Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo has taken delivery of a new E-Flexer roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) vessel, which will be powered multi-fuel engine and a battery package, from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai).
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has delivered the second LNG-powered cruise ship, Disney Treasure, to U.S.-based Disney Cruise Line. Disney Treasure was delivered on October 24, 2024, earlier than contractually agreed, according to Meyer Werft. The ship featuring 1,240 cabins, a size of 144,000 GT, a
France-based geophysical services company Viridien, formerly known as CGG, and American oilfield services company SLB have partnered for the first time in Australia to gather data into the exploration and carbon storage potential of the Bonaparte Basin. Viridien reported on October 24 that the partn
Japanese companies Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsubishi Corporation have entered into an agreement to jointly study the efficient operation of clean ammonia carriers and transshipment terminals as well as the structuring of a low-carbon ammonia supply chain. In addition to the efficient operation of clean
The shipping industry is currently undergoing a transformation shaped by innovations in naval architecture, green technology and digital technology, all enabling a new industrial revolution, according to Christopher J. Wiernicki, Chairman and CEO of class society ABS.
Transocean has got hold of a new batch of contracts and extensions in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, India, Norway, and Australia for six floaters, encompassing four drillships and two semi-submersible rigs.
French tidal energy company HydroQuest and tidal energy developer Normandie Hydroliennes have secured €51 million in Innovation Fund grants to advance two tidal energy projects in France’s Raz Blanchard. The funding, awarded under the Innovation Fund’s 2023 call, emphasizes the role of European sup
Chinese shipbuilder Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore ＆ Engineering (CIMC SOE) has laid the keel for a 1,450 TEU dual-fuel containership. The ceremony was held on the company’s West Area Shipway on October 18, 2024, after which full-scale construction work on the new vessel is to proceed. Offshore E
U.S.-based developer of modular onboard carbon capture and storage solutions Carbon Ridge has raised $9.5 million in funding to advance the commercial demonstration of its patent-pending onboard carbon capture and storage solution (OCCS).
Public ferry service provider San Francisco Bay Ferry (SF Bay Ferry) has received a $12.5 million grant to set up electric vessel charging infrastructure at the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal in Alameda as part of the Rapid Electric Emission-Free Ferry (REEF) Program. SF Bay Ferry’s REEF Program includes
In a bid to enhance energy efficiency and reduce its carbon footprint as part of broader strategy objectives, Canada’s Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has entered into a strategic partnership with SOFIAC, a local investment fund specializing in decarbonization.
Beach Energy has started production from two wells in the Otway Basin in Commonwealth waters, approximately 65 km southwest of the Victorian coastline.
Norwegian marine geoscience and technology company Shearwater GeoServices has secured its second contract with French energy giant TotalEnergies for a project offshore Angola. The project will include a three-month deepwater ocean bottom node (OBN) survey covering the Golfinho and Cameia fields, loc
Port of Amsterdam and Port of Den Helder have decided to strengthen their cooperation on energy transition, offshore wind, and hydrogen through a new memorandum of understanding (MoU). The Dutch ports signed the MoU on October 23, 2024, to intensify their collaboration in the areas of commerce, oper
