Spanish automated wind-assisted propulsion system specialist bound4blue has installed the first eSAIL units on the first of five tankers owned by Danish Maersk Tankers. Four 24-meter ‘plug and play’ suction sails were fitted on Maersk Trieste, completing the first stage of an agreement that will see
Italian cabling giant Prysmian Group is set to acquire ACSM, a Spanish provider of solutions for submarine cable installation, including subsea surveying, route planning and seabed preparation. Based in Vigo, ACSM has been operating for over 20 years across 60 countries, with over 350 employees. Its
As global energy security concerns keep the demand for oil and gas alive, Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, owner of premium jack-up rigs and hydraulic work-over units, has dived into its expectations for 2026, highlighting its belief that the jack-up rig market will remain on stable ground during the year
Glenfarne Alaska LNG, a subsidiary of Glenfarne Group, has taken steps to move the first phase of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export development in Alaska from development into early execution by announcing conditional awards for pipeline construction and line pipe supply, following a multi-roun
Dutch Van Wijngaarden Marine Services has signed a contract with compatriot shipbuilder and designer Neptune Marine for the construction of an EuroCarrier that will be capable of performing survey and geotechnical services, among other things. The new EuroCarrier 2712 – DP1 – TIER III, to be named M
Vitol, an energy and commodities company, has prolonged its liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Brunei Energy Services & Trading (BEST), ensuring LNG supplies for four additional years.
German dry bulk carrier owner and operator Oldendorff Carriers is deploying energy optimization technology from a Swedish company to reduce energy consumption and emissions across its fleet. As part of the partnership with Swedish technology provider eMarine, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) have al
Ocean services provider DeepOcean has completed trenching and survey operations at a U.S. offshore wind project under a contract awarded by what it says is a global provider of engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI). DeepOcean’s scope of work included trenching and surveying
Equinor has secured the green light from the Norwegian authorities for drilling activities in the Norwegian Sea, which will be undertaken with a semi-submersible rig owned by Transocean, an offshore drilling player.
Dutch Royal IHC and Demcon Unmanned Systems have entered into a strategic partnership for the deployment of unmanned and autonomous vessels for scalable autonomous maritime operations. The partnership has started with the development and integration of containerized launch and recovery systems (LARS
Hong Kong-based shipowner Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Limited has welcomed to its fleet what it says is China’s first dual-fuel methanol-powered bunkering vessel. Da Qing 268 is the fourth bunkering vessel under the company’s care, joining Hai Gang Wei Lai, the largest LNG bunkering vessel
McDermott has landed a major assignment, worth between $750 million and $1 billion, for an expansion project designed to boost offshore oil production at a development operated by the United Arab Emirates-headquartered energy heavyweight Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group has welcomed the arrival of the first in a series of six 15,000-TEU methanol container ships, expanding its arsenal with the 400th owned vessel within a fleet of over 650 vessels worldwide, as part of its decarbonization strategy.
Italy’s energy giant Eni has sealed a deal to divest a partial stake in an oil and gas development project off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire to the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR).
