
Equinor’s FPSO vessel for the Johan Castberg project, located in the Barents Sea, has left the dock at a shipyard in Singapore.

The market for FPSO units almost brushed off the pandemic’s effect in 2021 and is likely to continue apace in 2022, Rystad Energy says.

Marine services provider MMA Offshore has revealed a number of contracts including the long-term contract for the MMA Cove vessel to be equipped with battery technology for a lower carbon footprint.

Capital Ship Management Corp. and Heidmar Inc have formed a joint venture combining the commercial strengths of the two organizations in the tanker industry.

Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has renewed cooperation with the leasing entity of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Group by securing a contract for new liquified natural gas (LNG) ship.

Offshore accommodation and services provider Edda Accommodation has secured a new contract with Saipem for operations in Mauritania/Senegal.

Sembcorp Marine has completed the Vito Regional Production Facility (Vito RPF) for Shell’s deepwater project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Jan De Nul has launched Les Alizés, a next-generation floating offshore installation vessel for offshore renewables and decommissioning, at the CMHI Haimen shipyard in China. Les Alizés will be the largest heavy lift vessel in Jan De Nul’s fleet, able to install XXL offshore wind components in float

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has secured a new contract for one of its ultra-deepwater drillships.

Münsterland, a passenger ship converted to run on LNG for German ferry operator AG Ems, has completed technical sea trials.

Singapore’s Nortrans has secured a new flotel contract with Technip Energies for Eni’s Coral FLNG project in Mozambique.

Denmark-based shipowner Nordic Shipholding has decided to dispose of the remaining three tankers in its fleet.

The construction of the first of ten 15,000 TEU LNG-fuelled “green” containerships chartered by the Israeli shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) has begun.

Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has taken delivery into class the brand-new cruise ferry Salamanca, built at China Merchants Jinling in Weihai, China.