Business Developments & Projects
United Heavy Lift sets sights on methanol-powered dual-fuel ships
Germany-based multipurpose shipping company United Heavy Lift (UHL) prefers methanol as marine fuel for its future fleet of vessels, Andreas Rolner, Managing Director of the company revealed in the HANSA podcast.
Norway’s HYDROGENi H2 research center to push energy transition
orway invests NOK 200 million ($22.41m) in HYDROGENi, a new center for energy research dedicated to hydrogen and ammonia, that is to help the energy transition.
ABL rolls out emission tracking software for seaport industry
Energy and marine consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC (ABL) has developed a software that allows ports and harbours to track their emission profiles, calculate the cost of their carbon footprint and identify a roadmap ahead for sustainable development.
BP teams up with Aberdeen City Council to build hydrogen hub
British energy major BP has signed an agreement with Aberdeen City Council for a green hydrogen hub development.
Two rigs getting new names following manager change
Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean has decided to rename its two rigs following a recent decision to change their manager.
Pipeline installation contractor wanted for Dutch CCS project
The Dutch Porthos Offshore Transport and Storage has issued a tender for the installation of about 20 kilometers of offshore pipeline for what will be one of the largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the world. Port of Rotterdam CO2 Transport Hub and Offshore Storage (Porthos) will tr
Morlais tidal energy scheme in need of environmental contractors
Menter Môn, the manager of the Morlais tidal energy project, has launched two tenders related to the procurement of environmental monitoring services for the scheme.
CoolCo wraps up 4th of 8 LNGC acquisitions from Golar LNG
The newly formed company CoolCo has wrapped four of eight LNG carrier acquisitions from Bermuda-based shipper Golar LNG.
Havfram prolongs Normand Vision charter
Havfram, formerly known as Ocean Installer, has decided to extend the present contract with Solstad Offshore for the construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Vision. The firm contract will then expire on 31 December 2023 and there are no further options thereafter. Normand Vision was built for th
Aker Solutions to cover maintenance & modifications for OKEA for another seven years
Aker Solutions has secured a seven-year extension of its maintenance and modifications agreement with OKEA.
Vattenfall ready to exercise step-in rights offshore Germany, already seeking main contractors
Swedish energy company Vattenfall will participate in the tender for the N-7.2 offshore wind area in the German North Sea and will exercise its step-in rights if the company’s bid is not selected in the auction. Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) put the N-7.2 zone out to tender at
NRP, Briese buy eco-friendly bulk carrier in resale deal
German shipowner and operator Briese Schiffahrt and Norwegian privately owned investment firm Ness, Risan & Partners (NRP) have together acquired a resale eco-friendly Handysize dry bulk carrier.
OMV taps TechnipFMC for Iris Hades field
TechnipFMC has secured a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with OMV Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Austrian oil and gas company OMV, for the subsea production system (SPS & SURF) for the Iris Hades field. The integrated FEED contract for the Iris Hades development project is val
Cyprus Subsea acquires four Seaglider AUVs
Cyprus Subsea Consulting Services has acquired four Seaglider autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to unlock new long-duration subsea survey and monitoring capabilities for research and commercial organizations. The four M1 Seagliders, acquired in February, make one of the largest privately-owned f