German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has established a new company for its offshore converter business. In a statement sent to ship.energy today (9 November), the shipbuilder, 80% of which is owned by the Federal Government of Germany and the state of Lower Saxony, said that all activities in this new business segment of the Group will be consolidated into a separate company, Neptun Offshore GmbH & Co. KG, in the coming weeks. The new company will also hold the 50% stake in the Rostock-headquartered joint venture (JV) Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables (NSORe), which was awarded two contracts by grid operator 50Hertz […]

Stillstrom by Maersk has announced it has completed the build and factory acceptance testing of its proprietary Vessel Container Unit (VCU) which it describes as ‘the world’s first connection solution that lets a service operation vessel (SOV) charge its batteries directly from an offshore wind farm.’ The milestone was witnessed by classification society DNV, Stillstrom said in a statement issued earlier this week. The containerised VCU houses the 11 kV connector package. According to Stillstrom, the system, whose modular construction allows bow, stern or under deck connection, is designed to provide a ‘seamless charging and control interface’ with the vessel. […]

Wilhelmsen Ship Management has welcomed the latest methanol dual-fuel Shaper Class pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) to its managed fleet. The Royal Tern follows the delivery of the Arctic Tern that was completed in July. In addition to its methanol dual-fuel propulsion, the Royal Tern features a range of technologies designed to support energy efficiency and environmental performance, including an air lubrication system, energy storage battery system and AMP shore power connection. ‘We wish Royal Tern and her crew fair winds and following seas,’ Wilhelmsen Ship Management said in a social media post today (19 October). As previously reported by […]