Norway’s VARD has delivered the cable-laying vessel (CLV) it had converted from a platform supplier (PSV) to I.T. International Telecom Marine (IT), a Canadian company active in the offshore oil & gas and energy sectors. The vessel was built at Vard Brattvaag and delivered to Volstad Maritime in 200
The United Kingdom and Australia have inked a partnership agreement to advance offshore oil and gas decommissioning expertise and capabilities in both countries.
Dutch Thecla Bodewes Shipyards has launched the seventh diesel-electric dry bulk vessel built for compatriot short-sea shipping company Vertom Group.
EnergyPathways has selected Wood as the lead engineering partner for the Marram Energy Storage Hub (MESH) project, a large-scale natural gas and green hydrogen storage facility in the UK Irish Sea.
Germany’s Port of Hamburg has received its first hybrid police boat which is expected to help the port achieve its goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2040.
China’s ZTT Submarine Cable & System has delivered what it says is Croatia’s first submarine cable installation in over four decades, a project described as a historic and ESG-focused milestone as it aims to modernize the country’s energy system. For the Cortia Submarine Cable Project, ZTT delivered
Norway’s shipping company Avance Gas has delivered the seventh of a series of twelve very large gas carriers (VLGC) to Singapore-based ship owner and operator BW LPG under the $1 billion deal signed in August 2024. As disclosed, the BW Pampero, which was built in 2015, was handed over on December 7.
Sweden’s construction company Skanska has signed a SEK 1.2 billion (approximately $109 million) contract with Denmark-headquartered power cable manufacturer and installation firm NKT for the next stage of the cable factory expansion in Karlskrona, Sweden. According to Skanska, the agreement, booked
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has held a naming ceremony for a newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, which is the third one to get its name at China’s shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding since September 2024, as part of QatarEnergy’s historic LNG shipbuilding program.
Malaysia’s state-owned energy giant Petronas has signed production sharing contracts (PSCs) with multiple partners for three discovered resource opportunities (DRO) clusters and one exploration block as part of the Malaysia Bid Round (MBR) 2024.
Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) has taken delivery of the final environmentally-friendly 85,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carrier from CSSC Tianjin Shipyard, a subsidiary of China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC).
Wallenius Marine has conducted a series of tests to validate the design for wind-powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC).
Collaboration between Belgium and Oman has been strengthened with a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the Belgian Hydrogen Council and Hydrom.
Noble Corporation has secured further work for two floaters in Nigeria with France’s TotalEnergies and in the UK with TAQA while one of its jack-up rigs also got more work in Britain with BP. However, Inpex has decided to break off the deal in Australia for one of the rig owner’s floaters.
