
Prices of spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) imported into Japan have reached their lowest point in May.

Norwegian Port of Oslo has signed a contract with compatriot Maritime Partner AS in Aalesund, Norway to purchase a new hybrid patrol boat.

The first seafarers to benefit from the use of chartered flight to comply with the new crew change protocol, developed by the Singapore Crew Change Working Group (SGCCWG), finally disembarked the bulk carrier Genco Liberty at the Port of Singapore on 6 June.

A containership operated by Danish shipping major Maersk suffered an explosion some 275 miles off the coast of Ocean City, North Carolina, USA, on 5 June.

Singapore’s Offshore Technology Development has recently completed the installation of a ballast water treatment system on Avenir LNG’s small-scale vessel. The tech development unit of Keppel Offshore & Marine said in a statement it commissioned the system on a 7500 cubic meter carrier with bunkerin

The first Russian Aframax tanker, the LNG-fueled Vladimir Monomakh is ready to start sea trials.

On the UN’s World Oceans Day, energy company Equinor is launching its ambitions for reducing own emissions from ships, detailing how the company will help decarbonise shipping.

The number of offshore rigs in the U.S. is up by one unit over the last week, according to a weekly rig count report by Baker Hughes.

The worldwide offshore rig count in May 2020 dropped 54 rigs year-over-year and 37 rigs sequentially, according to rig count reports by Baker Hughes.

Oil and gas company Apache has implemented digital inspection technology to reduce offshore inspection hours on its Beryl Alpha Platform.

The Bergen-headquartered shipping company Utkilen has taken delivery of its thirds LNG-ready tanker from the Dingheng shipyard in China on June 3.

ABB has been selected by Vigor Fab LLC as the hybrid-electric propulsion and energy storage system provider for the newest additions to the Washington State Ferry fleet.

U.S. offshore support vessel provider Seacor Marine has, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a definitive sale and purchase agreement to acquire the remaining 50 per cent of the equity interests in SEACOSCO Offshore, that it did not already own from COSCO Shipping.

Several people were injured in an explosion on board Höegh Xiamen, a Norway-flagged vehicle carrier, near Blount Island, Jacksonville, USA, on 5 June.