TechnipFMC has secured a long-term charter and services contract by Brazil’s Petrobras for its pipelay support vessel Coral do Atlântico. The Brazilian-registered vessel has been secured on a three-year contract, with an option to extend. Coral do Atlântico will mainly be deployed in ultra-deepwater
Taiwanese shipping company U-Ming, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS) and Norwegian marine coatings provider Jotun have signed a commercial agreement for the provision of Jotun Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) for U-Ming’s 190,000 dwt bulkers.
Valaris DS-12 has become the first vessel in the world to receive the ABS Enhanced Electrical System Notation EHS-E.
Belgium-based tanker shipping company Euronav has completed a B30 biofuel test on its Suezmax vessel Statia.
NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers’ newbuild MPP Katori, a next-generation energy-saving ship, entered the Japanese port of Nanao for the first time.
Northern Lights, Shell’s joint venture with energy majors Equinor and TotalEenrgies, has placed an order for two LNG-powered, wind-assisted CO2 carriers at China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC).
The first steel was cut for Finncanopus, the second Superstar roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferry being built for Finnish ferry operator Finnlines.
UK-based small-scale LNG company Avenir LNG has announced the delivery of LNG bunkering and supply vessel (LBV) Avenir Aspiration, the first out of four coming from the Nantong CIMC SOE shipyard.
China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has placed an order for the construction of one 115,000 dwt crude oil tanker at compatriot Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC).
Bermuda-registered, Norway-based dry bulk shipping company GOGL has decided to order four Kamsarmaxes and dispose of two older Panamaxes.
Kotug has signed a long-term contract with Perenco Oil & Gas to provide towage support for the company’s operations offshore Gabon.
Although compatible with all oceangoing vessel types, the air lubrication technology is especially suitable for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, Noah Silberschmidt, CEO of Silverstream Technologies, revealed in an interview with Offshore Energy – Green Marine.
Eidesvik has signed a cooperation agreement with Wärtsilä to retrofit an offshore supply vessel with an ammonia-fuelled combustion engine.
Autonomous tech firm Sea Machines has completed nearly 400 nautical miles of autonomous voyage The Machine Odyssey, marking the occasion with a special event in Copenhagen.
