A cross-party coalition from 16 countries across Europe has called on the last shipyard in the European Union (EU) still servicing the specialized ice-class Arc7 tankers that are perceived to be vital to transporting Russia’s Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to end its maintenance of these
South Korea’s Taihan Cable & Solution has completed the delivery of its second cable-laying vessel (CLV) ahead of the planned schedule, following the acquisition from Norwegian DOF Group. Taihan reported in May that it had acquired the 2016-built Skandi Connector from DOF, representing the second of
French technological containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has secured the green light from the UK-based classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) for new NO96 elongation criteria, opening the door to more optimized liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (LNGC) structures, widening L
Western Baltic Engineering, the engineering company of Estonia’s BLRT Grupp, has developed the technical specification and concept design for a green methanol bunkering vessel destined for the Port of Klaipėda in Lithuania. The 69.36-meter-long vessel will have a cargo capacity of up to 800 tons of
Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has disclosed that wind-assisted kite traction towing is being contemplated for a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel that will be deployed at a
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has secured a long-term deal with Ireland-based Pardus Energy to strengthen operational reliability and maintenance predictability for a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), working at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Aliaga, Türkiye.
Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas giant QatarEnergy has strengthened its global shipping fleet with the naming ceremony for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (LNGC) at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shipyard in South Korea.
The European Union (EU) has become the primary destination of Russia’s Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports by turning into a backbone of the Russian LNG business in the first six months of 2026, dishing out billions of euros to assuage its LNG cravings with nearly all shipments from Yamal com
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has received a letter of award for a “very large”, four-year contract, described as worth between $100 million and $200 million. DOF will deploy the 2009-built Skandi Hera for the contract expected to begin between late 2026 and early 2027, also covering remotely ope
Norwegian maritime technologies company Kongsberg Maritime is set to acquire Berg Propulsion, a Swedish designer and manufacturer of integrated propulsion and electrical systems for the maritime market. When announcing the acquisition, Kongsberg Maritime said that the move represents a strategic ste
Italian cabling giant Prysmian has put into operation a new, latest-generation heavy-duty plough developed by the UK’s SMD, stating that it is its most powerful and largest so far. The plough is one of two that have been procured from SMD and will be used for burying power cables at a maximum of fiv
Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat), Qatar’s shipping and maritime player, has reported a vessel incident in the Strait of Hormuz.
Kinetics, a Karpowership initiative, has embarked on the construction of the first in its series of planned next-generation floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) at Seatrium’s Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore.
The Netherlands-headquartered offshore energy engineering player Enersea has unveiled a liquefied natural gas (LNG) loading platform concept as part of a major LNG infrastructure development in South America, spotlighting innovation’s role in upping the LNG terminal development ante while cutting co
