Norway-based energy data and intelligence company TGS has reported record-high ocean bottom node (OBN) contract activity in the third quarter of 2024, the first quarter including PGS, with the utilization of its streamer fleet improving on high bid activity. In Q3 2024, TGS said that the activity le
Höegh Autoliners’ first of twelve multi-fuel Aurora-class pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) has made its first port call in Hamburg.
Hong Kong-based containership lessor Seaspan Corporation has signed a charter agreement Orient Overseas Container Lines (OOCL) for six 13,600 TEU containerships recently ordered at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
UK-headquartered subsea equipment rental and solutions provider Ashtead Technology has signed an agreement with Acteon Group to acquire Seatronics and J2 Subsea for £63 million (approximately $81.6 million), expanding its subsea survey and robotics rental portfolio by 30%. The acquisition expands A
Climate change has maintained its position as the foremost environmental concern for European ports, a new report found.
Amid “challenging market conditions and financial performance”, Finnish oil refining and marketing company Neste has decided to re-evaluate its plans for renewable hydrogen production and withdraw from investing in a 120 MW electrolyzer at its Porvoo refinery. Originally, Neste’s plan included build
Tree Energy Solutions (TES), a Belgium-based producer of electric natural gas derived from green hydrogen (e-NG), and Advantage Partners (AP), a Japanese private equity fund, are in discussions to explore potential investments in TES’ e-NG projects.
A consortium, including Finnish technology group Wärtsilä, has set sights on the development of a new system for the maritime industry that is aimed at improving access to reliable data to enable smarter shipping decisions related to decarbonizing fleet operations. The project, named ‘TwinShip’*, is
Van Oord’s new, next-generation cable-laying vessel (CLV) Calypso has begun installing cables at its first offshore wind project, marking its official debut. Calypso’s first project is RWE’s Sofia offshore wind farm, being constructed on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea, 195 kilometers from the
The Netherlands’ Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the first of three combi freighters (CF) 3850 that it is building for Germany’s shipping company Reederei M. Lauterjung and signed a contract for the construction of another vessel from the series. As disclosed, upon arrival, the vessel, which was
Through its Construction Technology Center, Spanish company ACCIONA has unveiled a new circular, eco-friendly breakwater concept for floating solar systems as part of the EU-funded SUREWAVE project. This breakwater is designed to shield offshore floating photovoltaic (FPV) systems from harsh sea con
French technological containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has secured a new tank design order from Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua for a new LNG bunkering vessel being built for Ondimar Transportes Marítimos, a company of Spanish Ibaizabal Group. The order for the tank design of th
First cargo handling operations using a hydrogen-fueled rubber-tired gantry (RTG) crane have begun in Japan.
Nebula Energy will foot the bill for its majority-owned AG&P LNG to spread its wings into the Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) arena with the acquisition of Venice Energy, a developer of an import terminal project in South Australia, which is said to be the world’s first floating LNG (FLNG) im
