Aberdeen-headquartered Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has further extended its contract with the subsea support vessel Island Valiant, which it has used for North Sea operations for the last three years. Mermaid Subsea Services began using the 93.4-meter-long vessel in 2024 for well plug & abandonment
Hong Kong-based dry bulk vessel owner and operator Pacific Basin Shipping has opted to make adjustments to its fleet expansion program, replacing its two previous vessel orders to secure six Handysize vessels and four conventional Ultramax newbuilds, with an option to acquire two dual-fuel Ultramax
German propulsion system manufacturer Schottel is set to deliver the propulsion package for a second hybrid chemical tanker owned by Spanish shipowner Mureloil that transports biofuels and methanol. The propulsion is destined for the 8,000 DWT hybrid chemical tanker Bahía Beatriz, built by Spanish s
On a quest to expand its maritime operations by enlarging its fleet, Dubai-based independent energy and commodities trading group BGN has sealed a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (LNGC) charter with an affiliate of Capital Clean Energy Carriers (CCEC).
Four offshore energy support vessels (OESVs) being built in China for Norwegian offshore services provider Sea1 Offshore will sport lights from Glamox, with the first delivery to take place this month. Sea1 Offshore placed the order for the first two OESVs with Cosco Shipping in November 2024, revea
French technological containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has won a new tank design job for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier (LNGC) with South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries.
Belgian shipping company Exmar has started the conversion works for a new floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) destined for the expansion of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Netherlands.
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of Finland’s technology group Wärtsilä, has been hired to supply certain equipment for two new very large ethane carrier (VLEC) vessels being built at South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard.
Norwegian energy data and intelligence company TGS has won another contract to deploy its seismic vessel Ramform Vanguard for an offshore wind site characterization campaign in Europe. Under the contract that has a duration of approximately one and a half months, Ramform Vanguard will commence data
China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) has held the keel laying ceremony for Asso.subsea’s new cable-laying vessel (CLV), marking the start of the vessel’s assembly. The keel laying ceremony was held on April 9 at CMHI’s shipyard on Mazhou Island, Shenzhen, some five months after the start of constru
Econowind, a Dutch wind-assisted ship propulsion system developer, is targeting the deep-sea market with the launch of a 30-meter steel suction wing system for oceangoing vessels. The 5-series VentoFoil was unveiled last week in Heeg, with the first unit to have its commercial debut this summer with
A construction support vessel (CSV) owned by Solstad Maritime (SOMA) has secured a two-year contract extension worth approximately $56 million with Brazilian oil & gas company Petrobras. As part of the extended contract, the CSV Normand Fortress will provide accommodation services to support product
Elenger, Finland’s privately owned energy company by Infortar, has set the wheels in motion to get ready for the next heating season by securing five liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes this spring.
DeepOcean has signed an agreement with Boskalis for the charter of a subsea vessel the Dutch company recently purchased from Norwegian vessel operator Sea1 Offshore. Boka Spearfish, to be renamed from Sea1 Spearfish, will join DeepOcean’s fleet of advanced subsea vessels for the remainder of 2026, w
