Business Developments & Projects
UK’s offshore mooring expert to support decom specialist’s North Sea campaign
Aberdeen-based First Marine Solutions has been awarded a contract in the North Sea by a well-decommissioning specialist, Well-Safe Solutions.
Solstad inks contract renewal for North Sea ops
Solstad Offshore has secured a long-term contract for one of its PSVs, which will enable the vessel to support operations in the North Sea.
Airseas: Seawing kite system sets sail with 1st installation on commercial ship
Airseas, a French pioneer in wind propulsion solutions for shipping, has completed the first installation of its automated kite Seawing on a commercial vessel, marking an important milestone in the deployment of wind-assisted technologies to curb emissions from shipping.
Avance Polaris VLGC chartered to TotalEnergies
Norway-based LPG shipping firm Avance Gas Holding has entered into a time charter agreement for its first dual fuel VLGC Avance Polaris to French energy major TotalEnergies.
SIMEC Atlantis sells hydro business to step up focus on tidal
SIMEC Atlantis Energy has sold its hydro power subsidiary Green Highlands Renewables (GHR) for a total of €3.5 million in a move to simplify its business structure and increase focus on tidal and power station conversion businesses.
Maersk begins testing waste heat recovery tech
A Maersk containership has been equipped with a heat power system provided by Climeon, a Swedish product company within energy technology.
Biogas produced from cargo ships’ sewage to be used by heavy traffic
Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) is gathering cooperation parties for the new Ship/t Waste Action that produces biogas from sewage discharged by ships at the port.
ADC Energy bags three contract extensions for rig inspection services
ADC Energy has secured three global contract extensions for the delivery of its rig inspection, selection and audit services.
Ashtead invests in iXblue subsea technologies
Subsea technology and services provider Ashtead Technology has made an investment in iXblue’s subsea navigation system for its rental fleet.
DFDS takes delivery of its largest RoPax ferry
Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS has taken delivery of its newbuilt passenger vessel Aura Seaways.
Scorpio Tankers, Ocean Yield ink sale & leaseback deal for tanker duo
Monaco-based shipping company Scorpio Tankers has signed a sale and leaseback deal with Norwegian counterpart Ocean Yield for two long-range 2 (LR2) product tankers.
Dutch offshore wind-to-hydrogen project ready to take off
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has announced that the GROW consortium FlexH2 project was awarded a grant as part of the MOOI-SIGOHE tender scheme. The Shell-led research project FlexH2, which stands for Flexible Offshore Wind Hydrogen Power Plant Module, intends to develop and demonstrate t
Dutch project for producing bio-LNG awarded $4.8M in funding
Bio-LNG bunkering project FirstBio2Shipping, developed by Attero in Wilp, will receive €4.3M million ($4.8 million) funding from the EU.
Port Bronka in Russia introduces discount for green vessels
Port Bronka, a deepwater seaport in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, has decided to reward green ships with a special bonus.