Cyprus-headquartered SeaBird Exploration, a wholly owned subsidiary of SED Energy Holdings, has secured a contract extension for its source vessel for work in the Western Hemisphere. The three-month contract extension for the 2009-built Fulmar Explorer, which joined the company’s fleet in 2019, will
German container shipping heavyweight Hapag-Lloyd has placed firm orders at two yards based in China for the construction of at least fourteen methanol dual-fuel container vessels. According to data released by Greece-based shipbroker Intermodal, Hapag-Lloyd has tapped Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering
UK-based wind propulsion technology provider Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the retrofit on one of the largest vessels in the world, the 400,000 dwt ore carrier NSU Tubarao. Anemoi installed five 35-meter-tall units on the vessel, which is owned by Japanese bulk owner/operator NS United Ka
Indian shipbuilder Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI) has shaken hands with Norway-based shipping company Rederiet Stenersen for the construction of six future-proof 18,000 dwt chemical tankers. As divulged by SDHI on November 10, the two parties signed a letter of intent (LoI) for the
How smarter ROV deployment starts with smarter, real-time sea state measurement. The deployment of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) is one of the most critical and riskiest activities in offshore operations. These subsea systems are essential for tasks such as inspections, repairs and construction
Greece’s Asso.subsea has placed an order with a firm headquartered in Finland for an Integrated Automation System (IAS) to be delivered for its DP 2 cable-laying vessel (CLV) currently being built in China. Valmet will supply its automation technology for the vessel named Althea, which the China Mer
Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry (BSIC) and China Shipbuilding Trading (CSTC), both arms of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), have rolled out the red carpet for the final dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered bulk carrier in a series constructed for Japan’s shipping gian
The Netherlands-based energy storage system provider EST-Floattech has been commissioned to supply its battery systems for a new series of environmentally friendly general cargo vessels set to be constructed at a Dutch yard. As disclosed, EST-Floattech is to deliver its Octopus Lite battery solution
Norwegian vessel owner DOF Group has secured a three-year firm, with two-year options, contract with UK-headquartered energy giant BP for subsea services in the Atlantic region. DOF said it would deploy a high-capability subsea vessel to support BP with subsea construction, installation, repair, and
Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) have inked an agreement to explore the international standardization of smart vessel and shipyard technologies. Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) that the two par
AET has awarded shipbuilding contracts to South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for two LNG dual-fuel Suezmax tankers.
The aftship of NKT’s new cable-laying vessel (CLV) NKT Eleonora has arrived at another Vard shipyard in Romania to be connected to the foreship and superstructure. To remind, NKT Eleonora entered the water for the first time in mid-October following the launch of its aftship at VARD’s shipyard in Br
Dutch maritime solar innovator Wattlab has secured a contract with Norwegian shipping company Berge Rederi to install its onboard solar energy system on what is expected to be the world’s largest battery-powered bulk carrier.
Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) has delivered a newly built liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier to France’s EDF LNG Shipping, a subsidiary of Electricité de France (EDF).
