An energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV) being built in Vietnam for Norwegian shipping company Rem Offshore has hit the water one month ahead of schedule. Once delivered next year, the vessel will perform heavy construction work in offshore wind and subsea arenas with net-zero emissions. Followin
While the overall newbuild market is experiencing a slower growth rate, the alternative fuels orderbook saw a total of 151 vessel orders in the first half of 2025, with LNG dominating as the “clear fuel of choice” and accounting for more than half of the orderbook, according to data from classificat
Norwegian government enterprise Enova has awarded approximately NOK 763 million ($75.5 million) to projects developing hydrogen- and ammonia-powered vessels in the latest round of investments in emission-free shipping.
Neoliner Origin, “the world’s first” commercial sailing roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel being built for French shipping player Neoline at the Turkish RMK Marine shipyard, has set sail on the first phase of its sea trials. As disclosed, the trial was formally kick-started at the very end of June 2025,
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has begun using bio-LNG to power its vessels as part of a wider strategy to embrace renewable fuels and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.
The Japanese classification society ClassNK has examined the operational and environmental performance of a recently delivered dual-fuel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)/ammonia carrier, seeking to confirm whether the unit can ‘successfully’ contribute to green transition efforts. As disclosed, the soc
South Korean subsea cable installation company LS Marine Solution has signed a contract with Türkiye’s Tersan Shipyard for the construction of its new, ultra-large cable laying vessel (CLV). To expand orders for large-scale HVDC and offshore wind projects, both domestic and in Europe and North Ameri
French technological containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) and China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding have initiated a joint innovation project to optimize the design and performance of LNG bunkering vessels.
Fugro has made what it says is an industry-first for pipelay support services, performing a remote survey for a 433-kilometer trunkline offshore Western Australia using its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV). Fugro conducted a series of survey campaigns said to have played a critical role in
The partially outfitted hull of a new cable-laying vessel (CLV) being built for Nexans has started its journey from Poland to Norway, where it will be finalized. Based on an ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk, Nexans Electra, ordered as the second vessel by Nexans at Norway’s Ulstein Verft, is an upd
Singapore-based shipping company AAL Shipping has taken delivery of AAL Dammam, its sixth methanol-ready dual-fuel Super B-class multipurpose heavy lift vessel. The naming and delivery ceremony for the 32,000 dwt newbuilding was held at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in China on June 27, 2025. A
DOF Group has won another set of long-term assignments off the coast of Brazil for one of its anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) support vessel (RSV), with the country’s state-owned energy giant Petrobras.
Brazilian oil & gas giant Petrobras and Dutch geo-data specialist Fugro have expanded their decades-long partnership with four multi-year contracts that together have an approximate value of $340 million. Following a tender procedure, Fugro has been awarded four multi-year, day-rate contracts for th
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and compatriot Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), have secured approval in principle (AiP) for their jointly developed liquefied CO2 (LCO2)/methanol carrier.
