Vessels
Europe’s 1st hydrogen-fueled ferry design advances
London-based energy and marine consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC has completed the first renderings of Europe’s first hydrogen-fueled ferry, a part of the HYSEAS III project.
Valaris to reactivate stacked drillship for Petrobras
Offshore drilling contractor Valaris has been awarded a contract with Petrobras offshore Brazil for a stacked drillship.
Solstad bags contract extension for PSV in Norway
Solstad Offshore has been awarded a contract extension for its platform supply vessel (PSV) Normand Server offshore Norway.
GE Power Conversion PTO system for Maran Gas’ new LNG carrier
Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has awarded GE Power Conversion a contract to supply its SeaGreen Power take-off (PTO) system for Maran Gas’ new LNG carrier.
Kanfer Shipping in chartering 2 new LNG bunker ships talks
Norway-based shipping company Kanfer Shipping is in talks for chartering of its first two small-scale LNG bunker and distribution ships ordered from the Chinese Taizhou shipyard.
Celsius Tankers orders 4 Gunvor-chartered LNG carriers from Samsung Heavy
Danish ship owning company Celsius Tankers has ordered a new series of LNG carriers from Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries that will be chartered to Swiss LNG trading company Gunvor.
No more rigs in Northern Drilling’s fleet after second drillship gets cancelled
John Frederiksen’s Northern Drilling has now cancelled resale contracts for both of its newbuild drillships with South Korea’s DSME.
Pelagic Partners extends its LPG fleet together with B-Gas
Maritime investments fund Pelagic Partners acquires two LPG carriers together with Danish gas shipping specialist B-Gas.
Chevron books accommodation vessel for Wheatstone job
Edda Accommodation has secured a new contract for its Edda Fides vessel with Chevron for operations in Australia.
In focus: Energy transition reels in more oil & gas majors as coal power producer enters offshore renewables market
Another week has gone by not leaving us wanting on energy transition developments, as several updates on renewable energy, clean fuels, decarbonisation, and net-zero strategies made headlines – most notably those from the traditionally fossil fuel-oriented players.
Baleària to convert Hedy Lamarr ferry to run on LNG
Spanish ferry operator Baleària has started LNG propulsion conversion of the Hedy Lamarr ferry at the West Sea shipyard in Portugal, the last of the six retrofit operations.
Stena rig plotting a course to final Kinsale location
PSE Kinsale Energy is preparing to move a Stena Drilling-owned rig to a final location as part of the decommissioning campaign of the Kinsale gas fields.
Sea Machines’ tug uses biofuel on autonomous journey
To reduce the number of harmful emissions produced during the longest autonomous mission at sea, Sea Machines Robotics is using renewable Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) biofuel. Sourced by Bunker One in Denmark, biofuel is powering its autonomous Nellie Bly tugboat. Operating under the project nam
ABB to provide turbocharges for Shell’s LNG carrier sextet
ABB Turbocharging, a division of Swiss engineering group ABB, has received a contract to supply turbochargers for six new 174,000 cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers which will be chartered by oil and gas major Shell.