French energy major TotalEnergies is preparing to drill a wildcat well in waters offshore Namibia, using a Maersk Drilling-owned drillship.
The March 2021 grounding of the 20,150 TEU containership Ever Given and the consequent blockage of the Suez Canal had far-reaching implications for the shipping industry.
On 17 November, the Suez Canal Authority (SPA) celebrated the 152nd anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal with over 1.4 million ships transiting the waterway since its inauguration, the canal’s authority revealed.
The world’s first electric and self-propelled containership – Yara Birkeland – has completed its maiden voyage in the Oslo fjord, the ship’s owner, Norway-based Yara International, revealed.
Finnish tech company Wärtsilä has successfully completed a major project to renovate three Windstar cruise ships with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri.
German ferry operator TT-Line has started sea trials for its first Green Ship (LNG-powered RoPax ferry) in China.
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Offshore has inked a contract for one of its vessels with Ithaca Energy for operations in the North Sea.
Danish container shipping and logistics giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has placed its inaugural €500 million ($567 million) green bond to fund the construction of its first feeder vessel and the series of 8 large ocean-going containerships which will be capable of operating on carbon-neutral methanol.
South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has ordered fuel tank design from French LNG containment specialist GTT for two LNG-powered container vessels.
After successful completion of a B30 biofuel blend test on the Suezmax vessel Statia, Belgium-based tanker shipping company Euronav has now concluded a B50 biofuel blend trial on its Suezmax tanker Marlin Sardinia.
Turkey’s oil and gas giant TPAO has added another deepwater drillship to its fleet of drilling rigs, which are working in the Black Sea.
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has signed a contract for one of its drillships with ExxonMobil in Canada.
Danish engineering company Danfoss has signed a cooperation agreement with Chinese shipyard Zhenjiang Shipyard to quicken the rate of electrification in the Chinese marine industry.
Subsea 7 has reported a revenue of $1.45 billion for the third quarter of 2021, up 53% year-on-year, said to be driven by the very high utilization of the active fleet.
