Boskalis’ semi-submersible heavy transport vessel White Marlin has loaded a 30,844-tonne floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit in Qingdao, China.
White Marlin departed Qingdao, China, with the FPSO following the completion of a float-on and seafastening operation.
The FPSO is bound for the Shell Penguins oil and gas field in the North Sea, UK, but will first be transported to Norway.
The final monopiles for the Eoliennes en Mer Iles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier offshore wind farm have been delivered by Boskalis’ heavy transport vessel Blue Marlin.
Boa has taken delivery of its newbuild semi-submersible Boa Barge 38. It is available in the Singapore area for operations or cargo heading to Africa or the Americas.
Boskalis has deployed its ocean-going tugs Bear, Manta and Sovereign to tow 71 gravity-based structures, each weighing 5,000 tonnes, to the Fécamp offshore wind farm in France.
BBC Chartering said that its fifth Lakermax newbuild multipurpose vessel, BBC Santiago, successfully passed sea trials last week.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.
Vertom has placed an order for four 10,700 dwt geared tweendeckers at Chowgule Shipyards in India.
