Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has been appointed to deliver an integrated technology package for what is said to be South Korea’s first specialized HVDC installation vessel, being built in Türkiye. South Korean subsea cable installation company LS Marine Solution signed a contract with Türkiye’s Tersa
Velesto Drilling, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, has secured a $16.5 million contract with the Malaysian unit of Singapore’s Jadestone Energy for the provision of a jack-up drilling rig. The contract will see the NAGA 8 rig support infill drilling activities at the East Belu
The hull of the dual-fuel cable installation and repair vessel destined for N-Sea Group has arrived from Poland at Neptune Marine’s yard in the Netherlands. The hull of the 100-meter-long cable-laying vessel (CLV) Altera was launched early in February in Poland, after which it started its journey fr
Malaysia-headquartered offshore support vessel (OSV) provider Nam Cheong has been awarded shipbuilding contracts, valued at $64.5 million, for two dive support vessels (DSVs) and two remote operated landing crafts (ROLCs) by a UAE-based maritime logistics company, marking its first newbuild contract
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, has been appointed to supply its cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for two LNG bunkering vessels that are under construction in China. The vessels have a capacity of 20,000 m3 and are currently being built at the Zhejiang XinLe Ship
Cyprus-headquartered SeaBird Exploration, a wholly owned subsidiary of SED Energy Holdings, has secured a three-month contract extension for its source vessel to continue working in the Western Hemisphere. The 2009-built Fulmar Explorer, which joined the company’s fleet in 2019, will continue perfor
South Korea’s maritime decarbonization technology specialist Vinssen and Dutch engineering firm MANA Engineering have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly develop a hydrogen fuel cell-based retrofit solution for an 800 TEU feeder container vessel operating in Northern Europe and the
Singapore-based offshore, marine, and energy solutions provider Seatrium is undertaking a series of additional divestments as part of its ongoing efforts to rationalize non-core assets, streamline operations, and drive long-term value for shareholders. Seatrium has divested a fleet of 17 tugboats in
U.S. offshore vessel operator Tidewater is set to see an increase in its global vessel fleet size to 231 units thanks to the acquisition of Brazilian shipping company Wilson Sons. Tidewater has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Wilson Sons Ultratug Parti
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has taken steps to expand its fleet with the acquisition of two anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels. The firm has also decided to offload one AHTS ship.
UK-based wind-assisted propulsion provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has renewed its framework agreement with Chinese COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI) for the provision of comprehensive wind propulsion installation services across CHI subsidiary shipyards. The partners have completed the install
A consortium of South Korea’s SK Innovation, PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power), a subsidiary of Vietnam’s state-run PetroVietnam group, and Vietnamese company NASU has been selected as the project developer for Vietnam’s largest LNG power project. Valued at approximately $2.3 billion, the Qu
Norway’s Reach Subsea is anticipated to commence an offshore survey campaign next week for the second 525 kV HVDC cable link between Shetland and the Scottish mainland, known as the Shetland HVDC Link 2. Shetland 2 will connect 330 kilometers between Shetland and the mainland to bring 2 GW of renewa
Norwegian vessel owner and operator Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has parted ways with one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs), optimizing its fleet.
