Aberdeen-based Archer Knight (Holdings) Limited has revealed a merger deal to acquire Singapore’s Energy Maritime Associates (EMA).
ClassNK, a ship classification society, Consort Bunkers, bunkering ships operator, Daihatsu Diesel, alternative fuel engines developer, Daikai Engineering, machinery and marine equipment and after-sales service provider, and SeaTech Solutions International, designer of ships equipped with alternativ
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has confirmed the start of a new contract for one of its semi-submersible rigs in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GoM).
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., has received clearance for key innovations that are at the heart of what is believed to be the world’s first carbon emission-free LNG carrier. Specifically, the shipyard has received approval in pr
The UK government has awarded 3.7 GW of renewable energy projects with Contracts for Difference (CfDs) in its fifth allocation round. Among the 95 new projects that secured CfDs are onshore wind, solar and tidal energy developments – and not a single megawatt of offshore wind. According to the gover
In a strategic move set to bolster its maritime capabilities, Danish ship owner and operator, Uni-Tankers, has unveiled that it has added five new vessels to its fleet. The fleet expansion includes long-term deals for four newbuilding vessels and one ECO small clean chemical/product tanker built in
Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Shanghai COSCO Shipping LNG Investment, a subsidiary of China Shipping Corporation Limited, have signed an agreement to collaborate on a new project that aims to formulate and assess the decarbonization pathway for COSCO Shipping’s existing LNG carrie
Italian oilfield services provider Saipem has secured two new contracts for offshore activities in Côte d’Ivoire and Italy for an overall amount of €850 million. Saipem won a contract with Eni Côte d’Ivoire and its partner Petroci to deliver subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF) for the de
Container shipping heavyweight A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has signed an agreement with energy major Equinor thus securing the supply of green methanol for its landmark, methanol-enabled feeder vessel during its initial months of operation from September 2023 and into the first half of 2024. The agr
Three new research papers point a potential finger at the changes in solar activity as the primary cause of climate change.
Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea, using Odfjell Drilling’s rig.
Two offshore survey campaigns have been completed for SSE Renewables’ Arklow Bank Wind Park II offshore wind farm in Ireland. The surveys took place over an eight-week period during July and August. According to SSE Renewables, the surveys were completed on schedule despite unsettled weather conditi
KCA Deutag has secured a contract extension with a total value of $60 million for the provision of drilling and maintenance services on two offshore platforms in Angola.
Agricultural company Louis Dreyfus Company, French containment specialist GTT and the European Commission have invested in bound4blue’s Series A funding round, becoming shareholders of the company.
