Subsea services provider Subsea 7 has contracted electrical integrator specialist Bakker Sliedrecht to equip its heavy construction / flex-lay vessel Seven Arctic with a new energy-saving system. The order for an energy storage system from Bakker Sliedrecht is a double first, according to the compan
ADC Energy has secured a long-term contract for the provision of rig integrity and inspection services with Petronas.
Australian manufacturer of high-speed catamaran ferries Incat Tasmania has teamed up with propulsion expert ABB on exploring the construction of an electric ferry with hybrid-electric propulsion which could transition to battery power as shore charging becomes available. The two companies have signe
REGENT, a Massachusetts-based developing all-electric seaglider, has signed an agreement with Germany’s ferry operator FRS to add REGENT seagliders to the latter’s fleet.
TGS has completed its 2022 NOAKA ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic survey two weeks ahead of schedule, marking the second successive season of dense OBN data acquisition in the region on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The project also signifies TGS’ fourth season of multi-client OBN projects i
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has partnered up Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. to develop a new Fleet Decarbonisation Programme aimed at boosting the efficiency of the company’s LNG carrier fleet. The agreement was signed in June 2022 and will be applied to a fleet of six 174,000 cbm LNG c
CorPower Ocean and Maersk Supply Service have installed a subsea export cable off the coast of northern Portugal to energize the HiWave-5 wave energy project.
US-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Excelerate Energy has signed a binding shipbuilding contract with South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for a new floating regasification and storage unit (FSRU). The agreement was signed to finalise the deal revealed in August this year du
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), Stena Bulk, and Alfa Laval have launched a joint project to investigate the on-board capture, storage and off-loading of carbon dioxide (CO2). During a two-year-long project, divided into three stages, a se
Dolphin Drilling has confirmed the award of a 12-month contract for Blackford Dolphin by General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) in Nigeria.
Australian energy company Santos has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to promote the securing of stable energy and the progression of decarbonisation goals. According to Santos’ managing director and CEO Kevin Gallagher, the MoU buil
Classification society ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (HHI Group) for the development of autonomous technology at sea.
Offshore geotechnical data acquisition, analysis and reporting specialist Geoquip Marine has appointed ex-president and CEO of JDR Cable Systems Richard Turner as its new chief executive officer (CEO), succeeding Stewart Higginson. Stewart Higginson, former CEO, is moving to the role of executive ch
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is practically counting the days until the delivery of its Wind Challenger project. Under the project, a hard sail system, known as the Wind Challenger, was installed on board a bulk carrier at compatriot Oshima Shipbuilding. The system is curr
