
Vaalco’s activities offshore Gabon, which are related to field reconfiguration and replacement of an FPSO with an FSO, are still on schedule.

The California Air Resources Board has reached a settlement agreement with Wan Hai Lines (USA), part of Taiwanese shipping company Wan Hai Lines, for $680,750 for violations of the Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth Regulation.

Malaysian FPSO operator Yinson has decided to review its business with an intention to unlock the value of its offshore production segment.

Global Mercy, the world’s largest hospital ship, will be in Rotterdam from 28 February to 14 March for the final outfitting ahead of its departure on the mission in West Africa.

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has completed the Condition Assessment Programme (CAP) certification of four vessels owned by MOL Tankship Management Singapore.

DOF Subsea has entered into an agreement with Otto Candies for the charter of the Jones Act-compliant vessel Chloe Candies to support operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The charter period commences in May and is for a firm period of two years. The aim is to use the vessel to support ongoing operation

Two more Ukrainian commercial vessels with crews onboard have been seized by the Russian Navy in the northwestern part of the Black Sea amid Russia’s military attack on Ukraine.

The world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel very large crude carrier (VLCC) was delivered today, 28 February, to the shipping company COSCO during the ceremony at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC).

Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine (RMC) has started the construction of the first of two RoPax car and passenger ferries that the Australian shipping company Spirit of Tasmania ordered.

California-based marine technology startup Boundary Layer Technologies has revealed its operational plans and engineering design for a zero-emissions hydrofoiling containership, ARGO.

Norwegian shipping company Hagland Shipping has signed a contract with Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes for the construction of one additional 5,000 dwt self-discharging bulk carrier.

Lithuanian LNG terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta (KN) has approved a decision on the acquisition of the FSRU Independence from Hoegh LNG at the end of its lease agreement in 2024.

Swedish tanker operator Terntank has taken delivery of the second 100% biofuel compatible chemical and product tanker that emits no greenhouse gases or carbon particulates during port operations.

A Turkish-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier was hit by a bomb off the coast of Odessa, Ukraine, on 24 February 2022.