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Keel Laid for Cadeler’s 20 MW Wind Turbine Installation Vessel - Merchant Navy Info - News

Keel Laid for Cadeler’s 20 MW Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

The groundbreaking ceremony for Kaderer’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) “Windmaker”. Was held at Hanwha Ocean (formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering) in South Korea Keel Laid. Eneti, which merged with Kaderer last year, has ordered two GustoMSC NG16000X jackup vessels from Hanwha Ocean in 2021. Her Wind Maker, formerly known as Nessie, and her […]

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Viaro Energy To Explore Using Mini Nuclear Reactors To Decarbonise Offshore Assets - Merchant Navy Info - News

Viaro Energy To Explore Using Mini Nuclear Reactors To Decarbonise Offshore Assets

Viaro announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  establishing a strategic partnership and feasibility study framework with nuclear energy startup Newcleo. Under this plan, Viaro will deploy his Newcleo Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) at onshore sites. And also connect it to the company’s existing and future offshore assets. Vialo currently holds non-commercial interests in approximately 30

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Ukraine Claims It Has Sunk Another Russian Warship Using High-Tech Sea Drones - Merchant Navy Info - News

Ukraine Claims It Has Sunk Another Russian Warship Using High-Tech Sea Drones

Ukraine on Tuesday claimed to have sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea. Using a high-tech maritime drone, as Kyiv forces continue to target targets deep behind the front lines. Russian authorities have not confirmed this claim.  Ukrainian military intelligence announced that special forces destroyed the large patrol ship Sergei Kotov. Which was designed

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Northlink Explains What Caused Last Month’s Drydock Delays - Merchant Navy Info - News

Northlink Explains What Caused Last Month’s Drydock Delays

Regular flights were canceled for two consecutive nights on February 17  (northbound) and February 18 (southbound). Leaving passengers and cargo customers stranded. Stuart Garrett, managing director of Serco Northlink, told a meeting of the Shetland External Transport Forum on Tuesday afternoon. That dry dock delays were caused by a combination of factors, with weather being

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India Opens New Naval Base Near Maldives Amid Tense Ties and with an Eye On Beijing - Merchant Navy Info - News

India Opens New Naval Base Near Maldives Amid Tense Ties and with an Eye On Beijing

India opened a new naval base on its Indian Ocean island close to the Maldives on Wednesday. Ties with Males remain tense, and New Delhi jostles anew with China for influence in the region. INS Jatayu, the new base on Minicoy Island in India’s Lakshadweep archipelago. It has been under construction for years and is

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Cruise Ship Worker Says It’s ‘Not Worth It’ As He Reveals Exhausting Schedule And Living Conditions - Merchant Navy Info - News

Cruise ship Worker Says It’s ‘Not Worth It’ As He Reveals Exhausting Schedule And Living Conditions

Cruise ship industry is in the news a LOT lately. Ex-employees are known to provide the best reviews on work-life balance. This in particular, the 2,000-person nude cruise—operated by Bare Necessities—has gone viral following a Reddit Q&A from one of the passengers on board. With all the cruise ship stories about people abandoning life on land for life on the

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Chevron (CVX) Resumes Drilling Operations in Venezuela - Merchant Navy Info - News

Chevron (CVX) Resumes Drilling Operations in Venezuela

Chevron Corporation CVX restarted drilling operations in a pristine field in Venezuela. Marking a powerful move to boost production amid challenging geopolitical circumstances. The drilling activities started in mid-February. Aiming to exploit the heavy crude area of the Orinoco Belt. CVX’s primary avenue for improving production in Venezuela. Strategic Importance of the Orinoco Belt The targeted

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Glasgow Shipyard To Install Solar Panels On Ship Build Hall - Merchant Navy Info - News

Glasgow Shipyard To Install Solar Panels On Ship Build Hall

BAE Systems in Govan, Glasgow shipyard, has presented a planning application to install solar panels on the huge Ship Block Outfit Hall (SBOH). While the firm has elected to limit the planning application from public view, the proposal description is visible. It states: “Proposed installation of roof-mounted photovoltaic solar panels to building 9610 (SBOH Facility).”

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Chinese Manned Submersible Reaches ‘Fourth Pole Of The Earth’; Chief Designer Hails The Striver At 14th CPPCC. - Merchant Navy Info - news

Chinese Manned Submersible Reaches ‘Fourth Pole Of The Earth’; Chief Designer Hails The Striver At 14th CPPCC.

The Fendouzhe (Striver) is the first Chinese Manned Submersible that can operate at the bottom of the sea, said the chief designer of the submersible vessel. It has been hailed as a demonstration of China’s scientific and technological innovation. The chief designer, Ye Cong, is a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese

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Shelf Drilling hands out North Sea job to Norwegian firm - Merchant Navy Info - news

Shelf Drilling hands out North Sea job to Norwegian firm

The new deal with Shelf Drilling will enable Soiltech to deliver treatment for contaminated water. On the Sleipner field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea with the Shelf Drilling Barsk jack-up rig. It will work for Equinor. The second quarter of 2024 is when we anticipate this assignment to begin. Jan Erik Tveteraas, Soiltech’s CEO, commented: “This will

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