Royal Niestern Sander shipyard and a joint-venture between Mercury Sakhalin and Pola have signed an agreement for the construction of the world’s first shallow draft ice-breaking walk to work vessel.
The upgraded crane boom on jack-up vessel Pacific Osprey is fully operational, Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) said. The installation of Pacific Osprey’s new crane boom started in the Port of Esbjerg in mid-April and was completed on 30 May. The lift of the boom onto the jack-up was executed on 14 April by N
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has signed an agreement with compatriot maritime tech company Yxney Maritime for a software solution which would assist with offshore carbon emission cuts.
Jan De Nul’s jack-up vessel Vole au vent is now on its way back to the Port of Halifax from the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) demonstration project site off Virginia, U.S., according to the vessel’s AIS data. This second trip to the Halifax port will see the Vole au vent picking up turbine t
The stricken Chinese-flagged crude oil tanker Yua Hua Hu has arrived in the Port of Durban, where it is moored, based on the latest information from the Marine Traffic. The ship was towed a week after experiencing problems while sailing through South Africa’s Wild Coast on the Indian Ocean, reported
Offshore oil and gas installation, construction, and decommissioning specialist Allseas has started work on the Lingshui 17-2 gas field development offshore China.
DNV GL has launched a new certification in infection prevention for the maritime industry aimed at facilitating industry players to resume operations better prepared for COVID-19 or other emerging pathogens. This is especially important for the passenger transport industry, which needs to reassure t
Sokana, a tanker management company operating in the chemical and product segments, was relaunched on 2 June as a joint venture.
2 June 2020 saw the launch of Zero Emission Services B.V. (ZES), a new company that helps increase the sustainability of the inland shipping sector by leasing exchangeable battery containers — known as ZES-Packs — to businesses in inland shipping.
UAE-based port operator Abu Dhabi Ports has established a new feeder services company, Safeen Feeders, as part of its strategy to facilitate growing trade demands within the Gulf region.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated four companies for operating in the oil sector of the Venezuelan economy and identified four vessels as blocked property. The U.S. is sanctioning companies involved in the exploitation of Venezuela’s oil ass
U.S.- based tanker company Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has taken delivery of the OSG 204, a 204,000 barrel capacity oil and chemical tank barge, built by Greenbrier Marine, a division of The Greenbrier Companies. The Jones Act barge has been built in compliance MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 13 Tie
Brazilian geoscience services company OceanPact has chosen Sonardyne deep water positioning technology to support its research operations across the region. The company has installed Ranger 2 Ultra-Short Baseline (USBL) systems on board its research vessels Seward Johnson and Austral Abrolhos. The U
Norwegian offshore vessel provider Solstad Offshore has picked a new chief financial officer (CFO).
