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January 14, 2022

Brittany Ferries’ Cap Finistere to be sold to GNV

Written by Baird Maritime on January 14, 2022. Posted in Ro-Pax World.

Brittany Ferries has confirmed it is in the final stages of negotiation for the sale of the Ro-Pax ferry Cap Finistere to Italian shipping company GNV. The vessel will be ..

January 11, 2022

Newly-formed non-profit to fund operations of Sea Shepherd vessel

Written by Baird Maritime on January 11, 2022. Posted in Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Regulation & Enforcement.

Age of Union Alliance, an environmental non-government organisation (NGO) launched in October 2021, has made a donation of around US$4.5 million to fund the operating cos ..

December 21, 2021

Brittany operator orders two inter-island ferries from local builder

Written by Baird Maritime on December 21, 2021. Posted in Ferries, Maritime Tourism.

Vedettes de Brehat, a vessel operator that serves a regular route between Northwestern Brittany and nearby Brehat Island, has awarded local shipbuilder Piriou a contract ..

January 14, 2022

Baars wraps up La Turballe harbour dredging works

Written by Baird Maritime on January 14, 2022. Posted in Dredging and Land Reclamation, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Offshore Wind, Port World.

Dutch marine contractor Baars has completed dredging works to support the expansion of the Port of La Turballe on the west coast of France. Baars extracted approximately ..

December 27, 2021

COLUMN | The last four of the twelve days of Christmas: Myanmar’s misery, floating wind’s progress, Bourbon’s revival, P&O Maritime’s hubris, and Standard Drilling’s transformation [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on December 27, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Commercial Mariner – Vessel Reviews, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Exploration, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features.

Hope you had a very Merry Christmas – unless, of course, you are of the Orthodox faith, in which case you have to wait until January 7 for Christmas. This week, we clos ..

December 20, 2021

CMA CGM takes delivery of 15,000TEU newbuild

Written by Baird Maritime on December 20, 2021. Posted in Boxship World.

CMA CGM has taken delivery of a new 15,000TEU container vessel from China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s (CSSC) Jiangnan Shipyard. CMA CGM Kimberley was designed ..

January 14, 2022

TOWT orders wind-powered cargo ship from French builder

Written by Baird Maritime on January 14, 2022. Posted in Dry Cargo World.

Cargo transport company TOWT has awarded French shipbuilder Piriou a contract for the design studies and construction of an 81-metre sailing cargo ship that can carry 1,1 ..

December 23, 2021

Belgian Navy takes delivery of new research vessel

Written by Baird Maritime on December 23, 2021. Posted in Marine Research and Training, Naval auxiliary/support vessels.

The Belgian Navy recently took delivery of a new oceanographic research vessel. Belgica arrived at its homeport of Zeebrugge earlier this month following a four-day deliv ..

December 20, 2021

COLUMN | Days Five to Eight of Offshore Christmas: Hydrogen and CMB; Swire Pacific Offshore, Sanko and K-Line; Brent Crude; Ammonia, Eidesvik, Fortescue and MMA Offshore [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on December 20, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

Not long until Christmas now! As the big day gets closer, you will have seen Cairn Capricorn Energy, Vantage Drilling, North Star, Vard and Shearwater featuring in Part O ..