With offshore wind maturing rapidly, so are the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) requirements to keep offshore wind farms operating efficiently. While O&M is common in the industry, the rapid expansion and maturity of installed wind farms in recent years have increased the need for heavy O&M and main
As part of a contract with Norway’s technology company ECOnnect Energy, French Geocean has picked up the thermo composite pipes (TCP) reels that will connect the FSRU to the onshore site as part of the second liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Wilhelmshaven developed by German state-owned Deuts
Dutch towage and maritime company KOTUG has received an order from compatriot sand handling and transport specialist ROS for the delivery of a fully electric pusher tug.
Nexans and Ulstein have held the grand block ceremony for the new cable-laying vessel (CLV) Nexans Electra, bringing the vessel closer to realization. The ceremony was celebrated on September 10 at CRIST, Poland, with the remaining processes such as engineering, outfitting, system integration, equip
In response to serious breaches of maritime regulations, the UAE Federal Maritime Administration (FMA) has banned a Dubai-based bunker supplier from operating within its waters and ports after an investigation revealed the supplier had engaged in unlawful bunkering practices. As disclosed, OCEANEXL
Classification society DNV has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) to South Korean shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) for its electric propulsion liquefied hydrogen (LH₂) carrier design concept that could enable 80,000 cubic meters of LH₂ storage and transport.
Norwegian ship design company Breeze Ship Design has secured a contract for the design of two battery hybrid multipurpose offshore supply vessels (MPSVs) for Greek shipowner Capital Offshore Management.
Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri and the Cruise Divison of the MSC Group have marked construction milestones for three new eco-friendly Explora Journeys ships.
Norwegian shipping company Knutsen Group has received new energy-efficient LNG carrier for charter with energy giant Shell from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI). The 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier named Nantes Knutsen was delivered to the shipowner on September 13, 202
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Chevron Shipping Company, a subsidiary of energy company Chevron, have signed an agreement to install Wind Challenger, a hard sail wind-assisted ship propulsion system, on a newbuild LNG carrier. The vessel is said to be the world’s LNG carrier t
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has delivered Spirit of Tasmania IV, an LNG-powered car and passenger (RoPax) ferry, to Tasmanian TT-Line Company.
France’s technological containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has been hired by two Korean shipyards to design tanks for two sets of four new liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs) on behalf of an undisclosed shipowner.
Maritime services provider Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has become the first company to have its cargo moved by Singapore’s first fully electric cargo vessel Hydromover during the ship’s commercial trials.
Prosafe has won a charter extension with an undisclosed company for one of its semi-submersible vessels that will continue working in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
