Vessels
Port of Emden to get methanol-powered harbor boat
Germany’s Port of Emden is looking to make its harbor tours CO2-neutral in the future as it will receive a new, methanol-powered harbor boat.
Transocean finds work for five drillships and four semi-subs
Transocean has secured new contracts for five drillships and four semi-submersible rigs but also received a termination for one of the rigs.
DeepOcean rebooks Solstad’s Normand Jarstein
Solstad Offshore has secured a new contract with DeepOcean for its construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Jarstein. The CSV will support DeepOcean’s inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR), light construction, offshore renewables and recycling projects. The contract will commence in the first q
Solar-powered waste collection ship launched in Hamburg
Environmental organization One Earth – One Ocean (oeoo), with the support of building materials group Holcim Ltd., has launched the Circular Explorer, a purely solar-powered catamaran built to collect trash from the water.
Wärtsilä provides hydrogen blends engines for Keppel O&M
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will provide engine generating sets running on a hydrogen and natural gas blend for Keppel Offshore & Marine’s offshore floating testbed in Singapore.
Stena RoRo orders dual-fuel E-Flexer for Marine Atlantic
Stena RoRo has signed an agreement with China’s CMI Jinling (Weihai) to order an LNG-powered E-Flexer roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) vessel that will be chartered out to Marine Atlantic, a Canadian federal Crown corporation.
Brittany Ferries orders two LNG-electric ferries
French shipping company Brittany Ferries has signed an agreement with Swedish ferry operator Stena RoRo for two new hybrid, LNG-electric ferries.
Rival drillers eye Seadrill assets amid restructuring efforts
Rival offshore drilling contractors are reportedly looking to buy the assets of bankrupt Seadrill Limited, controlled by John Fredriksen.
Viking marks float out of newest cruise ship
The Swiss cruise line Viking Cruises has announced that its cruise vessel Viking Mars was lowered into the sea from the Fincantieri Ancona shipyard in Italy.
LNG-fueled Fure Viten completes bunkering operation
Fure Viten, Swedish shipowner Furetank’s LNG-powered tanker, has completed a bunkering operation in Malaysia as part of its maiden voyage from China to Europe.
Taylor Maritime eyes up to 6 Handies with $75M capital raise
The UK-based dry bulk shipping company Taylor Maritime Investments is looking to acquire up to six Handysize vessels as it plans to raise $75 million via a proposed non pre-emptive placing of new ordinary shares.
FSRU Transgas Power delivered to Dynagas
Chinese shipbuilding major Hudong-Zhonghua has delivered Transgas Power, the first FSRU it is building for Greek shipping company Dynagas.
Viking Neptune gets more work with Havfram
Eidesvik Offshore has secured a contract with Havfram for the subsea construction vessel (CSV) Viking Neptun. The contract will commence in early January 2022 with a firm period towards the end of the third quarter of 2022. In addition, Havfram stated it had been granted options for further extensio
In focus: Oil & gas players taking lead roles in energy transition
A number of energy transition-related updates hit our headlines this week, from new developments in the renewables sector to further initiatives in ship decarbonisation – and oil & gas companies’ new moves in both of those, and more.