Norwegian company ASKO Maritime AS hosted a christening ceremony last week for two fully electric, autonomous vessels in the Port of Moss, Norway. MS Marit and MS Therese are named after world-leading cross-country ski champions Marit Bjørgen and Therese Johaug, who acted as the vessels’ godmothers.
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has completed the refuelling of a CMA CGM containership in Singapore with sustainable marine biofuel, a major milestone for the company as it seeks to become a key biofuel bunker supplier across strategic bunker hubs by 2030. On 29 July 2022, the 4,294 TEU CMA CGM Montoir
Seismic vessel PXGEO 2 has begun a 3D project in the North Sea following the completion of an eight-month assignment offshore Egypt. PXGEO 2 is operating on a high-resolution 3D project in the North Sea, which came after the completion of a towed streamer project for TGS in the Egyptian Red Sea. On
U.S. shipping and logistics company Crowley has inked a charter contract with Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) for four newbuild containerships powered by LNG. The 1,400 TEU vessels will be built by Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and are slated for delivery in 2025. Each vessel will fea
After three years and six months, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has completed and delivered ten 15,000 TEU containerships to its French partner CMA CGM. The occasion was marked by the delivery of the LNG-powered containership CMA CGM Greenland. The boxship is a sister vessel to four LN
Helix Energy Solutions has secured another extension of its well intervention charter and services contracts with Petrobras for the well intervention vessel Siem Helix 2. The two-year extension directly follows Helix’s current contracts with Petrobras and is scheduled to conclude in December 2024. T
BP’s Tortue FPSO drifted off the quayside while at a shipyard in Qidong, China following an impact of Typhoon Muifa last week.
LNG bunker vessel XIN AO PU TUO HAO, built by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry, was delivered in Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Base on Friday, 16 September. The 8,500 cbm LNG bunkering vessel was contracted by ENN Energy Holding, one of the largest LNG users in China, back in 2018 and it will be
Modern American Recycling Services Europe (M.A.R.S.) has been tasked with the recycling of two jackets for the Tyra redevelopment project.
Holland America Line has completed the cruise industry’s first multiweek test of biofuels on board Volendam at the Port of Rotterdam.
Siemens Energy, Moss Maritime, DNV and Fearnleys have developed an LNG vessel design that will be powered by a hybrid combined-cycle power and propulsion plant. Under the concept, many engine components, including the main engines can be removed from the ship. The backbone of the vessel’s hybrid com
Offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has secured a new drilling contract from CNOOC for operations offshore Gabon.
MOL and Ferry Sunflower Limited plan to conduct a trial use of the “berthing aid system,” which is under development by Furuno Electric.
Norway’s cleantech company TECO 2030 has launched a new product concept for its containerized fuel cells, the TECO 2030 Power Barge. The power barge is a concept for a floating zero-emission power supply for powering ships at berth and at anchor in ports with hydrogen infrastructure. The solution co
