French shipping and logistics major CMA CGM Group has signed the final shipbuilding contract with India’s Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) for six LNG-powered containerships. The newbuilds, for which a letter of intent (LOI) was signed in October 2025, will have a capacity of 1,700 TEUs, will be able t
Spain’s GONDAN Shipbuilders has placed an order with Finnish company Steerprop to deliver propulsion for a new hybrid tugboat, the first tug design from naval architect Skipsteknisk, destined for Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi. Steerprop will supply dual-end versions of its SP 50 W D propulsors
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has awarded approval in principle (AIP) certificates for five vessel projects developed by Chinese Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group), spanning LNG and ethane carriers, a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU), onboard carbon capture (OCC)-ready design an
Two American defense companies have entered into a strategic agreement to build a high-tech “wall of steel” in the Gulf of America to support oil & gas and commercial shipping operations. The partnership between South Carolina-headquartered marine autonomy specialist Janus Marine & Defense and New M
Norwegian drillship-owning company Deep Value Driller has entered into an agreement with Italy’s engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem for the sale of its seventh-generation drillship for a total purchase price of $272.5 million. In the announcement of the amended bareboat ch
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Havila Shipping has signed a contract with TotalEnergies for the 2009-built platform supply vessel (PSV) Havila Herøy to be deployed in Norway. Under the contract signed with TotalEnergies EP Norge AS, the PSV Havila Herøy will perform operations for 136 days, with
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy (ADMA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on decarbonization targets, digitalization goals, smart port solutions and training to support the maritime industry’s transition to sustainable operations. “This co
Norway’s VARD has delivered the seismic source vessel Sanco Sailor to compatriot Sanco Shipping, following the completion of conversion from a seismic research vessel. Sanco Shipping purchased Sanco Sailor in July 2025, at the time named PGS Apollo, after which the 2010-built, 106.6-meter-long vesse
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has begun preparations to kick-start an offshore project in Argentina, where it will deploy two vessels for an expected combined duration of over 250 days. DOF reported yesterday, February 16, that it had secured a substantial contract, defined as worth between $25 m
Next Geosolutions’ recently purchased offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) is currently en route from Italy to the Middle East to commence operations for Saipem. Last month, Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) reported that it had acquired the OSCV Siem Day from Norway’s Siem Day II for a purchase pri
Dajin Heavy Industry has officially named the first of four 40,000 DWT deck carriers it is building at the Dajin Penglai Offshore facility, from where the vessel has set sail on its maiden voyage. The new vessel, King One, was officially named and “embarked on its new global operational journey” on
A joint venture (JV) company of Malaysia’s MISC Group and Vietnamese PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) has secured a contract that will keep a 1990-built floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel working in Vietnam. The contract awarded to Vietnam Offshore Floating
Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has delivered a methanol dual-fuelled container vessel at its shipyard in China that will go on a charter with Denmark-based container shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk. The methanol dual-fuelled 5,900 TEU type container carrier was delivered by Tsuneishi Group (Zhou
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has launched into the water the first of two hybrid power ocean energy construction vessels (OECVs) it is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore. The vessel, marked NB 977, touched the water at Vard Shipyards Romania – Brăila on February 9, with outfitting
