A Yinson Production-operated floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit chartered by Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has produced first oil in the pre-salt Campos Basin offshore Brazil.
UK-based maritime design and applied technologies company Artemis Technologies has won the tender to supply the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) with a fully electric pilot boat, marking a crucial milestone in Sweden’s ambition to transition toward fossil-free maritime operations. As disclosed,
On its fleet expansion quest, Taiwanese shipping company U-Ming Marine Transport has placed a new order for the construction of LNG-ready ultramax bulk carriers at New Dayang shipyard in China. Under the contract, the Chinese shipyard will build four 64,000 dwt bulk carriers with LNG-ready notations
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has received an order for the construction of two very large ammonia carriers (VLAC).
The maritime industry is inching closer to achieving a sustainable transition to zero-carbon fuels, thanks to improvements in ship readiness and fuel handling technologies, as detailed in Lloyd’s Register’s (LR) Maritime Decarbonization Hub’s latest Zero Carbon Fuel Monitor (ZCFM) report. Report ove
Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has named its first two 14,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessels built at Jiangnan Shipyard in China as part of the liner’s fleet renewal program. The two vessels, which were named Kota Eagle and Kota Emerald at a ceremony on Octob
Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a UAE-headquartred provider of self-propelled and self-elevating support vessels for the offshore energy sector, has raised its backlog to $505 million thanks to a new contract in Europe and the extension of two existing ones in the Middle East. GMS reported on October 10
Höegh Autoliners’ first of twelve multi-fuel Aurora-class pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) has arrived in the port of Amsterdam.
France’s technological containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has received respective orders from Korean and Chinese shipyards for tank designs for a total of four new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. In the third quarter of this year, GTT secured an order from its partner Korean
In an effort to decarbonize and digitalize maritime operations, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has issued an expression of interest (EOI) for design and development proposals for its electric patrol craft.
Singapore-based independent common carrier X-Press Feeders has ordered six methanol-ready, scrubber-fitted containerships from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), a part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). The liner operator confirmed to Offshore Energy that it signed a deal with the
Estonia has launched a call for tender for the design and construction of a battery-powered electric ferry to serve the main islands in the country.
South Korean shipping company HMM has welcomed the eleventh LNG-ready 13,000 TEU containership, HMM Opal, to its fleet. HMM Opal was built by Hanwha Ocean in South Korea and will sail on the PSX (Pacific South Express) route, connecting major ports in Korea and Shanghai to Los Angeles and more, HMM
Denmark-based marine fuels supplier Bunker One has set up a new entity, Bunker One LNG BV, that will manage the physical LNG fuel portfolio, with plans to commence the first deliveries in northwestern Europe as of January 2025. Through the newly established entity, Bunker One will expand its current
