In a move to further reduce the environmental impact of their vessels, Finnish shipping company Langh Ship and Dutch multimodal operator Samskip have agreed to switch to biofuel operations. The companies said they switched to biofuel operations for the Langh Ship-owned 750 TEU container vessel Edith
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has reached an agreement with A.P. Moller Holding, the parent company of the A.P. Moller Group, to divest Maersk Supply Service (MSS), specializing in the provision of global offshore marine services and project solutions for the energy sector. The move is part of Maers
Classification society Bureau Veritas has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Viridis Bulk Carriers, a joint venture of Norwegian shipping consultancy Amon Maritime and compatriot shipowners Navigare Shipping & Logistics and AS Mosvolds Rederia, for its ammonia-powered short-sea bulk vessel. Vi
Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company (AMPTC) has placed an order for the construction of two very large gas carriers at South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The two VLGCs are slated for delivery by the end of August 2026, HHI’s parent, Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (KSOE) said
Belgium-based provider of offshore survey services GEOxyz has opened its first office in the United States. The new office is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and will serve as GEOxyz’s U.S. headquarters. It will be led by Vice President U.S., Douglas Forbes, and Director U.S., Leeron Tagger. A
Japan’s JX Nippon is in the process of acquiring the country’s rig owner, JDC, in a bid to strengthen its position in the oil and gas industry.
The Dutch government has designated an area for what will become the world’s largest offshore hydrogen production project. That area is Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden (the North of the Wadden Islands), identified earlier for offshore wind development and deemed most suitable for providing 500 MW
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded contracts to GEOxyz and RPS advies- en ingenieursbureau B.V. for the execution of metocean campaigns at three offshore wind energy search areas in the Netherlands. The tender, which was divided into three lots, outlines that the data is obtained by
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), together with its research partners, has developed new marine energy blade designs that use composite materials to reduce costs and increase energy capture by up to 24%.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) have signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help decarbonize the shipping industry.
NKT has completed the cable pull-in of the 320 kV HVDC power cable for SSEN Transmission’s Shetland High Voltage Direct-Current (HVDC) link in the North Sea. The pull-in operations were completed by the crew on board the cable-laying vessel NKT Victoria. Once secured in the transition joint bay, the
Norwegian HydrogenPro, a technology company and an OEM for high-pressure alkaline electrolysers, has announced it will take its first major step into the US market with the establishment of a 500 MW manufacturing facility in Texas, US, with an estimated total investment cost of $30-50 million. Accor
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has revealed it will class two hybrid ferries, which will be equipped with battery and solar power technology for operation in Hong Kong.
Taiwanese shipping company Wisdom Marine Lines has returned to Namura Shipbuilding for two 40,000 dwt bulk carriers. The company revealed that it would be paying around $33 million per unit at the Japanese yard, bringing the total cost of the order to around $66 million. The duo is slated for delive
