DEME has taken the decision to invest in a new DP fallpipe vessel by purchasing and converting a bulk carrier, as part of its commitment to rejuvenate its fleet for the offshore energy industry. DEME has signed an agreement with Singapore’s Pax Ocean Shipyards and the vessel will enter the yard in l
India’s largest commercial shipbuilder Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) Kochi is forging ahead with ambitious plans that will see construction of vessels powered by alternative energy sources. The shipyard is working on multiple projects at the moment that will see inland, coastal and short-sea vessels
Navigator Holdings Ltd., owner and operator of handysize liquefied gas carriers, has entered into a joint venture agreement with Hong Kong-based Greater Bay Gas. The joint venture, owned 60% by Navigator and 40% by Greater Bay Gas, intends to acquire a total of five ethylene vessels over the next fi
AD Ports Group’s SAFEEN Group and Amaan Baghdad Company have signed an agreement on fuel oil transport and storage from Khor Al Zubair and Umm Qasr oil terminals in Iraq. The project is an extension of SAFEEN Group’s portfolio of services into the oil and gas sector and is part of its ongoing expans
Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel Thialf has crossed the Storebaelt Bridge and entered the Baltic Sea as the vessel is being deployed to install the offshore substation at the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm and then the wind turbines for at the Arcadis Ost 1 offshore wind farm, both in Germa
Dutch multimodal operator Samskip is making carbon capture a key part of its integrated plan for decarbonising shipping, after choosing the Value Maritime ‘Filtree’ gas cleaning solution for two of its containerships.
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has been awarded a new contract offshore Brazil for one of its PSVs.
The global energy crisis has forced nations around the globe to ponder whether they need to pick between energy security and net-zero goals. Can both be obtained simultaneously? This is the question on everyone’s mind.
French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has been selected to class nine green passenger ferries that will transport over 5 million passengers annually on three routes between Hong Kong and outlying islands Lamma Island, Peng Chau, and Hei Ling Chau.
Offshore accommodation rig provider Prosafe has secured a contract extension for one of its units in the UK North Sea.
EnQuest has achieved a milestone in the decommissioning of the Heather asset in the UK North Sea following the award of a topside removal contract.
Onboard carbon capture with chemical absorption on large tankers has the best business cases, according to a new report by Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. The technology has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism as a costly and inefficient way of reducing CO2 emissi
DOF Subsea has secured multiple contracts in the Atlantic region and in the Gulf of Mexico totaling more than 680 vessel days and bringing in around $108 million. DOF Subsea will use its Skandi Acergy, Skandi Constructor, Skandi Seven, Skandi Skansen, Skandi Hera and selected third-party vessels for
MISC Berhad (MISC), an owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, has strengthened its partnership with ExxonMobil’s unit SeaRiver Maritime with new long-term time charter contracts. MISC’s subsidiaries Polaris LNG Three Pte. Ltd. and Polaris LNG Four Pte. Ltd. have secured long-ter
