Royal IHC has won a contract by Boskalis for the delivery of an advanced modular cable lay spread (MCLS) that will be used in the offshore wind industry. The cable lay system will be used for the installation of inter-array power cables and associated cable protection systems (CPS). Royal IHC will d
APA Corporation has made an oil discovery at its operated Baja-1 well in Block 53 offshore Suriname, but TotalEnergies had no such luck in Block 58.
Helix Robotics Solutions and Volstad Maritime have agreed on five-year charter extensions for the Grand Canyon II and Grand Canyon III construction support vessels. Under the extensions, Volstad will upgrade both vessels with a new battery hybrid in an effort to reduce fuel consumption and emissions
German dry bulk operator Oldendorff Carriers has ordered Becker Mewis fuel-saving ducts and rudder bulbs for twelve ships. The systems will be installed on seven Babycapes and five Post-Panamaxes during the first half of 2023. Becker Marine’s Mewis Duct is a novel power-saving device that consists o
Finland-based ferry company Viking Line has managed to cut emissions from its vessels by 30 percent per nautical mile since 2008, the company revealed. The ferry owner and operator ascribed the success to a variety of measures, the greatest contributor being the € 450 million investment in the two c
BW Energy has revealed that a former jack-up rig, which was converted to an offshore production unit, is on its way to Gabon.
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has acquired approval in principle (AiP) for the design of a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) carrier from compatriot classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK).
China’s Jiangnan Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of CSSC, hosted a steel-cutting ceremony on Friday, August 19, for the first 7,600 CEU LNG dual-fuel pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) being built for SAIC Anji Logistics, a subsidiary of China’s automobile manufacturer SAIC Motor. Two vessels were ordered
German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has embarked on a massive fleet upgrade program in an effort to reduce the fleet’s CO2 emissions. The program will encompass more than 150 of the company’s vessels in the next five years.
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won an order to build an LNG carrier. The order, worth KRW 311 billion ($201 million), was secured by an undisclosed Asian shipowner. The 174,000 cum LNG carrier is set for delivery by the end of September 2026, according t
Gasgrid and Fortum have signed an agreement to place the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at Fortum’s port in Inkoo.
Danish ferry operator Scandlines has chosen compatriot climate tech startup ReFlow to develop advanced climate twins of its latest zero-emission ferry design using life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. The zero-emission ship is being built at Cemre Shipyard for Scandlines. It will operate on the
Italian oil and gas company Eni has made what it says is a significant gas discovery in the Cronos-1 well located offshore Cyprus.
The harbor tug Maju 510, owned and operated by Keppel Smit Towage, a member of Rimorchiatori Mediterranei, has won the Autonomous and Remote-Control Navigation Notation from ABS classification society. The tug is said to be the first vessel in the world to receive the notation in question from ABS a
