Japanese shipping heavyweight NYK has held a naming ceremony for the second dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) for charter with LPG trader and importer Astomos Energy Corporation.
The Al Zubarah-class corvettes will be highly flexible and capable of fulfilling different kinds of tasks, from surveillance with sea rescue capacities to being fighting vessels.
The contract includes integrated logistics support and temporary support services for a duration of six years with an option to extend for another four.
The vessels will be used to maneuver the barges that transport waste down the River Thames to Cory’s sorting facilities for either recycling or energy recovery.
Babcock has welcomed home HMS Montrose, part of the Royal Navy's Type 23 frigate fleet, to her Devonport base port following the ships 4-year deployment from the UK.
The CSOV will provide charter services to support the growing offshore wind farm industry in Taiwan, Japan and South Korea, based on a minimum utilisation commitment per annum, over a 3-year period.
