
Norwegian pure-play LNG carrier company Flex LNG has secured a new charter deal for the 173,4000-cbm Flex Freedom.

The project CinfraCap, a collaborative venture between Göteborg Energi, Nordion Energi, Preem, St1, Renova, and Gothenburg Port Authority, has made it in the top 3 finalists of the IAPH 2021 Sustainability Awards.

Diginex Solutions, a sustainability-focused impact technology company, has partnered with tanker owner and operator Hafnia to create a new environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting tool for the shipping industry.

Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has performed a landmark 150th marine LNG fuelling operation for Green Funnel Aframax tankers with its partner, Hague-based oil and LNG major Shell.

China-based petrochemical group Hengyi Petrochemical Co. Ltd. has ordered a total of eight 49,600-ton chemical/product tankers at local Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) shipyard.

Seaspan Corporation has taken delivery of two 8,500 TEU containerships.

Norway’s oil production in April 2021 was just over three per cent above predictions made by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).

Nordic infrastructure fund Infranode has signed an agreement with Yilport Oslo, a subsidiary of Yilport Holding, supporting Oslo Port’s effort to become the first fossil-free port in the world.

The keel has been laid for the third battery hybrid LNG-powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) being built for United European Car Carriers (UECC), a Norway-based provider of shortsea RoRo transportation.

Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited has won over $400 million in new deals during the first quarter of 2021 bringing the company’s total backlog to $2.1 billion.

BC Ferries’ third Island-class hybrid-electric ferry is now on its way to British Columbia after it departed Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania on 19 May.

Norwegian carbon tech company Horisont Energi and energy company Equinor have entered into an agreement for Polaris, the carbon capture and storage project off the coast of Northern Norway.

German shipowner John T. Essberger Group has signed final agreements with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Dingheng Co. Ltd to build four 6,600 dwt stainless steel parcel chemical tankers with options for an additional four vessels.

Finnish ferry operator Finnlines has contracted clean technology company Silverstream Technologies to install its air lubrication technology on two environmentally friendly newbuild roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) vessels.