Project & Tenders

Artemis Technologies-led consortium bags $74 million to build zero-emission ferries
A Belfast Maritime Consortium led by Artemis Technologies, a spin-off from the America’s Cup sailing team, Artemis Racing, has won a £33 million ($40 million) UK Government innovation grant to develop zero emissions ferries in the city. With further investment from consortium partners, the total pro

Pipelaying work complete on Energean’s Karish field
Oilfield services provider TechnipFMC has completed pipe laying works and subsea systems installation on Energean’s Karish located offshore Israel.

Fastwater partners to explore commercialisation of methanol as green marine fuel
A consortium of Europe’s maritime research and technology leaders have launched the Fastwater project to demonstrate the feasibility of retrofit and newbuild vessels to operate on methanol as a pathway to fossil-free shipping.

German LNG project selects Spanish-German venture for EPC tender process
German LNG Terminal, the developer of the import project in Brunsbuettel, has selected a Spanish-German partnership as an exclusive candidate for the final phase of its EPC tender procedure. The partnership consists of Spain’s Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios, Sener, and Germany’s TGE Gas Engineering

Aqueos mobilises subsea inspection campaign in GoM
Aqueos has recently mobilised a subsea platform inspection campaign in the U.S Gulf of Mexico for multiple clients. The campaign includes completing subsea inspection utilising Aqueos’ mixed gas and surface air diving capabilities and in-house ROV. Subsequently, Aqueos has mobilised its hybrid inspe

TenneT issues UXO survey and clearance call
TenneT has launched a tender seeking marine geophysical UXO surveys, as well as identification and clearance of cable routes at grid connection projects offshore Germany. The selected company will be responsible for performing all survey, identification and disposal activities, and providing the fin

GALLERY: Shell’s Brent platform reaches UK port ahead of final dismantling
Following its recent removal from the UK North Sea, Shell’s oil and gas platform Brent Alpha has arrived at a decommissioning yard in the UK.

GTT nets China LNG tanks gig
France’s GTT has secured an order to design two storage tanks for Beijing Gas Group’s Tianjin Nangang LNG terminal in China. The LNG containment specialist won the contract from China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering. GTT said that the 220,000-cbm tanks will be the largest land storage tanks in Chi

Polish LNG terminal expansion contractor picked
Polskie LNG, a GAZ-SYSTEM company, together with Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaport Authority, has picked the contractor for the Polish LNG terminal expansion project.

Aker BP hands in Hod development plans
Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) for Hod to the country’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.

BHP picks three companies for Trion FSO engineering study
Australian firm BHP has selected three companies to deliver an early engineering study for floating storage and offloading (FSO) unit for the Trion field in the Mexican part of the Gulf of Mexico.

Japan opens first floating wind farm auction
Japan has issued a call for developers interested in building and operating a floating offshore wind farm off Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture. The invitation for developers to participate in the auction opened on 24 June and will close on 24 December, 2020. Two of Japan’s ministries, the Ministry of

Gulftainer rolls out Future of Ports Startup Challenge 2020
Port operator Gulftainer has launched the Future of Ports Startup Challenge 2020 to identify startups from across the globe with the ambition to lead the transformation of the port management and logistics industries. Gulftainer has partnered with the Global Silicon Valley labs (GSVlabs), a global i

7 MW Fukushima turbine starts final voyage
The 7 MW Fukushima Shimpuu demonstration floating offshore wind turbine in Japan is currently being dismantled. The work began in May with the removal of the power transmission cable. This was followed by the removal of mooring chain anchors, which took place from the end of May to 10 June, after wh