in China
Amsterdam-based oil and gas specialist SBM Offshore has returned to Chinese shipbuilders for two additional next-generation FPSO hulls.
The latest two contracts bring the company s FPSO newbuilding tally to five hulls under its Fast4Ward® purchase program.
The construction of the multipurpose hulls was agreed with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and Offshore Co. (SWS) and China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMIH). The two yards are building SBM Offshore s first three hulls which are already allocated to projects.
"We continue to have good visibility on new awards from active client engagements. This has given the company the comfort to accelerate the program and commit to two additional Fast4Ward® hulls. The company is currently constructing five hulls simultaneously, a fact which underscores the fundamentals of our market and SBM Offshore s competitive position," Bruno Chabas, CEO of SBM Offshore, said.
Under the Fast4Ward program, SBM Offshore aims to standardize the design and execution of projects, creating an FPSO hull design that fits a wide market but having at the same time the flexibility to be tailored to the specific needs of a project.
Some of the key features of the FPSO design include:
30-year design life
+ 13% deck space compared to VLCC and 30% more topsides footprint overall with continuous
pancake architecture - to accommodate up to ~ 50,000 tonnes of operating topsides (subject to field specifics) and future tie-backs
•Up to 2.3 million barrels storage
The company believes that the design standardization will provide significant savings in the supply chain and construction phases, resulting in cuts in delivery time as well.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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Ocean Yield Adds LR2 Tanker Trio with Long-Term Charters
Norwegian ship owner and operator Ocean Yield ASA has taken delivery of three long range 2 (LR2) product tankers built in China.
The ships in question are the 2018-built Navig8 Pride, the 2018-built Navig8 Providence and the 2019-built Navig8 Prestige.
As informed, the vessels were acquired from a Chinese leasing company with nine-year bareboat charters to Navig8 Topco Holdings.
Data provided by VesselsValue shows that Ocean Yield purchased a total of four L2 tankers from China s Minsheng Financial Leasing in the second half of November 2019.
The fourth vessel, the 2018-built Navig8 Precision, is expected to be delivered next week, Ocean Yield said.
All four vessels are fitted with scrubbers and are part of Navig8 s Alpha8 Pool.
Following the latest acquisition, Ocean Yield s fleet currently comprises about 70 vessels.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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CIB Provides USD 228 Mn for Port of Montreal s New Container Terminal
Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is investing up to CAD 300 million (USD 227.6 million) in the Port of Montreal s project to build a new container terminal in Contrecoeur.
The financing is said to demonstrate significant support for the expansion of the largest port in Eastern Canada, which needs to expand its activities to fully participate in national economic growth.
"The Contrecoeur expansion will strengthen and diversify our trade with other countries. Given the port s central role in the Canadian economy, this wealth creation will have an impact on the entire country," Pierre Lavallee, President and CEO of the CIB, said.
As part of a joint press conference with the Port of Montreal, Lavallee also highlighted the eco-responsibility of the Contrecoeur project.
"Without the Contrecoeur terminal, ships would have to travel to U.S. ports, which would increase GHG and air pollutant emissions," he indicated.
Moreover, CIB s support will allow the Port of Montreal to increase its container handling capacity. In 2018, the port handled more than 1.7 million TEU containers.
"We will be more competitive, which will strengthen Montreal’s role as a hub for maritime trade in Eastern Canada," Sylvie Vachon, President and CEO of the Port of Montreal.
This announcement follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the CIB and the Port of Montreal last August. The two organizations collaborated to develop the Contrecoeur project, particularly in terms of financial structure.
The CIB s financial commitment now enables the Port of Montreal to continue working, in collaboration with the private sector, to complete the financial structuring of the project.
Construction of the terminal is scheduled to start in 2020, subject to obtaining the necessary permits. The new terminal is planned to be commissioned between 2023 and 2024.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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Video: 14 Crew Rescued from Listing Cargo Ship in Greek Waters
The Hellenic Coast Guard carried out a dramatic rescue operation on Wednesday, December 4, evacuating fourteen crew members of the Liberian-flagged general cargo vessel New Leo.
