Switzerland Archives - Baird Maritime

August 9, 2022

Offshore Vessel News Roundup | August 9 – Crewboats for the Netherlands, UK and Taiwan, vessel refit for Swiss survey specialist

Written by Baird Maritime on August 9, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Crew Transfer, Offshore Wind, Subsea Surveying.

Crewboats once again dominate the latest offshore vessel-related news with completed deliveries to the Netherlands, sea trials in the UK, and ongoing construction in Thai ..

July 18, 2022

COLUMN | Surprise, surprise! Saipem, Borr Drilling, The Metals Company, Impossible Mining and Olympic [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on July 18, 2022. Posted in Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Seabed Mining, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Work Boat World Features.

Last week was a rollercoaster week for the offshore market. The North Sea spot market continued to sizzle, with Tidewater fixing the 235-tonne bollard pull anchor handler ..

July 6, 2022

World’s largest civilian hospital ship inaugurated into service

Written by Baird Maritime on July 6, 2022. Posted in Search and Rescue.

Switzerland-headquartered global health charity Mercy Ships recently inaugurated the 37,000GT Global Mercy, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, in a ceremon ..

EMERGENCY SERVICES WEEK

July 28, 2022

River cruise ship evacuated following explosion, fire in Amsterdam

Written by Baird Maritime on July 28, 2022. Posted in Cruise, Firefighting, Search and Rescue.

Dutch officials have confirmed that a river cruise ship suffered an onboard explosion and a subsequent fire while at berth in the city of Amsterdam on Monday, July 25. Th ..

July 13, 2022

Holcim deploys solar-powered skimmer to Manila Bay, Philippines

Written by Baird Maritime on July 13, 2022. Posted in Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup.

Holcim’s newest solar-powered skimmer boat recently arrived in Manila Bay in the Philippines, where it will be operated on rubbish collection duties. The catamaran ..

July 5, 2022

Proman Stena Bulk takes delivery of second methanol-fuelled tanker

Written by Baird Maritime on July 5, 2022. Posted in Tanker World.

Proman Stena Bulk has taken delivery of its second methanol-powered newbuild MR tanker, Stena Pro Marine. The 49,990DWT tanker was built by China’s Guangzhou Shipya ..

RESEARCH & TRAINING WEEK

July 20, 2022

FEATURE | French consortium to develop floating Arctic research station

Written by Baird Maritime on July 20, 2022. Posted in Marine Research and Training, Work Boat World Features.

A consortium of scientific and engineering organisations based in France has embarked on a project with the objective of developing and operating a dedicated research sta ..

July 8, 2022

Work Boat World Passenger Vessel Orders and Deliveries Roundup – July 8, 2022

Written by Baird Maritime on July 8, 2022. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Cruise, Ro-Pax World.

A US cruise line expands its fleet of expedition ships while new battery-powered Ro-Paxes will soon begin operations in Norway and Finland. An Italian builder secures add ..

June 29, 2022

Viking’s future oceangoing cruise ship floated out in Italy

Written by Baird Maritime on June 29, 2022. Posted in Cruise.

Viking Saturn, the newest oceangoing cruise ship that Fincantieri is building for shipowner Viking Cruises, was floated out in Ancona on Thursday, June 23. Once completed ..