Protected industrial action (PIA) ballots have opened for workers at Chevron’s LNG facilities in Australia to decide if they want to strike over wages and working conditions disputes. Last week, unions were given green light by Australia’s labor last week to conduct the PIA, giving employees the cha
The open ro-ro vessel Canopée, built by Dutch shipbuilding firm Neptune Marine, has been fitted with its four wing sails provided by French company AYRO. The ship is owned by the shipping company Alizés, a joint venture firm set up between Zéphyr & Borée and JIFMAR Offshore Services. The company won
Japanese shipping companies Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) were respectively fined by the Ontario Superior Court for their role in an international conspiracy that reduced competition for the shipment of vehicles to Canada.
Reach Subsea has received a notice of contract award, subject to the outcome of contract negotiation, from what it says is a “major European energy provider”. The potential contract will have a duration of approximately 75 vessel days and is scheduled for execution in the fourth quarter of this year
Hamina LNG has extended an invitation to participate in the annual capacity allocation procedure at the Hamina LNG terminal in Finland for the gas year 2024. The market participants are invited to request capacities for storing LNG in the terminal’s LNG tank (the storage service) and for the termina
The construction of the main hull structure for – what is deemed to be – Asia’s first cylindrical FPSO vessel has been completed in Qingdao.
The shipboard carbon capture and storage system developed by China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute Co. has received approvals in principle (AiP). The AIPs were awarded by two classification societies, the China Classification Society and ClassNK. The certification lays the foundation for th
Ship classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has secured an order for providing classification services for six hybrid electric catamarans for the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).
Equinor has made a new oil and gas discovery near the Fram field in the North Sea off Norway, using an Odfjell Drilling-owned rig.
Fluxys LNG, a part of Belgian natural gas transmission operator Fluxys, has announced it is offering slots to unload, store and regasify LNG cargo in the Zeebrugge LNG terminal, starting on 1 and 6 December 2023. The company has also upgraded the standard slot size and commercializes as a bundle the
Norwegian seismic company PGS has entered into a one-year strategic collaboration with compatriot inApril for the hybrid towed streamer and ocean bottom node (OBN) market. According to PGS’ President and CEO Rune Olav Pedersen, the strategic collaboration with inApril expands the company’s service o
ONGC is setting the wheels into motion to transform into a low-carbon energy player by scaling up its renewable portfolio to 10 GW by 2030.
Japanese shipping major NYK Line has taken delivery of the fourth and final LNG-powered pure car truck carrier (PCTC) from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co. The vessel named Sumire Leader was delivered to NYK on 14 August, which is 139 days ahead of schedule, according to the shipyard.
CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has emerged as the shipbuilder of Euronav’s recently purchased very large crude carrier (VLCC) newbuild. As reported earlier this week, the Belgian tanker shipping company inked a deal to buy a VLCC newbui
