Jan De Nul Orders Largest Rock Installation Vessel to Protect Subsea Infrastructure

Belgian marine contractor Jan De Nul has ordered a rock installation vessel, specifically built to strengthen the protection of offshore energy and subsea data infrastructure.The vessel, named George W. Goethals, will be

DeepOcean Gets Offshore Installation Job at Equinor’s Norwegian Fields

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a SIMOPRO – simultaneous marine operation and production – installation contract by Equinor on the Norwegian continental shelf.DeepOcean’s scope of work entails SIMOPRO installation work

WSF Ferry Suffers Engine Failure

The Washington State Ferries (WSF) vessel Suquamish suffered a significant main engine casualty while operating on the Mukilteo/Clinton route last week causing the vessel to go out of service in the afternoon

MSC Leads in Fleet Value

Using data from VesselsValue, a Veson Nautical solution, Rebecca Galanopoulos has analyzed the global container fleet, finding Swiss based MSC currently owns the most expensive fleet with a value of $49.6 billion.This

Carnival Raises Profit Forecast

Carnival Corp raised its annual profit forecast on Monday, leaning on strong demand and higher ticket prices for its cruise vacations to offset mounting costs.The cruise operator has been investing heavily to

Bent But Not Broken: Lighter Icebreakers

After developing the technique some five years ago, Aker Arctic has now completed the research required to get its new design methodology for icebreaker hulls accepted into the Finish-Swedish Ice Class Rules.

Shipbuilding Contracts: Lessons Learned from M/V Dali

The owners and managers of the M/V Dali, the ship that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, have brought a claim in the Pennsylvania Court against the vessel’s shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries

Italy, Greece Ink Pact for Warships

On the opening day of the Seafuture trade fair in La Spezia, the National Armaments Directors of Italy and Greece signed a preliminary agreement for the sale to the Hellenic Navy, through Fincantieri, of

Baltic Index Vessel Rates Fall Across the Board

The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, fell on Monday, pressured by declining rates across all vessel segments.The main index, which factors