Velesto has confirmed the wrap-up of wreck clearance with recycling activities expected to follow suit shortly for one of its jack-up rigs that tilted due to an incident and subsequently sank in 2021.
Philly Shipyard is facing legal hurdles as U.S. dredging services provider Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD) is seeking injunctive relief concerning the construction of what is said to be the first U.S. offshore wind subsea rock installation vessel (SRIV). GLDD ordered the vessel in 2021, wit
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has secured multiple new contracts and contract extensions that have a combined value of around $60 million and represent around 900 vessel days. The construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Valiant has been awarded a one-and-a-half-year firm contract wit
The Zero Emissions Ship Technology Association (ZESTAs) and Tanzania’s Environment and Empowerment Movement (TEEMO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of green hydrogen shipping fuel and the associated capacity building in Tanzania.
Shelf Drilling has confirmed the receipt of one more notice of temporary suspension of operations for another jack-up rig working off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East, as Aramco, the country’s energy giant, continues its rig suspension spree.
Hydrogen Europe and the Chilean Hydrogen Association (H2 Chile) agreed to collaborate on advancing hydrogen deployment and trade.
Norway’s Omega Subsea and Kystdesign have completed the factory acceptance test (FAT) for two newly developed remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs). The collaboration developed the Constructor Compact ROV, said to be a versatile, scaled-down version of Kystdesign’s Constructor model, retainin
Swedish wave energy company Seabased has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Grenada and SIDS DOCK to establish Grenada’s first utility-scale wave energy park. Unveiled on November 15 in Baku, the project will kick off with a 2 MW pilot phase, with plans to scale up to
Dutch short sea shipping company Vertom Group has placed an order for four 10,700 dwt geared multipurpose vessels at India’s Chowgule shipyard.
A wholly owned principal subsidiary of Chinese state-owned electric utility corporation State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) has purchased a 20% share in a subsidiary owned by Greek transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or ADMIE), thereby entering what is
On a mission to breathe life into its new semi-submersible drilling rig design, Friede & Goldman (F&G) has joined forces with China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Co. (DSOC).
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received approval in principle (AiP) from the Liberian Registry and Korean Register (KR) for the basic design of its wing sail-equipped LNG carrier. The approval for the LNG carrier with the wing sail, an eco-friendly auxiliary propulsion s
French renewable energy firm Offsolar has finalized the construction of its 238 kWp floating solar platform for state-owned energy player Petronas’ Centre of Excellence for Offshore Renewable Energy (CEFORE) project in Malaysia, marking a step in offshore renewable energy development. According to O
Offshore engineering and construction player McDermott has secured the front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for Ascension Clean Energy (ACE), a global-scale clean ammonia production and export project in Louisiana. Located in Ascension Parish, the project is jointly developed by energy c
