German Aerospace Center (DLR) has started testing and developing ‘innovative’ propulsion systems based on hydrogen fuel cells with an output in the megawatt range. The center put into operation the BALIS test field in Empfingen on October 28, 2024. Currently, such propulsion systems are not yet comm
Yanmar Power Technology, a group company of Japan’s Yanmar Holdings Co., has completed a land-based demonstration test of a pilot-ignition hydrogen 4-stroke high-speed engine for power generation in coastal vessels.
A consortium established by Japanese maritime majors NYK, Idemitsu Tanker, IINO Lines, and Nihon Shipyard has presented a design concept for Japan’s first Malacca Max type very large crude carrier (VLCC) that can run on methanol as an alternative fuel. To remind, the consortium was formed in January
Petrobras has put into operation another floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is working at the firm’s third-largest oil field in the Santos Basin off the coast of Brazil.
Spanish energy major Cepsa has changed its name to Moeve, marking a milestone in the company’s ongoing transformation under the 2030 Positive Motion strategy, which aims to position the company as a leader in sustainable energy and mobility.
Odfjell Drilling has entrusted Norway’s Coast Center Base (CCB) with the special periodic survey (SPS) job for one of the harsh environment semi-submersible rigs it manages on behalf of China’s CIMC. Another rig, which the drilling contractor is managing on behalf of Northern Ocean (NOL), has begun
South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV and signed a joint development project (JDP) for AiP with Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its new design of a 15,300 TEU ammonia dual-fuel containership. DNV granted the appr
In a major fleet expansion move, UECC has signed a shipbuilding contract with a Chinese yard for up to four multi-fuel battery hybrid PCTCs.
UK-based oilfield services provider EnerMech has concluded a pre-commissioning project in the Gulf of Mexico for what is described as a “major U.S. infrastructure company”, marking the firm’s largest nitrogen membrane spread in deepwater to date. The contract, awarded in August 2023, spanned 11 mont
BW Group’s BW LNG has signed up for Procureship’s digital e-procurement platform, which is anticipated to optimize procurement capabilities for its fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
Ørsted has awarded Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, a contract for the transport and installation (T&I) of the inter-array cables at the Hornsea 3 offshore wind project in the UK. Seaway7’s scope of work covers the transportation and installation of 192 66 kV inter-array cables, measuring approxi
Eidesvik Offshore has won a contract extension for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs), prolonging the vessel’s stay offshore Norway.
Following the final investment decision (FID) on its one million ton per year green ammonia complex at Kakinada, India, energy group AM Green has awarded an engineering, procurement services, construction management, and commissioning services (EPsCM) contract to Rely, a company dedicated to integra
Vietnam’s Vingroup JSC and Abu Dhabi-based AD Ports Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore developing and modernizing ports, logistics and maritime infrastructure in Vietnam.
