A couple of days after news about a charter of a converted, battery-powered vessel to boost its subsea offering, DeepOcean announced it was acquiring digital transformation company Btwn AS as part of its ambition to grow its offering within digitalization and automation of subsea operations. Btwn –
U.S.-based eFuels provider Infinium and Mo Industrial Park, an industrial development zone in Northern Norway, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop an advanced eFuels production facility in Mo i Rana, Norway. Infinium said the project will have the capacity to produce an initia
Hong Kong-based dry bulk vessel owner and operator Pacific Basin Shipping Limited has established a dedicated board-level Sustainability Committee to better align its business strategy to sustainability targets.
Following what has been described as the ‘largest Houthi drone attack’ in the Red Sea on January 9, the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution demanding that the Houthis immediately cease all attacks on merchant and commercial vessels. At least 21 missiles and drones were launched toward interna
The consortium of TGS, PGS and SLB has secured pre-funding to expand multi-client seismic data coverage in the Sabah Basin offshore Malaysia. The seventh phase of this multi-year project encompasses over 5,000 kilometers of new 2D seismic data acquisition, over 2,600 kilometers of legacy seismic dat
Finnish energy company Gasum has delivered a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG), procured from Germany’s SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe), to the Inkoo floating storage regasification unit (FSRU). The LNG cargo is approximately 800 GWh in size, and as already mentioned, it is supplied by SEFE, or
API has highlighted three main aspects of a long-term energy plan for the U.S. to ensure its ability to keep the lights on.
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has appointed the Vopak Terminal Durban & Transnet Pipelines (TPL) Consortium Venture as the preferred bidder to develop and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at the Port of Richards Bay in South Africa. Specifically, following a procurement proc
Türkiye is pulling out all the stops to fortify its energy security, including new energy efficiency roadmap and action plan.
Hydrogen, deemed as a connector for offshore energy markets, is yet to play a very important role, especially in hard-to-abate sectors. The energy transition and especially the hydrogen transition can be built efficiently, faster, cheaper, and with fewer emissions if we build it on existing knowledg
U.S.-based developer of subsea autonomous robotic systems and software Nauticus Robotics has secured an investment before the close of 2023 said to have eliminated many of the dilutive warrants and ratchet provisions of the original de-SPAC financing in the process. The new investment is the first t
In 2023, global shipyards delivered 350 new containerships with a total capacity of 2.2 million TEU, beating the previous record from 2015 when 1.7 million TEU was delivered. The 2023 record is now likely to be beaten already in 2024, BIMCO announced. As 2023 saw a relatively low level of container
South Korea’s shipbuilding major Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding, has denied recent media rumors and reports suggesting its exit from the container shipping sector. The Korean media had reported that Hanwha Ocean might discontinue the construction of container ships due to financ
Canadian coffee roaster Café William revealed that its first cargo sailboat set sail from the port of Santa Marta in Colombia on December 18, bound for North America.
