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  • Van Oord wraps up inter-array cable installation at UK’s Sofia offshore wind farm

    9 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Van Oord has completed the installation of 109 inter-array cables, which marks the conclusion of its full scope of work on the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. Approximately 360 kilometers of inter-array cables have been installed and tested, connecting the wind farms’ 100 14 MW turbines to the project’s offshore converter […]

  • Sperry Marine solutions picked for Samskip’s hydrogen-powered boxship duo

    22 September 2025
    Automation, Infrastructure, IT & Software, Vessels

    The UK-based specialist in navigation solutions for seagoing vessels Sperry Marine, part of Northrop Grumman, has been selected to supply the complete integrated bridge systems for two hydrogen-powered containerships under construction for Dutch logistics solutions provider Samskip.

  • ABS CEO: Nuclear power stands as shipping’s next great frontier

    26 September 2025
    Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Nuclear power should be taken seriously as a credible and scalable solution for the maritime industry’s decarbonization drive, with the potential to ‘reshape’ the sector’s future energy mix, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki has said. As Wiernicki highlighted at a recent maritime event held in Athens, Greece: “Nuclear energy […]

  • SBM Offshore interview: Advancing future-ready FPSOs through standardization, robotics, AI and lower‑carbon solutions

    20 March 2026
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    While diving into the evolution journey of its offshore operations model and the implementation of its Fast4ward program, the Netherlands-based SBM Offshore, a provider of the design, construction, installation, and operation of offshore floating facilities, has shed light on the key growth drivers it is employing to pave the way for its floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units to be ready to operate in a rapidly evolving energy landscape.

  • Repairs ongoing as North Sea FPSO’s production levels drop

    10 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Serica Energy has revealed a downturn in production volumes from a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which is deployed at its North Sea asset on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). Things are expected to improve by month-end once the unit’s repairs are out of the way.

  • UK firm makes a play for Angolan block with multiple oil & gas discoveries and prospects

    5 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    UK-headquartered and AIM-listed upstream oil and gas company Afentra has taken steps to secure its first offshore operatorship by expanding its portfolio with another block adjacent to its existing assets off the coast of Angola.

  • Equinor renews Wood’s contract for UK oilfield support services

    2 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    UK engineering and consulting company Wood has secured a contract extension to provide operations, maintenance, modifications, and support services (OMMS) on the assets located on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) operated by the Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor.

  • BP’s dash for gas: Five-well drilling campaign on Mediterranean’s horizon

    9 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    BP has taken steps to expand its natural gas arsenal in the Mediterranean Sea by striking a deal with Egypt for a multi-well drilling campaign, which is expected to yield new finds that will prolong the lifespan of existing production facilities in the West Nile Delta.

  • Isle of Man becomes first flag state to join methane abatement initiative

    16 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Technology, Transition

    The Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) has become the first flag state to join the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII), a cross-sectoral effort aimed at eliminating methane emissions in shipping.

  • Wah Kwong NatPower JV, SPG join forces on shore power, ship charging projects

    16 September 2025
    Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics

    Wah Kwong NatPower Holdings Limited (WK NatPower), a new joint venture between Hong Kong-based shipowner Wah Kwong and the UK-based clean energy enabler NatPower Marine, and Shandong Port Group (SPG), a Chinese state-owned port company, have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop large-scale shore power and ship charging projects.

  • UK-Dutch interconnector in limbo after developer requests and gets license revocation 

    3 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vision

    UK energy market regulator Ofgem has revoked the license for a planned UK-Netherlands electricity interconnector in response to the developer’s request, submitted after not securing a cap and floor license. A gas interconnector license was granted to NU-Link Interconnector UK Ltd in February 2023, authorizing it to participate in the operation of the namesake interconnector […]

  • Noble’s stacked rig finds new home in Vietnam

    16 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects

    Vietnam’s Petrovietnam Drilling & Well Service Corporation (PV Drilling) has acquired a rig from an affiliate of offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation.

