Business Developments & Projects

Seaspan’s dual-fuel LNG boxships to feature TMC eco-friendly compressors
Norway-based compressed air system supplier TMC Compressors (TMC) has secured a contract to deliver its eco-friendly marine compressed air system for the Hong Kong-based Seaspan Corporation’s containerships.

UK court rules in favour of oil & gas regulator but ‘the fight goes on’ for activists
The UK regulator welcomes the court ruling, while environmentalists suffer a setback, sparking renewed determination to continue fighting.

Höegh Autoliners seals deal for zero-carbon ready car carriers
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has entered into a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for four fixed and eight optional multi-fuel and zero-carbon ready Aurora-class vessels.

BOA Sub C gets busy in the North Sea
Norwegian offshore contractor BOA OCV has secured a new contract for the subsea construction vessel BOA Sub C with who it describes as a “large international contractor”. The scope of the contract includes construction and decommissioning projects in the North Sea. Commencement is expected in May fo

Serica gearing up for exploration drilling and well intervention in North Sea
Serica is planning to drill an exploration well in the North sea and undertake a well intervention campaign to boost production.

Port of Rotterdam’s service continuity unharmed in 2nd corona year
The second corona year did not jeopardise the continuity of services at the Harbour Master’s Division of the Port of Rotterdam, according to the authority.

Fugro orders next-gen SEA-KIT XL USV
The Netherlands-based Fugro has ordered a SEA-KIT XL Class uncrewed surface vessel (USV) to support its future North Sea operations.

Wavepiston embarks on €2M capital raise to progress wave energy technology
Danish company Wavepiston has launched a capital raise, seeking €2 million to advance its wave energy technology to the next level.

Wärtsilä engines for 7 new Arctic shuttle tankers
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the main and harbour engines for a series of seven new Arctic shuttle tanker vessels being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) yard in South Korea.

Zhejiang Energy to take 10% stake in Russian Yakutia LNG
Chinese gas distributor Zhejiang Energy will acquire a 10 per cent stake in Russia’s Yakutia LNG project for $5.67 billion.

Siemens Energy picks PSW’s solution for offshore pipeline heating
PSW Power & Automation, a provider of electrification and renewable energy solutions, is building an E-House module for Siemens Energy to be used for direct electric heating (DEH) of an offshore pipeline.

CorPower Ocean and Proplate forge steel partnership
Swedish wave energy company CorPower Ocean has entered into partnership with compatriot steel component manufacturer Proplate for the supply of steel materials for its wave energy devices.

WATCH: Well-Safe cheers ‘momentous landmark’ as decommissioning rig heads to North Sea
Well-Safe Solutions has reached a major milestone with the mobilisation of its Well-Safe Guardian rig for its first job in the UK North Sea.

MMT wins survey work for Baltic Sea energy island
Denmark’s Energinet has awarded MMT with a contract to carry out cable route surveys at the planned energy island in the Baltic Sea and associated offshore wind projects. The Energy Island, located on the island of Bornholm, some 15 kilometers offshore, will connect Germany and Denmark to an offshor