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Construction starts on Stena Line’s first methanol-ready NewMax hybrid ferry
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has marked a milestone on its journey towards sustainable shipping with the steel cutting ceremony for the first of its methanol-ready ‘NewMax’ hybrid ferries.

Minesto performs launch and recovery for megawatt-scale tidal energy kite
Minesto has carried out the Launch and Recovery System (LARS) method for the 1.2 MW, 25-ton Dragon 12 tidal energy kite in Vestmannsund, Faroe Islands. According to Minesto, the operations developed for Dragon 4, which has a capacity of 100 kW and weighs 2.5 tons, were equally effective with the meg

CCS grants first approval for onboard computer-based systems
China Classification Society (CCS) issued the first type approval certificate in China for the computer monitoring and alarm system that meets the requirements of IACS URE27 to Supcon Ocean Technology (Zhejiang) Co.

Safe Bulkers bolsters fleet with Phase 3 – NOx Tier III Kamsarmax newbuild
New York-listed dry bulk owner Safe Bulkers has entered into a deal to acquire an 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulker with a scheduled delivery date within the third quarter of 2026. According to Safe Bulkers, the newbuild vessel is designed to meet the Phase 3 requirements of Energy Efficiency Design Index

SP Energy confirms first oil from FPSO deployed at deepwater project off India
SP Energy is enthusiastic about the first oil from an FPSO vessel, which is working for Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

API: America’s energy plan needs to rest on three ‘core’ pillars
API has highlighted three main aspects of a long-term energy plan for the U.S. to ensure its ability to keep the lights on.

Azule Energy’s digital steps to speed up four oil projects enable FutureOn’s first foray into West Africa
To step up the development of four oil projects, Azule Energy has set its cap on using FutureOn’s digital design and visualization platform.

TNPA selects operator for LNG terminal in South Africa
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has appointed the Vopak Terminal Durban & Transnet Pipelines (TPL) Consortium Venture as the preferred bidder to develop and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at the Port of Richards Bay in South Africa. Specifically, following a procurement proc

Third Brazilian well comes back on stream
Brazilian oil and gas player Enauta has restarted production from another well at a field offshore Brazil.

Türkiye’s new energy efficiency roadmap envisions $20 billion investment by 2030
Türkiye is pulling out all the stops to fortify its energy security, including new energy efficiency roadmap and action plan.

James Fisher christens LNG dual-fuel tanker Lady Maria Fisher
UK-based maritime service provider James Fisher has christened its latest LNG dual-fuel 6,000 dwt chemical tanker, as part of the next phase of its ‘fleet of the future’.

Discriminating against hydrogen colors will not get us any further
Hydrogen, deemed as a connector for offshore energy markets, is yet to play a very important role, especially in hard-to-abate sectors. The energy transition and especially the hydrogen transition can be built efficiently, faster, cheaper, and with fewer emissions if we build it on existing knowledg

Deltamarin to design LDA’s new wind-powered ROROs
Finland-based marine engineering company Deltamarin has struck a deal with Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co Ltd. (WSIG) to design three roll-on/roll-off vessels for Airbus aircraft subassembly transportation. The construction of the vessels has been commission

With new investment and leadership, Nauticus Robotics charts its path
U.S.-based developer of subsea autonomous robotic systems and software Nauticus Robotics has secured an investment before the close of 2023 said to have eliminated many of the dilutive warrants and ratchet provisions of the original de-SPAC financing in the process. The new investment is the first t