Allseas has resumed pipelaying for the first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the Netherlands after a one-month break caused by a technical issue. Allseas’ purpose-built offshore construction vessel (OCV) Oceanic was in charge of a special unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey along t
Norwegian shipping company Solstad Offshore has secured a contract with Brazilian oil & gas player Petrobras for a construction support vessel (CSV) built in 1999. The CSV Normand Pioneer will be on a bareboat contract from the vessel owner Solstad Maritime ASA (SOMA) to Solstad Offshore, which is t
Seabound, a UK-based marine carbon capture player, has launched what it claims to be a “first-of-its-kind” onboard carbon capture project together with the Hartmann Group, ship management company InterMaritime Group and Heidelberg Materials Northern Europe. As disclosed, the carbon capture system (C
“World’s first” oceangoing ammonia-powered gas carrier, currently under construction at HD Hyundai Mipo shipyard in South Korea, has been fitted with an ammonia two-stroke engine developed by Swiss marine power company WinGD. WinGD has delivered and installed its X52DF-A engine on the 46,000 cubic m
China-headquartered shipbuilder Wuhu Shipyard has been awarded approvals in principle (AiP) from two classification societies, Norway’s DNV and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), for its eco-friendly 18,600 dwt chemical tanker. As disclosed, the tanker, which was independently developed by Wuhu
Chinese dry bulk vessel owner Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping Group has exercised order options for two 89,000 dwt methanol dual-fuel bulk carriers at compatriot Wuhu Shipyard.
Wuhu Shipyard, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has commenced the construction of the first 38,000 dwt stainless steel tanker for Norwegian ship operator Stolt Tankers.
Japan’s ‘largest cruise ship ever’, the liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered ASUKA III, has officially been named at its home port of Yokohama. According to NYK Cruises, the owner and operator of the newly built vessel, the 52,265 GT Asuka III, considered to be the first passenger ship built under th
The ship recycling industry in Türkiye has seen a wave of developments in recent months, drawing renewed scrutiny over safety practices, transparency, and environmental oversight, the Belgium-based NGO Shipbreaking Platform has shared. According to the organization, the spotlight is once again on Al
The new cable-laying vessel (CLV) that joined Prysmian’s fleet earlier this year, Monna Lisa, has begun installing its first submarine cable at the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project site in the U.S., where Dominion Energy is building the country’s largest offshore wind farm. Dominion Ene
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has reached a new chapter in the construction of LNG-powered ships for Explora Journeys, the cruise division of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
French maritime company Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has commissioned compatriot Ascenz Marorka, a smart shipping arm of GTT Group, to install a voyage optimization solution on four roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels.
Japanese trading company ITOCHU Corporation has contracted compatriot Sasaki Shipbuilding to construct a 5,000 cubic meter (cbm) ammonia bunkering vessel and Izumi Steel Works to build an ammonia tank plant that will be loaded onto the vessel.
Singapore-based shipping company Swire Shipping has launched Voyage to Zero, a carbon insetting program that promises a reduction in Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
