REGENT, a Massachusetts-based developing all-electric seaglider, has signed an agreement with Germany’s ferry operator FRS to add REGENT seagliders to the latter’s fleet.
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has partnered up Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. to develop a new Fleet Decarbonisation Programme aimed at boosting the efficiency of the company’s LNG carrier fleet. The agreement was signed in June 2022 and will be applied to a fleet of six 174,000 cbm LNG c
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), Stena Bulk, and Alfa Laval have launched a joint project to investigate the on-board capture, storage and off-loading of carbon dioxide (CO2). During a two-year-long project, divided into three stages, a se
Classification society ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (HHI Group) for the development of autonomous technology at sea.
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is practically counting the days until the delivery of its Wind Challenger project. Under the project, a hard sail system, known as the Wind Challenger, was installed on board a bulk carrier at compatriot Oshima Shipbuilding. The system is curr
MODEC and Aibel have picked Axess Group for work on an FPSO bound for an Equinor-operated field off Brazil.
Brazil’s Petrobras has signed a contract with Sembcorp Marine for the construction an FPSO for operations on the Búzios field offshore Brazil.
Argeo has entered into a five-year bareboat contract for Argeo Searcher, with an option to purchase the vessel for $2 million after 12 months and $1 million after 27 months. Argeo Searcher, formerly known as Ocean Pearl, will operate in the North and South America (NSA) and West Africa (WA) energy m
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has marked a milestone in its liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering supply network with a naming ceremony of the Brassavola LNG bunker vessel in Singapore. The ceremony was held at Sembcorp Marine’s Tuas Boulevard Yard, marking a step closer to commencing TotalEnergies’ LN
Sharing space on vessels contributes to the reduction of transport emissions, increases competitiveness, and improves efficiency to cut costs, top shipping industry bodies told the European Commission, asking for the renewal of the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER). The regulation, which e
Heerema Marine Contractors’ Sleipnir has completed an offshore lift of the Tyra II process module for TotalEnergies’ Tyra redevelopment project in the Danish North Sea.
Shearwater GeoServices is set to deliver the next-generation deepwater dual ROV ocean bottom node (OBN) deployment vessel to the industry. The vessel, under Shearwater ownership and management, is expected to be available to clients early in the second quarter of 2023 following the conversion of the
American oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil has completed a commercial bio-based marine fuel oil bunkering in the port of Singapore.
Top Chinese yard group COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co (CHI) is now able to offer wind propulsion options after signing a landmark agreement with Anemoi Marine Technologies, a UK provider of rotor sails to the shipping industry. CHI has nine yards capable of up to 7.5m dwt annual production across
