Eagle Louisiana, the second of two Modular Capture Vessels (MCVs) built for Singapore-based AET by Drydocks World has been delivered. The first MCV, Eagle Texas, was delivered in August 2013. Like the Eagle Texas, the Eagle Louisiana is a converted Aframax tanker designed to hook up to a subsea capping stack in the event of a subsea well blowout and direct the diverted … [Read more...]
DSME Delivers AET’s Latest Efficiency-Enhanced Supertanker
AET, the Kuala Lumpur-based tanker operator has announced that two of their 320,000 dwt Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), which are currently under construction at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) yard, have officially been named. AET notes in an emailed statement that the M/T Eagle Verona's naming ceremony was immediately followed by her delivery and … [Read more...]
Eagle Texas Delivered to AET, World’s First Modular Capture Vessel
The world’s first Modular Capture Vessel (MCV) was delivered today from Drydocks World to Singapore-based AET. Named Eagle Texas, the vessel was converted from an Aframax tanker into a vessel aimed at mitigating deepwater oil spill disasters such as the 2010 Macondo oil spill. The vessel is under a 20-year contract with Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) a … [Read more...]
DSME Delivers the Eagle Varna, the Latest Eco-Design Supertanker
AET announced today that they have accepted delivery of the Eagle Varna, a brand new 320,000 DWT VLCC recently built by DSME in Okpo, Korea. This new ship comes with all the eco-friendly bells and whistles too and is fully compliant with the IMO Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention while using a Techcross system. Design innovations implemented into the Eagle Varna … [Read more...]
AET Plans to Build More Ships After Winning North Sea DP Contract with Statoil
Malaysian tanker owner and operator AET, announced today they have entered into a long-term contract with Norwegian energy giant Statoil ASA to operate two specialist DP2-type shuttle tankers. The vessels will be operated through a joint venture company, AET Sea Shuttle AS, formed between AET and leading offshore manager, OSM Group. The two vessels will serve oilfields in … [Read more...]
AET Plans to Take Delivery of Additional Lightering Support Vessels
AET – one of the world's largest tanker owner-operators and provider of lightering support services in the US Gulf – will take delivery of two additional newbuild lightering support vessels (LSVs) in April and June. This follows the successful trial of the world's first purpose-built LSV that entered service with AET in October 2011. This vessel, AET Innovator, … [Read more...]
AET Contracts LEEVAC Shipyard for up to 6 Newbuild Lightering Support Vessels
LEEVAC Shipyards was recently contracted by Houston-based AET Lightering Services to build two (2) 187 x 46 x 15 Lightering Support Vessels with a series of options for up to six (6) additional vessels. These vessels will primarily service the lightering activity of AET in the Gulf of Mexico, based out of the Port of Galveston. Delivery on these vessels began with the AET … [Read more...]