China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) and Jiangsu Yak have signed a contract for the cargo containment system construction project of ten 175,000 cubic meter LNG carriers (LNGCs). According to DSIC, the two parties will work together in construction, production management, safety manag
German offshore wind services provider WINDEA Offshore and marine data acquisition company Subsea Europe Services have entered a strategic sales partnership to provide autonomous surveying for the offshore wind industry. The two companies plan to deliver hydrographic survey and underwater inspection
A new report by Robert Gordon University has found that the UK offshore energy workforce can increase by up to 50% from over 150,000 in 2023 to 225,000 by the end of the decade with new renewable jobs outnumbering oil and gas roles if a successful transition is achieved.
As part of the decarbonization of its European refineries, French major TotalEnergies is launching a call for tenders for the supply of 500,000 tons per year of green hydrogen. The company claimed that green hydrogen would make it possible to avoid the emission of around five million tons of CO2 per
Qatargas has changed its name to reflect its future vision and strategy for the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector.
The world’s first containership powered by green methanol has officially been named in the picturesque city of Copenhagen, Denmark by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. “I name you Laura Maersk! As you sail the waters of the world, may your journeys be smooth and your tas
Dutch producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products OCI Global has revealed plans to double its green methanol production capacity to approximately 400,000 metric tons per year in response to the growing demand for green methanol from numerous high-emissions industries, including shipping. Acc
Swedish shipping company Furetank and its Canadian counterpart Algoma Central Corporation have expanded their FureBear joint venture, launched a year ago, with the order for two additional Vinga-class vessels. The new order for Vinga series vessels grows the FureBear joint venture to a total of ten
Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric has chosen the location for its planned power cable factory in Scotland, announced earlier this year as part of the company’s goal of expanding its business in Europe. Sumitomo Electric announced in April the plans to establish a power cable factory in Scotland
Two titans of the global maritime and logistics industry, Crowley and SEACOR Holdings, through its subsidiary Seabulk Tankers, have joined forces to create a joint venture Fairwater Holdings LLC, a new, independent U.S. Jones Act service provider. The new company integrates the duo’s liquid energy a
C2X, a new, independent company, backed by A.P. Moller Holding, the controlling shareholder of the A.P. Moller – Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping and logistics companies, has unveiled plans to build large-scale green methanol production facilities. The move follows a successful fundraisin
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has visited the Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex, located in Bolshoi Kamen, Primorsky Territory, taking part in the naming ceremony of two reinforced ice-class carriers. The first vessel, the shuttle tanker, built by the order of Rosnefteflot, was named after the Soviet
The world’s first container vessel powered by green methanol has arrived in Copenhagen after completing a 21,500 km maiden trip from Ulsan, South Korea. The 2,100 TEU boxship was assisted into the port of Copenhagen by Svitzer’s tugs and the container ship docked in the Toldboden area of the Copenha
The world’s first methanol-fueled hybrid RoRo vessels, being built at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) for the Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo, will use technology group Wärtsilä’s solutions. Specifically, Wärtsilä will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for the two vesse
