The world’s largest cruise company, Carnival Corporation & plc, has signed an agreement with German shipbuilder Meyer Werft for the construction of a new LNG-fueled Excel-class cruise ship. This is the first newbuild order placed by Carnival Corporation in five years. It will be the tenth Excel-clas
Norway-based ocean services provider DeepOcean has entered the Guyana market with what it says is its first major contract with ExxonMobil in the Americas. Under this contract, DeepOcean is to plan and carry out a range of subsea activities, including subsea construction and jumper installations, an
Norway-based Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by its compatriot Equinor to carry out a feasibility study for the latter’s Mongstad industrial transformation project in Vestland County on the west coast of Norway. According to Aker Solutions, the study aims to identify solutions to signific
Norwegian shipyard Ulstein Verft has placed an order with ABB for the delivery of an integrated power and propulsion system for Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV), currently under construction. The CLV, specially designed by Skipsteknisk, will be able to carry out the transport and lay of various
Greek shipowner Danaos Corporation has placed a $188.4 million order for the construction of two methanol-ready 8,258 TEU containerships at Yangzijiang shipyard in China. The latest fleet renewal move brings the company’s orderbook to twelve ECO methanol-ready containership newbuilds with an aggrega
The construction of electricity supply connections to ships at berth has officially begun at the Le Havre cruise terminal, France. Led by HAROPA PORT, the 5th largest port complex in Northern Europe, the strategic project aims to reduce emissions from cruise activity by electrifying cruise docks. By
Woodside has tucked a social impact assessment approval under its belt for its deepwater oil project in the Perdido basin in the Gulf of Mexico.
Belgian shipping major Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has launched its mandatory public takeover bid on all shares in Euronav that are not already directly or indirectly owned by CMB or its affiliates. The move comes after CMB, Euronav’s biggest shareholder, struck a deal with Frontline in October 2
Jadestone Energy has wrapped up the acquisition of an additional interest in a Woodside Energy-operated project, encompassing oil-producing fields off Australia.
Singapore-based Seatrium, formerly Sembcorp Marine, has renewed its long-term favored customer contract (FCC) with GasLog LNG Services and Shell International Trading and Shipping Company (STASCO) to provide ship repairs, refurbishment and upgrading for their LNG carriers. The contract will see Seat
During Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 (OEEC), Alice Krekt, the Director of NLHydrogen talked about hydrogen, emphasizing that all the countries in Europe need to grow at the same time through the hydrogen value chain, “at least for mobility, for the level playing field, for the industr
Japan’s FPSO operator MODEC has unveiled its new, mid-term business plan, covering the period from 2024 to 2026.
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received an order from a Chinese shipyard for the tank design of eight new very large liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs). GTT said it will design the tanks for these eight LNG carriers, which will each offer five tanks with a total capacity of 271,000 m3
Petrogas E&P Netherlands has kicked off production from a gas field in the northern part of the Dutch North Sea.
