Ulstein Verft and Nexans have cut the first steel for Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV), four months after signing the shipbuilding contract. On January 19, on the day four months after signing the shipbuilding contract, Nexans Marine Operations and Ulstein Verft celebrated the start of the cons
Switzerland-based technology company ABB has entered into an agreement to acquire the shipping business of DTN Europe BV and DTN Philippines Inc. (DTN Shipping), expanding the company’s offering in maritime software.
Chinese shipbuilder Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered the third 210,000-ton LNG dual-fuel bulk carrier to South Korea’s H-Line Shipping. The Newcastlemax, named HL Trust, is the final LNG-powered bulk carrier in a series of three vessels ordered
The offshore workers are pondering whether to go on a strike in a bid to improve their work-life balance.
Malaysian company Semarak Renewable Energy (RE) and China Hydropower (Malaysia), a subsidiary of PowerChina, have signed an agreement to develop Malaysia’s first large-scale green hydrogen production project using floating photovoltaic power generation. The agreement is worth a total of MYR1.88 bill
In a disheartening revelation, the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has unveiled alarming statistics regarding the abandonment of vessels in 2023. The figures reflect a worrying increase compared to the previous year, signifying an unsettling trend that demands urgent attention from
South Korean shipping major HMM has taken delivery of the first of twelve new LNG-ready 13,000 containerships.
Gate Energy has tucked a commissioning execution contract under its belt for the U.S. portion of an FPS project destined for a field in the Gulf of Mexico.
Japan’s Tokyo Gas and Osaka Gas have signed a collaboration agreement with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar and Japan’s Inpex Corporation to conduct a joint feasibility study on e-methane production in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to Inpex, through the initiative, T
BP has set a major four-dimensional (4D) high-definition ocean bottom node seismic program in motion at its giant oilfield in the Caspian Sea off the coast of Azerbaijan.
France’s Ifremer and HydroQuest have set up a joint laboratory for the development of offshore tidal turbines. Supported by the National Research Agency, the goal of the laboratory is to develop analysis tools and support for the design of tidal turbines adapted to marine constraints. Ifremer and Hy
Greek shipowner TEN has taken delivery of LNG-powered aframax tankers, the Chios DF and the Ithaki DF, the last remaining vessels in a series of four eco-designed tankers built against long-term employment to a major oil concern. The first two vessels from the series, Njord DF and Ran DF, were deliv
UTEC, a geo-services brand in Acteon’s Data and Robotics division, has been awarded a contract by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) to provide subsea balance of plant operations and maintenance (O&M) services to the German Butendiek offshore wind farm. Under the three-year contract, Acteon will
Three rigs are carrying out operations for three giant oil and gas players – the UK’s Shell, France’s TotalEnergies, and Portugal’s Galp – offshore Namibia.
