COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers has taken delivery of its ice-class multipurpose pulp ship Green Kemi in Dalian, China.
The vessel meets the requirements of the CCS B1 ice symbol and Class C polar certificate, has polar navigation capabilities, and can sail in open water and ice less than 80 cm thick, said the carrier.
Equipped with four cranes it is designed to meet the loading requirements for pulp customers but is also capable of loading large, long, and overweight equipment.
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers (Southeast Asia) performed its first vessel trial using biofuel during August.
China’s COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers has opened an office in Thailand.
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers issued an update on the recently formed joint venture with Guangzhou Salvage on July 27. The entity will control a fleet of what will be 18 semi-submersible vessels.
UK-based Tugdock has been awarded a ‘Statement of Feasibility’ from DNV for its Tugdock Submersible Platform (TSP).
Drydocks World, in partnership with GE Vernova, will build and install Ostwind 4 – a 2 GW offshore wind grid connection in Germany.
General cargo volumes have dipped 3 percent year-to-date at Port Houston’s multipurpose facilities. However, steel imports increased 34 percent in November.
