Vessels
Two Norwegian players share helicopters in North Sea to cut costs and emissions
Oil and gas company Vår Energi and Equinor have recently started a five-year helicopter-sharing agreement in the North Sea.
Equinor cleared to put Floatel’s unit to work at North Sea field
Norway’s PSA has given Equinor consent to use one of Floatel’s semi-subs as a mobile quarters facility at a North Sea field off Norway.
MPC Capital orders green methanol-ready boxships
Hamburg-based asset and investment manager MPC Capital, together with partners, has ordered four container vessels at Korean shipyard Hanjin Heavy Industries.
Concordia Maritime sells P-MAX vessel to improve long-term prospects
Swedish tanker shipping company Concordia Maritime has entered into an agreement for the sale of the 65,000 dwt P-MAX vessel Stena Perros to accelerate the amortization of bank debt.
In focus: Net-zero future initiatives gathering momentum amid restrictions imposed by raging pandemic
Building a sustainable future in a pandemic-ridden world is no easy feat as it brings out many challenges to the fore, however, the energy and maritime industries have shown a great determination to overcome such obstacles in their quest to accelerate decarbonisation and establish a more balanced, l
Driven by robust offshore oil production, demand for shuttle tankers set to rise, Rystad says
Rystad’s analysis shows offshore oil needs more shuttle tankers as volumes requiring transport set to rise by 35 per cent in this decade.
DOF Subsea lands two new jobs
Norway-based subsea and marine services provider DOF Subsea has secured more work for its construction support vessels (CSVs) Skandi Acergy and Skandi Constructor. A “key renewables client” awarded Skandi Acergy with an extension of an ongoing subsea construction contract in the North Sea. In direct
Fincantieri floats out Viking Neptune
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has floated out Viking Neptune, the newest ocean cruise ship of the Swiss cruise line Viking, at its shipyard in Ancona.
North Star gets new owner
Private markets firm Partners Group has agreed, on behalf of its clients, to acquire North Star, an operator of specialized vessels that offers emergency response and rescue and essential offshore wind maintenance services, from Basalt Infrastructure Partners. Headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, No
New Italian LNG bunkering vessel to feature Schottel propulsion systems
German propulsion manufacturer Schottel has won a contract to supply main and auxiliary propulsion systems for the first LNG bunkering vessel of the Italian shipping group Fratelli Cosulich.
Titan LNG picked as LNG, bioLNG supplier for Corsica Linea’s new ferry
Dutch LNG supplier Titan LNG has secured a tender for the delivery of LNG for Corsica Linea’s new Ro-Pax LNG-fuelled ferry, A Galeotta, in the French Port of Marseille.
Shell’s Prelude FLNG risked major failure due to power issues
Australia’s offshore security regulator NOPSEMA said Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility risked the “catastrophic failure” in December due to a power outage.
Piriou to build TOWT’s wind-powered cargo ship
French shipyard Piriou has secured a contract with a sailing freight transport company TransOceanic Wind Transport (TOWT) for the design studies and the construction of an 81-metre sailing cargo ship.
DEME acquiring Eidesvik’s installation vessel
DEME has entered into an agreement with Eidesvik to acquire the DP3 offshore installation vessel Viking Neptun, with the transaction expected to be completed in the last few months of this year as the vessel is currently working under a contract with Havfram. According to information on Eidesvik’s c