Fugro is planning to repurpose two platform supply vessels (PSVs) into geotechnical vessels. This news comes as the Dutch company is currently in the process of repurposing two other PSVs into geotechnical vessels. Fugro announced it had reached an agreement to acquire the Wartsila-designed Sea Gold
Greek tanker owner Performance Shipping has signed two contracts with China Shipbuilding Trading Co. and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for the construction of two 114,000 dwt LNG-ready LR2 Aframax product/crude oil tankers. The oil tanker vessels are expected to be delivered in January and April
Australia-based developer of green hydrogen projects Provaris Energy has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German energy company Uniper to evaluate the supply of green hydrogen to Germany using Provaris’ compressed hydrogen carriers. Under the MoU, Provaris and Uniper will
The Neapolitan shipping group Grimaldi has taken delivery of the third ro-ro multipurpose unit belonging to its “G5” class of vessels named the Great Tema. The RoRo was built at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, and it is intended for maritime transport services betwe
Van Oord has completed the installation of all foundations and inter-array cables at Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in the German sector of the Baltic Sea. The heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen installed the final monopile in September and the company has now put all the transition
In response to Israel’s actions against Palestinians in Gaza, the Malaysian government has decided to ban ships flying the Israeli flag from docking at any port in the country.
Island Offshore’s subsea vessel Island Constructor is set to pick up new, next-generation subsea equipment after it completes an assignment in January. Island Constructor, build 279 from Ulstein Verft, will return to the yard in January for a service assignment. The vessel will finish a well service
China has tucked a new milestone under its belt by naming its first drillship, which is now ready to kick off its sea trials.
Japanese shipping major NYK Line has revealed it will install a Variable Compression Ratio (VCR) system on LNG (liquefied natural gas) fueled car carriers to be built by Shin Kurushima Dockyard.
Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) has celebrated the beginning of the construction of its first 8,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containership, Kota Ocean, at the Chinese shipyard Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. On December 19, representatives from PIL, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, an
Estonia has launched a call for tender to build a next-generation zero-emission battery hydrogen-fuelled ferry for the Virtsu-Kuivastu route.
Classification society ABS has joined hands with Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Seatech Solutions International and Shift Clean Energy to work on the development of electric tugboats for the Indian market.
While Yemen’s Huthis intensify their attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, multiple nations bond together to tackle these security concerns.
A consortium led by Harim Group, the parent company of bulker operator Pan Ocean, has secured its position as the preferred bidder for the acquisition of South Korean shipping company HMM, Harim confirmed earlier today in a regulatory filing. The consortium, comprising Harim and its private equity p