  • Proposed North Sea oil project makes progress but UK urged to mend its fiscal ways

    4 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Given the need to secure future investments in domestic energy, the UK is being asked to change its current fiscal and regulatory regime related to its oil and gas policy, as NEO NEXT Energy and its partners, Serica Energy and Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG), take steps to move forward with a proposed oil redevelopment project in the North Sea.

  • Consortium including Chevron, ExxonMobil, BP to evaluate OTEC for deepwater ops

    15 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    UK-based Global OTEC has been selected to take part in a new research project under the DeepStar program, an international consortium focused on offshore technology innovation.  According to Global OTEC, the project will examine the potential of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) to supply baseload renewable energy for deepwater oil and gas operations. DeepStar is […]

  • LR forges alliance with H2C to propel maritime decarbonization

    16 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    UK-based classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has formed a strategic partnership with H2C, the global attribute market platform for low-carbon fuels, to speed up maritime fuel switching.

  • BP puts Gate Energy on commissioning duty for its deepwater FPU

    16 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    BP Exploration & Production, a subsidiary of the UK-based energy heavyweight BP, has picked Gate Energy, a Houston-based engineering, commissioning, and field services player, to handle the commissioning scope of its semi-submersible floating production unit (FPU) destined for a deepwater project in the Gulf of America (U.S. Gulf of Mexico).

  • Seatrium vows arbitration battle as court clears path for $126.6 million rig contract payout

    15 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Regulation & Policy

    A subsidiary of the Singapore-headquartered Seatrium has opted to continue its arbitration fight, following a court ruling which dismissed its appeal to halt a multimillion-dollar payment in a legal rig contract dispute. The Asian giant had previously assumed certain potential claims related to a rig contract, where the original contract value was adjusted for cost […]

  • INPEX taps Aquaterra for subsea structural support in Indonesian deepwater project

    16 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Inpex Masela, a joint venture between Inpex Corporation and the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC), has tasked Aquaterra Energy, a UK-headquartered offshore energy engineering solutions provider, with carrying out structural analyses for its operations off the coast of Indonesia.

  • Trio complete: Langh Ship receives last green feeder vessel from PaxOcean

    16 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Vessels

    Finland-based maritime transport company Langh Ship has taken delivery of the third and final unit in a series of eco-friendly container feeder ships built by the PaxOcean shipyard in Zhoushan, China. According to both of the companies, a naming ceremony for the vessel was held on September 12, whereupon the newbuild was officially christened as […]

  • NatPower Marine, Wah Kwong set up JV to build Asian shore power network

    5 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    NatPower Marine, an independent clean energy enabler for the maritime sector, and Hong Kong-based shipowner Wah Kwong have launched a joint venture (JV) aimed at building and operating a dedicated network of electric shore power across ‘major’ ports in Asia. As disclosed, the joint venture will go under the name of Wah Kwong NatPower Holdings. […]

  • Tekmar wins again in Middle East, contract worth over $10 million

    10 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Following a number of recent contracts in the region, UK-headquartered Tekmar Group has won another one in the Middle East, this time for the provision of its cable protection system. Under the contract worth over $10 million with what is described as a leading international engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, Tekmar will design and […]

  • NatPower to build UK’s first battery storage with maritime electrification infrastructure

    28 August 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders

    Renewable energy project developer NatPower has set out to build the UK’s first battery storage facility combined with maritime electrification infrastructure, Teesside GigaPark.

  • Geophysical survey clears way for 10 MW wave energy project in Portugal

    18 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Safety, Technology

    Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean has completed a geophysical survey offshore Aguçadoura, northern Portugal, which supports the demonstration of its C5 wave energy technology and prepares the groundwork for the planned 10 MW project. The Portuguese Directorate-General for Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services (DGRM) granted CorPower Ocean a Research TUPEM permit covering the […]

  • The era of oil in maritime is ending, UK government’s forecasts show

    26 August 2025
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    The UK’s Department for Transport has published new long-term forecasts showing a major shift in the way goods move through British ports, with oil and fossil fuel traffic expected to collapse while ferries, roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) and container shipping surge.

  • Wind-powered VLGC design greenlit by LR

    11 September 2025
    Certification & Classification, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    UK classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for a new very large gas carrier (VLGC) design that features a forward accommodation block and integration of wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS).