The technology group Wärtsilä will supply the engines for two new articulated tug barges (ATBs) owned by Brazilian logistics integrator Alianҫa Navegaҫão e Logística, a member of A.P.Moller – Maersk. The two 6400 kW vessels have been designed by Robert Allan Ltd and are being built at the Estaleiro
European energy companies Tree Energy Solutions (TES), E.ON, and ENGIE have partnered up to manage the fifth FSRU import terminal in Germany.
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received the tank design order for four new LNG carriers (LNGCs) from Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua.
The construction of Finnlines’ two Superstar ro-pax vessels has hit two major milestones in China, the company revealed. The first vessel, Finnsirius, was launched on 30 August 2022 and the keel laying of the second one, Finncanopus, was celebrated on 1 September 2022. The company ordered the ships
Allseas has been awarded a major decommissioning contract by TAQA UK for the removal and disposal of multiple Northern North Sea facilities.
Diamond Offshore Drilling has announced new contracts for one of its own semi-submersible rigs and for a drillship managed for Aquadrill.
Seven partners from the inland shipping industry join in the WEVA project, resulting in the construction of the first hydrogen powered inland cargo vessel Antonie at Concordia Damen. Stimulating further research into the potential of emission free fuels, Damen co-operates with the Delft Technical Un
The Suez Canal was blocked for several hours after an oil tanker got stranded in the single-lane stretch of the canal — nearly the same spot where the Ever Given containership remained stuck for days in March 2021.
McDermott International has completed the sail away of a gas processing module for TotalEnergies’ field located in the Danish North Sea.
On 1 September 2022, Japanese shipping company NYK and compatriot LNG trading company Q United Energy Supply & Trading, part of Kyuden Group, signed a new multi-year time charter contract for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.
Israeli container shipping company ZIM has signed a ten-year marine liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales and purchase agreement with Shell, valued at more than $1 billion. The LNG is intended for ten LNG-fueled vessels that will be deployed on ZIM’s flagship ZIM Container Service Pacific (ZCP), on the
Transport of highly inflammable lithium-ion batteries, a key component of electric vehicles, which can also be used as backup power for ships, is increasingly impacting shipping safety as demonstrated by a number of fires on vessels such as Ro-Ro car carriers and containerships. Given the many diffi
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has won four new contracts with companies from the offshore wind and oil & gas industries for its subsea construction vessels (CSVs). The contracts have been awarded for Normand Australis, Normand Fortress, Normand Frontier and Normand Navigator. Activities will be carried
Finland-based shipping company Viking Line has decided to install a resistance-reducing solution on its Viking Grace ship in order to improve its energy efficiency. Viking Line has ordered the Elogrid solution from compatriot engineering and consulting company Elomatic for Viking Grace, which is the