The ship, loaded with steel, got into trouble while battling bad weather in the area between the Greek islands of Lesbos and Skyros in the Aegean Sea, the coast guard said.
Namely, the vessel got stuck in the heavy swells and is seen in coast guard footage swaying uncontrollably following a mechanical failure and shifting of cargo.
The captain of the stricken vessel had to call in for assistance and abandon ship. The ill-fated vessel ended up listing 30 degrees starboard.
An extensive rescue operation followed suit, with two navy ships and two Air Force Super Puma helicopters dispatched to the scene.
As informed, the crew was transferred to Skyros to a medical facility as some of the sailors needed medical treatment.
New Leo remains in the same position and there have been no reports of contamination from the vessel.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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25,000 TEU LNG-Fuelled Boxship Design Secures AIP
This year s Marintec in China seems to be pushing the industry limits, with numerous breakthrough announcements and records being unveiled.
The latest one includes the potential construction of what would be the world’s largest containership, boasting 25,000 TEU.
Namely, DNV GL said on Wednesday that it had awarded Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding an Approval in Principle for a 25,000 TEU LNG-fuelled containership.
Knut Orbeck-Nilssen, CEO DNV GL - Maritime, handed the AIP certificate to Chen Jun, President of Hudong-Zhonghua at Marintec 2019.
LNG-fuelled design concepts have been under the spotlight at the show, as natural gases as fuels take up a greater role in decarbonizing the global fleet of the future.
The classification societies have been busy developing numerous projects with the Chinese yards announcing approvals for ammonia-fuelled ships and LPG class notations to help spur the efforts to design and build zero-emission ships.
In a similar initiative, DNV GL will be teaming up with Huangpu-Wenchong Shipbuilding Company (HPWS) on a 5,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership.
The planned energy-efficient 5,000 TEU Panamax containership is intended for the fast-growing intra-Asia trades, and would feature a hydrodynamically optimized low resistance ship line, cutting edge intelligent ship technology and a more effective structural design.
"I am very excited this marks another significant achievement, further to the strategic cooperation agreement and the 200th DNV GL classed vessel built by HPWS last year. It is trust and synergies stemming from our powerful partnership that makes this happen today, and I am positive there is more to come in the near future," said Wang Yi, HPWS Commission Director for Science and Technology.
"Closely partnering with industry and sharing knowledge is crucial to helping the industry improve its environmental footprint while remaining competitive, and the new HPWS vessel is a case in point for this approach," said DNV GL s Falk Rothe.
The joint development project includes drawing assessments, an AIP statement, and a workshop looking into intra-Asia container transportation.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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Kitack Lim to Lead IMO for Another 4 Years
The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved the renewal of Kitack Lim’s appointment as Secretary-General of IMO.
He has been reelected for a second four-year period beginning January 1, 2020.
Kitack Lim is the eighth elected Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) maritime agency.
In June 2015, he was first elected Secretary-General for a four-year period that began in January 2016. Before that, he served as President of the Busan Port Authority.
Throughout his tenure, Lim helped steer the international maritime industry to commit to ambitious environmental initiatives including the 2020 sulphur cap, the 2050 GHG goal, the Ballast Water Management Convention, and the Polar Code, among others.
Born in the Republic of Korea, Lim majored nautical science at the Korea Maritime and Ocean University (KMOU) in 1977. In addition, he obtained a Master s Degree at the Graduate School of Administration, Yonsei University, in 1990.
Lim then studied maritime administration at the World Maritime University (WMU), graduating with a master s degree. From 1995 he attended a doctoral program for international law at KMOU, completing course work in 1998.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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Dryad: 19 Tanker Crew Kidnapped off Nigeria
Nineteen crew members of a tanker vessel identified as Nave Constellation have been kidnapped by pirates. The attack occurred while the vessel was sailing around 100 nautical miles off Bonny Island, Nigeria on December 3, 2019, Dryad Global reports.
