Brazil’s state-owned oil & gas giant Petrobras has awarded compatriot OceanPact with four new contracts worth approximately BRL 3.2 billion (around $640 million) for the charter of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessels (RSVs). Founded in 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, OceanPact offers services fo
Taiwanese shipping player TS Lines has ordered four methanol-ready containerships at CSSC Hunagpu Wenchong, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
China’s Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding has clinched an order for a dozen eco-friendly 1,800 TEU container vessels from Singapore-based shipowner Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), with an option for an additional six units. According to Greek shipbroker Intermodal, Fujian Mawei is set to construct at least
Canadian shipping company Canada Steam Ship Lines (CSL) has deployed its newest addition to the fleet, MV CSL Flexvik, an 18,003 dwt hybrid self-loading/unloading vessel.
Singapore-based shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has taken delivery of the next 13,900 TEU fit-for-the-future container vessel from Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding. As disclosed, the vessel—christened One Sincerity—was constructed at Imabari’s Hiroshima Shipyard. It was handed over to its o
A joint venture encompassing Japanese shipping companies NYK and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Malaysia’s energy-related maritime services provider MISC, and China LNG Shipping (Holdings) Limited (CLNG) has taken delivery of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier built for QatarEnergy, as part
Florida-headquartered Eastern Shipbuilding Group has obtained Notice to Proceed from Washington State Ferries (WSF) to build two hybrid-electric ferries for the Evergreen State, with an option for an additional 160-vehicle unit. This development is understood to follow the first competitive bid for
Modular marine batteries developer and maker Fleetzero has commissioned naval architecture company Glosten to design what is expected to be the world’s longest-range hybrid electric vessel.
Antigua & Barbuda’s government and the Bahamas-based maritime startup Veer have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to turn the region into a clean shipping hub.
U.S.-based maritime emissions capture and control company STAX Engineering has joined a zero-emissions port-based project led by British carbon capture technology company Seabound. As disclosed, STAX Engineering has become a new member of a Seabound-led consortium that clinched £1.1 million (roughly
AW Shipping, a joint venture company between ADNOC L&S and Wanhua Chemical, has welcomed the 98,000 cbm Gas Yongjiang, the inaugural unit out of nine very large ethane carriers (VLECs) under construction at China’s Jiangnan Shipyard. As disclosed, Gas Yongjiang—described as one of the ‘world’s large
Government officials from the United States and South Korea have visited HD Hyundai’s headquarters in Ulsan to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the shipbuilding sector.
Thailand-headquartered subsea and offshore drilling services company Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited has secured multiple project awards in the Middle East that have a combined value of approximately $430 to $500 million. The awards cover the delivery of a comprehensive suite of services, in
Taiwan-based shipping company Wan Hai Lines has held a naming ceremony for its brand-new, energy-efficient container vessel built by South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). As disclosed, the containership was christened WAN HAI A20 on August 14 at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard. Now
