Japan’s shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has taken delivery of a newbuilding LPG dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea.
Norway-headquartered Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to design and equip four methanol/ethanol-ready handy-size product tankers that will be operated by Brazil’s oil & gas transportation company Petrobras Transporte (Transpetro). Kongsberg Maritime secured the NOK 300 million (about €26.25
MacGregor will supply a 400-ton active heave compensated (AHC) subsea crane for a new floating wind construction vessel (FWCV) that Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry is building in China for the South Korean company HANA Shipping. MacGregor is scheduled to deliver the crane at the end of 2027, with the v
IMODCO Terminals, a subsidiary of the Netherlands-headquartered SBM Offshore, has secured a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract with Carbon Collectors for the development of an offshore CO2 transport and injection solution in the Southern North Sea. The nine‑month FEED will define the desig
Floatel International, an offshore accommodation provider, has hammered out an assignment for a 13-year-old semi-submersible accommodation and construction support unit with Brazil’s Brava Energia.
A 2010-built seismic source vessel owned by Norway’s Sanco Shipping, recently converted from a seismic research vessel, is performing its sea trials ahead of delivery. Sanco Shipping purchased Sanco Sailor in July 2025, at the time named PGS Apollo, after which the 106.6-meter-long vessel set sail d
Danish shipping and logistics titan A.P. Moller – Maersk has taken delivery of the first in a new series of six dual-fuel mid-size container vessels being constructed at a Chinese shipyard. The Tangier Mærsk was delivered from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group’s yard in Jingjiang, China, three months a
Dutch shipbuilder and designer Neptune Marine has launched the hull of the dual-fuel cable installation and repair vessel destined for compatriot N-Sea Group. The hull of the 100-meter-long cable-laying vessel (CLV) Altera hit the water last weekend, starting its journey from the shipyard in Poland
Cyprus-headquartered SeaBird Exploration, a wholly owned subsidiary of SED Energy Holdings, has secured a contract extension for its vessel Eagle Explorer in the Western Hemisphere. The company reported the new contract for Eagle Explorer in the Western Hemisphere in September 2025, with a firm dura
Yanmar Power Solutions, a subsidiary of Japan’s industrial diesel engine and machinery manufacturer Yanmar Holdings, has obtained ship classification certification for its hydrogen-fueled four-stroke high-speed engine. Yanmar Power Solutions reported on January 27 that it had become the first engine
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published what it says is the maritime industry’s first dedicated guidance notes for onboard hydrogen generation, as a response to growing interest from shipowners, yards and technology developers in producing hydrogen onboard using alternative fuels such as LNG, methanol a
Written by Ron Heffron The maritime energy sector stands at a critical juncture as clean alternative fuels reshape terminal design requirements. Advanced engineering solutions for floating terminals and specialized mooring systems are enabling the safe handling of challenging cargoes like ammonia an
UK-based wind-assisted propulsion provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the installation of four folding rotor sails on a second vessel owned by Singapore-based shipping company Berge Bulk. The rotor sails, 5 meters wide and 35 meters tall, were installed on the 208,000 DWT Newcastlemax
DeepOcean has upgraded a multifunctional subsea support and construction vessel it chartered from Olympic Subsea with dedicated cable-lay and installation capacity for offshore wind. The two Norwegian companies entered into a two-year time charter agreement for Olympic Ares in March 2023, with an op
