U.S.-based NOV has received an order for what is said to be the industry’s first electric subsea crane. NOV reported that its Lifting & Handling group had sold the first electric subsea crane to a company in Europe at the end of 2023. “We are excited about the market’s response to our electric subse
Norwegian shipyard Ulstein Verft has placed an order with ABB for the delivery of an integrated power and propulsion system for Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV), currently under construction. The CLV, specially designed by Skipsteknisk, will be able to carry out the transport and lay of various
Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has appointed a North Carolina-headquartered company to deliver a seal-less canned motor boosting system for its field in the Campos Basin with the aim of enabling reliable subsea production. Curtiss-Wright Corporation has signed a technology coopera
A new behavior-focused sustainable shipping trial has shown that informed decisions can help ships’ crews make fuel-saving decisions 21% more often. Specifically, Ridgebury Tankers has carried out a six-month trial in cooperation with behavior change startup Signol during which officers on four tank
China’s oil and gas giant China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) has rolled out the country’s first locally-made subsea Xmas tree. CNOOC reported that the first China-produced subsea Xmas tree was officially put into use on February 6. The subsea tree is 3.5 meters long, 3.2 meters wide, and 3 me
Maritime equipment manufacturer Straatman has secured a contract to supply a ship-to-shore link system for Petronas’ third floating LNG project, or ZFLNG, offshore Sabah in Malaysia. As part of its partnership with Samsung Heavy Industries, an EPCC contractor in the project, Straatman will supply it
Spanish materials technology company Matteco has partnered with Siemens Energy and Horiba, as well as the Institute of Molecular Sciences (ICMol) of the University of Valencia, and the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg for Renewable Energies (HI ERN) to develop a sustainable, efficient, and sca
Oceaneering International has secured multiple contracts during the fourth quarter of 2023 with an anticipated aggregate revenue of approximately $200 million. The anticipated revenues from these contracts in Oceaneering’s Manufactured Products segment range in value from less than $10 million to gr
Classification society ClassNK has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) for the design of a prismatic ammonia fuel tank (IMO Type B independent tank) for containerships developed by Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC).
Babcock’s LGE business has won contracts to provide its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and ammonia cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems to Chinese shipyards.
Japanese shipping company NYK has taken delivery of a domestically manufactured ammonia-powered engine to be installed on a tugboat which is set to become the world’s first commercially operated ammonia-fueled ship. The engine, jointly developed with IHI Power Systems and ClassNK as part of the Gree
Jan De Nul has appointed MacArtney Offshore Wind Solutions to design and deliver custom tensioner systems for its entire cable-laying vessel (CLV) fleet. MacArtney’s scope implies the design, construction and delivery of advanced CEMAC tensioner systems for Jan De Nul’s CLV fleet that includes the C
German operator of oil/chemical tankers German Tanker Shipping (GTS) has selected MAN ES’ propulsion solution with main and auxiliary engines plus MAN Alpha propeller for four oil and chemical tankers.
Taiwanese offshore geophysical and geotechnical investigation company PDE Offshore Corporation is carrying out the conversion of its new geotechnical vessel to service the local offshore wind market. The Geo Power geotechnical vessel is now under conversion work and will join the fleet in mid-2024 t
