BW LNG, part of BW Group, has held a naming ceremony for two new liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels at a shipyard in South Korea, Asia.
Norway-headquartered subsea services provider OMS Group has signed contracts with Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein for the design and construction of two cable-laying vessels (CLVs). Designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions, the ULSTEIN SX252 vessels will be 130 meters long and 22 meters wide and will ha
Italy-headquartered engineering, drilling, and construction services giant Saipem has booked Rana Subsea, a subsidiary of Next Geosolutions (NextGeo), for an assignment in the Middle East. NextGeo has now strengthened its fleet with a new vessel specifically designed for the execution of complex sub
Saipem is tasked with a job on a giant natural gas project off the coast of Brazil, where two vessels from the fleet of the Amsterdam-headquartered Spliethoff, a member of the Spliethoff Group, are expected to start their assignments soon.
Wärtsilä has landed a multi-year lifecycle agreement for 12 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers (LNGC) with MOL Global Ship Management, a Singapore-based ship management company fully owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL).
Vard’s shipyard in Romania has sent Prysmian’s cable-laying vessel (CLV), Alessandro Volta, to Norway, where the construction of the new CLV will be completed. The Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder commenced construction of the cable-laying vessel in September 2024 at its shipyard in Tulcea, R
U.S.-based dry bulk shipowner Genco Shipping & Trading has turned down the acquisition offer from Diana Shipping, a Greece-headquartered shipping company.
Italy’s shipping player Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the seventh ammonia-ready pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), which is already set for its maiden voyage on the Asia–Europe service.
Malaysia’s oil and gas services provider Vantris Energy, formerly known as Sapura Energy, has opted to sell its interest in L&T-Sapura Shipping Pvt. Ltd. (LTSSPL) to its joint venture partner, Larsen & Toubro (L&T).
Saipem’s jack-up rig Perro Negro 7 is set to resume operations in Saudi Arabia this month, after the contract it had secured in 2011 was temporarily suspended in 2024. Saipem won the contract for Perro Negro 7 in 2011 and secured an extension in June 2023 for ten years. The contract was temporarily
North Sea oil & gas operator and producer Ithaca Energy has exercised the option for Prosafe’s flotel to stay all three remaining weeks at the Captain field in the UK sector of the North Sea. Safe Caledonia’s contract was supposed to keep the vessel at the Captain field until early February 2026, af
Bermuda-based bulk carrier company Himalaya Shipping has secured a new time charter agreement for its LNG dual-fuel 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax vessel, delivered in 2023. The vessel Mount Ita was delivered to Himalaya Shipping from China’s New Times Shipbuilding (NTS) in March 2023 as the second in a s
Singapore’s first electric tug, built by PaxOcean Group and powered by ABB, has completed commissioning ahead of expected deployment in April 2026. The fully electric tug PXO-ACE-1 is the first of its kind to be built and operated in Singapore as part of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’
Singapore-based shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Japan’s MTI Ltd. have established a joint venture (JV) company in Vietnam with the aim of promoting digital transformation of operations and business models in the shipping industry by using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Est
