Taiwanese bulk shipping company Ta-Ho Maritime Corporation is strengthening digitalization efforts by installing NAPA’s performance monitoring, voyage optimization and navigational risk monitoring on eight vessels.
QatarEnergy has handed out four multi-billion-dollar engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract packages to multiple players in a bid to propel forward the next development phase of Qatar’s largest offshore oil field.
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has launched a newbuild 13,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership for French shipping giant CMA CGM. The ship named CMA CGM Belem was launched four days ahead of schedule on January 29, 2024, at the Changxing Shipbuilding Base. LNG-powered CMA CGM Belem has a total l
UK subsea energy provider Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has appointed the first energy transition business development manager within its subsea business with the aim to help operators achieve carbon emission improvements. Martin Thomson, experienced in both subsea and offshore wind sectors, will
UAE’s energy giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has taken delivery of the first of two 24-meter catamaran dive support vessels (DSVs) from a shipyard in Dubai. ADNOC MD 01, the first of two sister vessels, was built by Dubai-based Grandweld Shipyards and designed by Robert Allan Ltd. to su
A coalition of seven NGOs has sent a letter, encouraging the European Commission to list fossil fuel phase-out dates within the roadmap for Europe’s 2040 target.
Singapore LNG Corporation (SLNG), builder, owner, and operator of Singapore’s and Asia’s first open-access multi-user LNG terminal, has selected a new chief executive officer (CEO). SLNG revealed that Leong Wei Hung will succeed the current CEO Tan Soo Koong with effect from April 7, 2024. To allow
The Viking Link carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the UK has entered the front-end engineering design (FEED) phase with the award of the contract to Technip Energies. Viking CCS, previously known as V Net Zero, is the Humber-based CO2 transportation and storage network led by UK oil and ga
Greek pure-play Capesize ship owner Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. has revealed that it will retrofit one of its existing Capesize vessels with hydrogen (H2) technology. The project is being bankrolled through the European Union Funded SAFeCRAFT Project Consortium. Seanergy, through its wholly-own
As the global offshore energy industry takes steps to evolve in line with emerging technological innovations, the UK regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) points out that the North Sea is increasingly becoming a hotbed of activity aimed at employing new technology to enable the streng
Archer has joined forces with Horizon56 to launch a new solution, which will digitalize operating procedures to bolster rig safety and efficiency.
San Bernardino Ocean Power Corporation (SBOPC), an affiliate of Energies PH, has awarded the UK’s Inyanga Marine Energy Group with a contract to build Southeast Asia’s first-ever tidal power generation plant. The project will be located at the remote Capul Island of Northern Samar in the Philippines
Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP), a joint venture between U.S. maritime infrastructure company Seapath and Houston-based clean energy solutions provider Pilot LNG, has secured a lease agreement with the City of Texas City for 140 acres of land on Shoal Point in Galveston County. The site is adjacent
Norway-headquartered Deep Wind Offshore has entered into a collaboration with Hydepoint to explore offshore hydrogen production from offshore wind. EU has set a target of 200 million tons of hydrogen produced from renewable energy by 2030. The European Commission launched an action plan that could e
