An ammonia bunkering vessel (ABV) developed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) has won approval from the Japanese classification society ClassNK. The company has developed its own design drawings, and introduced a method of creating 3D models linked to the drawings at an early stage of the
Siem Offshore has secured a new three-year contract for the offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV) Siem Stingray with Subsea 7 as charterer. Subsea 7 will employ the vessel supporting its clients predominantly within the oil and gas sector, undertaking projects within offshore construction and i
Canadian energy storage solutions provider Shift Clean Energy has announced its involvement in the first all-electric battery swapping vessel in the Port of Singapore.
Windcat Workboats, part of Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB), together with its joint venture partners Thomas Services Maritimes (TSM) and FSR, has ordered six hydrogen-powered crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to be built by 2024. The new order follows the launch of the world’s first hydrogen-powered CTV,
Saipem has been awarded two new contracts in Ivory Coast worth approximately 1 billion euros (around $956 million) overall.
An LNG dual-fueled and ammonia fuel prepared very large crude carrier (VLCC), developed jointly by China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), TotalEnergies, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC), and GTT has received approval from the Bureau Veritas classification society. The approval in principle (AiP)
Construction of the Hydromover, a fully-electric cargo vessel with swappable batteries, has officially been kick-started at today’s keel-laying ceremony at the shipyard of Lita Ocean Pte Ltd, Singapore. The vessel was developed by Goal Zero Consortium partners. Green technology solutions provider Yi
Tidewater has ordered a battery package for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) from Norway’s Norwegian Electric Systems (NES).
Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has completed a trial use of marine biofuel for the first time in its fleet. The trial was carried out on OOCL Yokohama, a 4578-TEU container vessel. The containership was fueled with 1999.3 metric tons of B22 marine bi
Petrofac has picked DDW Offshore to support its decommissioning and disconnecting work related to an FPSO in the Timor Sea off Australia.
UK-based HydroSurv has moved into new facilities in order to deliver expansion in production capacity for its uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) used for hydrographic and environmental data collection. HydroSurv said that the expansion of production facilities comes as a move to meet the demand for USV
UAE-headquartered Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has secured a new long-term contract for one of its large-size class vessels.
Russia’s largest shipping company PAO Sovcomflot and compatriot oil company PAO Gazprom Neft have carried out the first-ever bunkering of a marine vessel with liquified natural gas (LNG) in the history of the country’s transport industry. The bunkering operation involved Sovcomflot’s crude oil tanke
Vaalco is expecting a boost to its reserves and production after the fourth well in its drilling programme off Gabon goes online next month.
