M.V. Aiviq – icebreaking anchor handling tug and supply vessel

M.V. Aiviq was originally delivered in 20212 for long term charter to Royal Dutch Shell in order to support oil exploration and drilling in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas off the coast of Alaska. Unfortunately, Shell’s exploration program was terminated in 2015 after expenditure of around US$ 7 billion with the company having suffered several operational issues and disappointing drill results. The program was also opposed by environmental groups and was subject to an increasingly uncertain U.S. regulatory framework impacting Arctic exploration.

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M.V. Bahijah – livestock carrier

 

The diversion of vessels away from the Red Sea has many unintended consequences, most of course being logistical and financial. However, when it comes to cruise ships and livestock carriers, much more is at stake given the microscope that both sectors live under. One such livestock carrier diverted last month was the Israeli owned Bahijah while on passage from Australia to Jordan.

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Celebrity Edge – cruise ship

Having returned from a few weeks of cruising in mid December, including 26 days on Celebrity Edge, I decided to take the liberty of using her to kick off the 2024 selection of ships.

After being laid down in November 2016, Celebrity Edge was delivered at the end of October 2018 and began her maiden voyage in December 2018.

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M.V. Nukumi – self unloading bulk carrier

Commissioned in May 2022 the self unloading bulk carrier Nukumi is purpose built to serve the Magdalene Islands Salt Mine and parts of Eastern Canada. Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) is a specialist in the operation of self unloading bulk carriers and Nukumi is no exception. She is equipped with a single-point loading system, which allows the vessel to take on cargo through a single hopper situated amidships. A conveyor belt on rails at the top of the cargo hold shifts to evenly distribute cargo and the 80m long unloading boom is equipped with a traversing belt to accommodate different discharge points without having to shift the vessel or the boom during discharge operations.

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U.S. Merchant Marine Training Ship Empire State (courtesy MARAD)

The era of dedicated merchant marine/navy cadet training ships has long since gone the way of the Dodo bird in most countries, however in the case of the United States, the tradition survives. The new build training ship Empire State was last month delivered to the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) by Philly Shipyard and TOTE Services, which is overseeing the program of constructing five new training ships to be distributed across the country. Empire State has been assigned to the State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College which has a 150 year history in the training of future U.S. mariners.

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P&O Pioneer

P&O Pioneer, the world’s largest double ended hybrid ferry

Delivered to P&O Ferries earlier this year, the Fusion Class passenger/vehicle ferry P&O Pioneer is being promoted by her owners as the first double ended ferry to operate across the English Channel and the world’s largest double ended hybrid ferry. Such claims generate interest here in British Columbia given that BC Ferries operates several double ended ferries on it’s services between Vancouver, Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast.

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M.V. Habshan

M.V. Habshan, LNG powered VLCC

Last month, Adnoc Logistics and Services, a division of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, took delivery of a Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) powered very large crude carrier (VLCC) from South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean (previously Daewoo Shipbuilding & Engineering). She is the second in a series of four dual-fuel VLCC’s for delivery this year, the first in series M.V. Hafeet having been delivered in June.

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Laura Maersk: First Green Methanol-Fueled Container Feeder Vessel

With ambitious net zero targets in mind, the world’s merchant fleet is not hanging around waiting for the International Maritime Organization. In particular, the major container carriers are moving swiftly although with differing philosophies. In the case of Maersk Line, the focus is on building a fleet based on carbon neutral methanol as the primary source of fuel, thereby bypassing the use of LNG as a transitional step.

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HaiSea Wamis – The world’s first fully electric harbour tugboat

In May 2021, HaiSea Marine announced the commissioning of an innovative and industry leading new battery powered and low emissions tugboat build program. The company, a joint venture majority owned by the Haisla First Nation in partnership with Seaspan ULC, is contracted with LNG Canada (partnered by Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation and Korea Gas Corporation) to build and operate both escort and harbour tugs for vessels calling at a major new LNG export facility under construction in Kitimat, Northern British Columbia.

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