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Maersk Tankers firms up options for four more VLACs at South Korean yard
Danish tanker operator Maersk Tankers has exercised an option for four more very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) at South Korean HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.

Schneider Electric joins project to provide offshore charging station for ships at anchorage
Schneider Electric joins project to provide first offshore charging station for ships at anchorage

Shearwater buys equity stake in Swiss provider of 3D imaging services
The FWI, a seismic data processing technology, enhances subsurface structure visualization, improves reservoir comprehension, and facilitates more efficient survey planning and execution, said Shearwater.

PIL, CCS partner on alternative fuels and onboard carbon capture and storage
Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) and affiliated unit of China Classification Society (CCS), China Classification Society Wuhan Rules And Research Institute (CCSWR), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) pledging to deepen cooperation in shipping decarboniz

Fresh oil discovery making room for potential tie-back to existing North Sea infrastructure
Vår Energi has found more oil in the Balder area, located in the central North Sea off the coast of Norway.

Argeo to deliver AUV survey for Woodside in Trinidad and Tobago
Norwegian marine survey contractor Argeo has secured a contract with Australian energy major Woodside Energy to deliver a survey for a deepwater field in Trinidad and Tobago. Under the signed contract, Argeo will perform the 2024 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) geophysical survey for the Calypso

Another DOF vessel finds new owner
DOF Rederi, a fully owned subsidiary of Norway’s vessel owner DOF Group, has sold one of its PSVs to an undisclosed company.

KBR lands engineering deal for clean hydrogen plant in US mid-Atlantic
KBR has been awarded an engineering services contract by First State Hydrogen to support the development of hydrogen production facility in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region.

BW Offshore FPSO goes to India for recycling
BW Offshore has removed another floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel from its fleet.

Seaspan, Hapag-Lloyd to retrofit five 10,100 TEU boxships to methanol propulsion
Hong Kong-based containership owner Seaspan Corporation and German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd have entered into a partnership agreement to retrofit and convert five 10,000 TEU containerships powered by conventional S90 engines to dual-fuel engines capable of running on methanol.

Navig8 takes delivery of second eco-friendly MR tanker from NTS
Singaporean shipping company Navig8 has taken delivery of the second of six newbuild MR tankers with emission-reducing technology from New Times Shipbuilding (NTS).

MODEC hands out deal for Guyana-bound FPSO to Norwegian firm
Miko Marine has been hired by MODEC to supply sea inlet covers to be carried aboard a new FPSO destined to work at ExxonMobil’s oil project in Guyana.

Hat trick for SLB as Petrobras takes electrification steps at Brazilian oilfield
SLB has won three completion hardware and services contracts with Petrobras for multiple subsea wells on an oilfield off the coast of Brazil.

Japan and the UK to jointly boost maritime autonomy
UK and Japanese stakeholders are engaged together to accelerate the development of an assurance framework for maritime autonomy and instigate the development of appropriate regional and international regulations.