Vessels

Equinor’s Troll West electrification to cut CO2 emissions by almost half a million tonnes per year
Equinor and partners have decided in favour of Troll West electrification and are submitting the plan for development and operation.

Video: Damen launches BC Ferries’ final hybrid-electric ship
Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries has marked Earth Day on 22 April with the launch of its sixth battery electric- hybrid Island-class ferry.

Turkey welcomes the first FSRU under its flag
The first Turkish-flagged floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Ertuglrul Gazi has arrived at Dörtyol port.

LNG Adventure joins Total’s fleet
French energy major Total has expanded its fleet with the addition of NYK Line’s liquefied natural gas carrier LNG Adventure.

Reach Subsea wins BP call-off for Trinidad and Tobago services
Norwegian contractor Reach Subsea has been awarded a call-off contract under the frame agreement with BP for the support services offshore Trinidad and Tobago.

Avance Gas brings its dual-fuel VLGC ordering tally at DSME to 6 ships
Norway-based shipping firm Avance Gas Holding has increased its dual-fuel VLGC newbuilding program from four to six 91,000 cbm vessels. The order comes just a few months after the most recent fleet addition deal announced back in January. The latest two newbuilds will also be built by South Korean m

Eco Savona christened in her namesake city
Grimaldi Group’s hybrid ro-ro vessel Eco Savona was christened on Wednesday during its maiden call in the port of Savona. This is the fourth hybrid ro-ro unit of twelve Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) vessels ordered by the Grimaldi Group. The newbuild was delivered in March this year by Jinlin

Equinor charters Havila platform supplier
Havila Shipping has been awarded a contract from compatriot oil giant Equinor for one of its platform supply vessels (PSVs).

MAN study: Fossil fuels use in shipping should be banned by 2030
The use of fossil fuels in the shipping industry will need to be banned in the latter half of the decade if the industry is to meet its decarbonization efforts, a study by MAN Energy Solutions shows. The study, carried out in partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Resea

Euronav behind order for LNG-ready VLCC duo at KSOE
Belgium’s tanker shipping company Euronav NV has confirmed that it signed contracts for the construction of two very large crude carriers (VLCCs) with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI).

Dynagas, Equinor renew Arctic Aurora LNG carrier deal
Greece-based Dynagas LNG Partners, a partnership formed by shipowner Dynagas, has agreed a new deployment for its Arctic Aurora LNG carrier with Norway’s Equinor.

Fugro rolls in Jumbo’s positioning contract for Mero 1 offshore Brazil
Dutch survey contractor Fugro has secured positioning and construction support services job for offshore installation contractor Jumbo Maritime on the Mero 1 deepwater field development offshore Brazil.

NKT’s new cable barge ready for German offshore wind grid project
NKT’s new cable barge NKT Agrippina has been loaded with a cable section for the offshore wind connection project Ostwind 2 in the German part of the Baltic Sea and will soon set out on its maiden trip after being christened on 20 April. The vessel has been specially designed to transport offshore p

Norsepower teams up with Keppel Offshore & Marine’s technology arm
Finnish cleantech company Norsepower has signed a framework agreement with Offshore Technology Development (OTD), Keppel Offshore & Marine’s technology arm, on the commercialization of rotor sails. Under the deal, OTD, which provides equipment to the offshore oil and gas, marine, and offshore wind i