Business Developments & Projects
Lhyfe acquires 49% stake in Finnish Flexens
French hydrogen producer Lhyfe has acquired a 49% stake in the Finnish company Flexens, a developer of renewable and green hydrogen and Power-to-X projects. Lhyfe said the move will accelerate the commercial deployment and Finland-based projects of both entities. According to Lhyfe, the companies fi
Prosafe participates in three tenders to get more assignments for its vessels
Offshore accommodation provider Prosafe is taking part in three ongoing tenders to win more work for its fleet of vessels.
While one gets dropped, nine oil & gas projects still going ahead
Aker BP has decided to move ahead with nine out of ten oil and gas projects for which PDOs were previously handed over.
Samskip orders two zero-emission hydrogen-powered feeders at Cochin
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), India’s top shipbuilder, has won a contract from Dutch logistics company Samskip for the design and construction of two zero-emission feeder container vessels. The project, which includes an option for two more vessels, represents one of the world’s first zero-emission
Langh Ship teams up with Samskip to switch to biofuel on its boxship
In a move to further reduce the environmental impact of their vessels, Finnish shipping company Langh Ship and Dutch multimodal operator Samskip have agreed to switch to biofuel operations. The companies said they switched to biofuel operations for the Langh Ship-owned 750 TEU container vessel Edith
Maersk offloads Maersk Supply Service, completes divestment of energy-related businesses
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has reached an agreement with A.P. Moller Holding, the parent company of the A.P. Moller Group, to divest Maersk Supply Service (MSS), specializing in the provision of global offshore marine services and project solutions for the energy sector. The move is part of Maers
Viridis wins AiP for its ammonia-powered short-sea bulk vessel
Classification society Bureau Veritas has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Viridis Bulk Carriers, a joint venture of Norwegian shipping consultancy Amon Maritime and compatriot shipowners Navigare Shipping & Logistics and AS Mosvolds Rederia, for its ammonia-powered short-sea bulk vessel. Vi
Belgian offshore surveying company opens first US office
Belgium-based provider of offshore survey services GEOxyz has opened its first office in the United States. The new office is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and will serve as GEOxyz’s U.S. headquarters. It will be led by Vice President U.S., Douglas Forbes, and Director U.S., Leeron Tagger. A
The Netherlands chooses site for world’s largest offshore wind-to-hydrogen project
The Dutch government has designated an area for what will become the world’s largest offshore hydrogen production project. That area is Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden (the North of the Wadden Islands), identified earlier for offshore wind development and deemed most suitable for providing 500 MW
RVO awards contracts for metocean campaigns offshore Netherlands
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has awarded contracts to GEOxyz and RPS advies- en ingenieursbureau B.V. for the execution of metocean campaigns at three offshore wind energy search areas in the Netherlands. The tender, which was divided into three lots, outlines that the data is obtained by
‘Major milestone’ in installation of Shetland HVDC Link
NKT has completed the cable pull-in of the 320 kV HVDC power cable for SSEN Transmission’s Shetland High Voltage Direct-Current (HVDC) link in the North Sea. The pull-in operations were completed by the crew on board the cable-laying vessel NKT Victoria. Once secured in the transition joint bay, the
HydrogenPro steps into US market with establishment of manufacturing facility
Norwegian HydrogenPro, a technology company and an OEM for high-pressure alkaline electrolysers, has announced it will take its first major step into the US market with the establishment of a 500 MW manufacturing facility in Texas, US, with an estimated total investment cost of $30-50 million. Accor
WATCH: Hybrid diesel-electric SH Diana wraps up sea trials
SH Diana, a hybrid diesel-electric expedition ship being built for the British cruise line Swan Hellenic, has completed its sea trials. The ship’s builder, Finnish Helsinki Shipyard, confirmed in its social media update that the SH Diana returned from a “successful shakedown cruise” on Sunday evenin
Subsea7 begins pipe spooling for Northern Lights CCS project
A Subsea7 pipelay vessel has begun pipe spooling for the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage (CCS) project being developed in Norway. The vessel Seven Oceans arrived at Subsea7’s Vigra Spoolbase in Norway to spool the first section of the 100-kilometer pipeline that will run from Øygarden to