
The classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has awarded approval in principle (AIP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the design of a mooring system for an FLNG facility.

Eco Atlantic has inked a deal to expand its footprint offshore South Africa and Namibia by acquiring Azinam Group and its asset portfolio.

Maersk has declared options with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for an additional four 16,000 TEU methanol-powered containerships.

Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has approved Santos Offshore’s plan to conduct a 3D seismic survey in the Bonaparte Basin. Santos is proposing to undertake a 3D seismic marine survey over petroleum permit areas WA-454-P, WA-545-P, WA-27

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is making progress with national ship recycling regulations that are expected to be unveiled during 2022.

Towage operator SAAM Towage correctly measured and offset 100% of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated during 2020 in all maritime operations of the tugs in the Bay of Cartagena, classification society Bureau Veritas has verified.

In efforts to tackle the supply chain crisis, the White House and the US ports are planning to introduce a new fee on long-dwelling empty containers.

NHPC, India’s largest hydropower company, has signed promoters agreement with Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha (GEDCOL) for the development of 500MW of new floating solar projects in Odisha.

Marcopolo Shipyard, a subsidiary of Singapore’s marine logistics company Marco Polo Marine, has ventured into green ship recycling.

Offshore regulator has found no irregularities following an audit pertaining to the permanent plugging of wells at Equinor’s North Sea field.

Münsterland, a passenger ship converted to run on LNG for German ferry operator AG Ems, has completed technical sea trials.

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has called upon the UK government to investigate the state of competition within the current deep sea container shipping market.

Petronas and the state government have launched the Sabah Gas Masterplan, to guide further development of natural gas in this Malaysian state.

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has taken delivery into class the brand-new cruise ferry Salamanca, built at China Merchants Jinling in Weihai, China.