18 of the taken crew are believed to be of Indian nationality and one of Turkish origin.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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Fire-Stricken RCC Passion Reaches Brest
The Bahamas-flagged car carrier RCC Passion, which experienced an engine fire last week, has managed to restore propulsion power and reach the French port-city Brest, the vessel s AIS data shows.
The French rescue authorities confirmed on Tuesday, December 3, that the ship had succeeded in restarting its engines and that it had headed for Brest for technical repairs accompanied by a salvage ship Abeille Bourbon.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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New Zeland to Join IMO Air Pollution Convention
New Zealand revealed plans to sign up to new international maritime regulations to reduce ship emissions and lift air quality around ports and harbors, Julie Anne Genter, the country s Associate Transport Minister, said.
Subject to completion of the Parliamentary treaty examination process, New Zealand will become party to Annex VI of MARPOL, an International Maritime Organization (IMO) convention for the prevention of pollution from ships.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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Norsepower, SWS Wrap Up Energy-Efficient VLCC Project
Norsepower, a Finnish provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems for ships, has completed a joint project with China s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) for the development of an energy-efficient dual-fuel 300,000 dwt very large crude carrier (VLCC) design.
The design has received an approval in principle (AiP) from classification societies Lloyd s Register and ABS.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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Cyprus to see its first LNG terminal in 2021
Cyprus is soon to see the construction of its first LNG terminal station after the government reached an agreement with a Chinese-led consortium for its operation from 2021.
Following the contribution of the state s legal services in the negotiations between the two sides, an agreement between the state Natural Gas Company (DEFA) and a Chinese-Greek consortium to construct an LNG terminal in Cyprus was reached.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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CCS project Porthos a step closer
Project organisation Porthos has signed an agreement with four companies to work in parallel over the coming nine months on preparations for the capture, transport and storage of CO₂. These companies are ExxonMobil, Shell, Air Liquide and Air Products. The capture is to take place at these refineries and hydrogen producers in Rotterdam.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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DFDS increases capacity at the Port of Gothenburg with new vessel
DFDS is bringing a new vessel into service that will strengthen the port s offering within the intra-European ro-ro sector. The newly built Hollandia Seaways is one of the largest ro-ro vessels in the world and will increase capacity to and from the Port of Gothenburg by over 600 trailers per week.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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Navis to Upgrade StowMan with Control Center and Distributed Services
Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, and provider of maritime software solutions for cargo and vessel performance and compliance, announced today at the Navis Carrier and Vessel Solutions Customer Conference in Hamburg that the stowage planning tool StowMan has been upgraded with a Navis Control Center and Distributed Services.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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Kalmar Super Gloria reachstackers to form key part of logistics chain at CS Wind Vietnam
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to supply CS Wind Vietnam Co., Ltd (CS Wind Vietnam) with two Super Gloria reachstackers, each with a lifting capacity of 100 tons and a wide range of custom modifications. The order was booked in Cargotec s 2019 Q4 order intake, with delivery of the machines scheduled for Q2 of 2020.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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IAPH Women in Ports Mentoring Program now extended to female Harbour Masters
Women working in Harbour Master Divisions at the world s ports are now being offered the opportunity to be mentored by some of the industry s most experienced male and female professionals thanks to the International Harbour Masters Association (IHMA) now joining the IAPH World Ports Sustainability Program as Partner.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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Ports of Auckland wants to dredge 2.5 million cubic metres of sediment from Waitemata Harbour
Ports of Auckland has applied to dredge 2.5 million cubic metres of sediment from the Waitemata Harbour over the next 15 years.
POAL says it needs to deepen shipping channels to accommodate the increasing size of cargo ships, to cater for the city s growth, with more than 600,000 additional people expected to be living in Auckland by 2043.Posted On:5-Dec-2019
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