Seaway7 has signed a contract with ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola’s UK arm, for the transport and installation of foundations and inter-array cables for the 1.4 GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm. The deal is worth between $500 million and $750 million, as per Subsea7’s definition of a ver
Tokyo-based shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has won approval in principle (AiP) from classification societies Det Norsk Veritas AS (DNV) and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for a liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier. Additionally, ABS has granted an AiP for a floating storage and offloading
The EU-Interreg North Sea Region project, known as ‘WASP: Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion,’ has concluded with the retrofitting of five commercial vessels with wind-assist systems. As part of the project, three different wind propulsion technologies were rigorously tested, with third-party validations
Provaris Energy, an Australian developer of green hydrogen projects, and its Norwegian counterpart Gen2 Energy have teamed up to develop a large-scale European hydrogen supply chain. With this aim in mind, the parties signed a collaboration agreement to conduct a comprehensive pre-feasibility study
Norwegian provider of shortsea RoRo transportation United European Car Carriers (UECC) has bunkered sustainable biofuel on a time-chartered vessel in collaboration with Dutch biofuel provider GoodFuels and vessel owner NYK. GoodFuels delivered the B30 blend, 470 tonnes of VLSFO and sustainable biofu
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has entered into a lease agreement for three new LNG carriers with Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co (BOCOM Leasing). The three 17,400 cbm LNG carriers are under construction at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group). The lease has been car
Japanese heavyweights Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) have secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) for their jointly developed ammonia and liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier from ClassNK. The vessel is designed to carry both ammonia and LCO2 safely and economi
Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has delivered the 15,500 TEU Maersk Charleston to Hong Kong-based shipowner Seaspan Corporation. The containership is the first vessel of the company’s SAVER 15,500 TEU series which comprises six units. The DNV-classed Maersk Charleston will be chartered
UAE-based port operator AD Ports Group and Premier Marine Engineering Services LLC (Premier Marine), a compatriot shipyard company specialising in shipbuilding and repair services to the marine and offshore industries, have formed a new joint venture, SAFEEN Drydocks. The joint venture is structured
Blåvinge, a consortium comprising Fred. Olsen Seawind, Hafslund and Ørsted, has launched a pilot project that aims to explore whether installation vessels for floating offshore wind, and in particular anchor handling vessels, can use green ammonia as an energy carrier for maritime operations. The go
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., in collaboration with China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. (CSTC), held a naming and delivery ceremony on Sunday for the second 7,000 TEU medium-sized container ship, X-Press Capella, commissioned by Singapore-based shipowner X-Press Feeders. The containers
Port of Rotterdam, together with Rotterdam Port Promotion Council (RPPC), has signed an agreement with Navingo BV on taking part in Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 (OEEC 2023) this November in Amsterdam. With OEEC’s aim being connecting the entire offshore energy sector through the work
Thordon Bearings has retrofitted seven special purpose, single point mooring (SPM) service boats, which are servicing the SUMED pipeline.
London-based energy player INEOS Energy Trading has signed agreements with Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) for two newbuild LNG carriers, to be used for the import of LNG into Germany from the United States. These agreements follow INEOS Energy Trading’s long-term Sales and Purchas
