Business Developments & Projects
Port of Rotterdam: Free shore power from battery for inland vessels
Free shore-based power is available at Maaskade in Rotterdam for large inland vessels that participate in a trial with shore-based power from a battery system, the Port of Rotterdam said.
Energean inks gas supply deal with largest Israeli buyer
London-listed E&P company Energean has signed a gas supply agreement with the largest Israeli buyer of natural gas.
CMA CGM in China’s first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering
CMA CGM and SIPG jointly completed China’s first ship-to-ship LNG simultaneous operation (SIMOPS) bunkering, marking a major step in the energy transition.
Van Oord orders autonomous survey vessel for challenging conditions
Van Oord has placed a new order with Demcon unmanned systems for an unmanned autonomous survey vessel suitable for challenging offshore conditions. The DUS V5750 model, set to be delivered in one year, can be used in support of dredging operations, installing offshore wind farms, and constructing ma
Shipping industry: Planned $5B R&D fund could support developing countries’ decarbonization
Representatives of the global shipping industry, supported by governments, have laid out proposals on how a planned global R&D fund can be tailored to support developing economies.
KCA Deutag to optimise two Cat J rigs for Equinor by adding carbon-reduction tech
KCA Deutag has been appointed to carry out an energy optimisation project for Equinor on two Cat J rigs in the Norwegian North Sea.
Norway’s Equinor not entering any new trades for Russian oil
Norwegian oil and gas player Equinor has now also decided to stop trading in Russian oil and oil products.
DOF Subsea trio scores contract extensions
Norway-based subsea and marine services provider DOF Subsea has secured contract extensions with compatriot Equinor and UK’s Shell for three of its vessels. Equinor Energy has exercised options to extend the firm periods of the contracts for platform supply vessel (PSV) Skandi Mongstad for three yea
Norwegian player’s fleet fully contracted following several new deals
After securing new deals, Island Offshore, a Norwegian offshore vessel owner, now has all 25 vessels in its fleet under contract.
Maersk 1st shipping firm to join the Climate Pledge
Danish shipping and logistics giant Maersk has joined The Climate Pledge, a cross-sector community of companies and organizations that have committed to decarbonizing their businesses.
Japan nods ‘yes’ for megawatt-scale tidal energy project
The government of Japan has approved the development of a megawatt-scale tidal energy project offshore Goto Islands as part of the country’s drive to decarbonize its energy system by using innovative offshore renewable energy technologies.
Kongsberg Maritime puts new technology into action
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has launched a new addition to the cNODE product range of acoustic modems which introduces the new capability to stream a live video feed for a variety of subsea installation tasks. The cNODE Mantis features a live video solution said to significantly increase the number
Norwegian Greentech’s BWTS selected for ammonia-ready robotic vessels
Norwegian Greentech, a subsidiary of Hav Group ASA and supplier of sustainable systems for clean water, has secured a contract with shipbuilding group VARD to deliver the ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) to six marine robotic vessels that will be built at Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam.
Hapag-Lloyd hires six 14,000 TEU boxships from SFL
Bermuda-based ship owning and chartering company SFL Corporation has agreed to charter out six 14,000 TEU container vessels to German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd AG.