Norwegian shipping company Rem Offshore has held the keel-laying ceremony for its second energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV), being built at a shipyard in Vietnam. REM Ocean, for which the steel-cutting ceremony was held in February, will once delivered from Myklebust Verft in 2027 begin operat
A consortium consisting of ten Japanese shipbuilders, research institutes and academic institutions has unpacked a five-year initiative to ‘boost’ the competitiveness and digital transformation of the maritime industry and support the development of next-generation, high-performance vessels. The pro
Inland waterway shipping company HGK Shipping has joined forces with the Dutch maritime solar specialist Wattlab for what is claimed to be the world’s first hybrid solar-powered inland shipping vessel.
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), together with Shandong Province and Qingdao Municipality, has commenced operations of China’s first commercial floating offshore photovoltaic (PV) project in a full-seawater environment. According to Sinopec, the project integrates a previously inst
An energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV) being built in Vietnam for Norwegian shipping company Rem Offshore has hit the water one month ahead of schedule. Once delivered next year, the vessel will perform heavy construction work in offshore wind and subsea arenas with net-zero emissions. Followin
South Korean conglomerate HD Hyundai and compatriot classification society Korean Register (KR) have revealed the completion of what is claimed to be the world’s first demonstration of a technology that recycles boil-off gas (BOG) from LNG-fueled ships under construction into onshore city gas.
In response to an increasing need for safeguarding critical maritime infrastructure due to ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and an increasingly dynamic risk picture, Norway’s KONGSBERG has opened a maritime test bed for protecting potentially vulnerable infrastructure such as subsea pipelines, power
Norwegian government enterprise Enova has awarded approximately NOK 763 million ($75.5 million) to projects developing hydrogen- and ammonia-powered vessels in the latest round of investments in emission-free shipping.
Neoliner Origin, “the world’s first” commercial sailing roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel being built for French shipping player Neoline at the Turkish RMK Marine shipyard, has set sail on the first phase of its sea trials. As disclosed, the trial was formally kick-started at the very end of June 2025,
Norway’s Reach Subsea has secured multiple new contracts and call-offs within the scope of existing frame agreements, all with an estimated value of NOK 370 million (around €31.2 million). The contracts are set to begin in the third and fourth quarters of 2025 in the North Sea and European regions.
The Japanese classification society ClassNK has examined the operational and environmental performance of a recently delivered dual-fuel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)/ammonia carrier, seeking to confirm whether the unit can ‘successfully’ contribute to green transition efforts. As disclosed, the soc
Fugro has made what it says is an industry-first for pipelay support services, performing a remote survey for a 433-kilometer trunkline offshore Western Australia using its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV). Fugro conducted a series of survey campaigns said to have played a critical role in
China-based GCL System Integration (GCLSI), a subsidiary of the GCL Group, has developed a new floating photovoltaic (PV) module designed for offshore solar applications. The NT10/60GT module was produced in collaboration with the Norwegian company Ocean Sun. The module is rated at 480 W and built t
Greek Corinth Pipeworks, part of Belgium’s Cenergy Holdings, has launched a “rigorous” testing program that puts its pipe materials and welds under extreme conditions to evaluate their long-term performance for carbon capture and storage (CCS) applications. The program, done in collaboration with No
