Japan’s shipping company Mitsui & Co., Ltd. has signed a time charter agreement with compatriot firm IINO Kaiun Kaisha for a 23,000 cbm ammonia fuel-ready ammonia carrier.
Manor Renewable Energy (MRE) has placed an order with Teledyne for survey equipment to be installed onboard its new survey vessel Manor Brunel.
In order to help the ferry industry decarbonize, ports around the world need to be equipped with shoreside infrastructure to supply alternative fuels. A joint industry effort, supported by governments, is needed to achieve the ultimate goal, operators believe.
Following the successful installation of the Norsepower rotor sail on the hybrid ferry M/V Copenhagen in 2020, and a year of demonstrated results, Danish ferry operator Scandlines has prepared the sister ferry M/V Berlin for its own rotor sail installation.
Greek owner and operator of LNG carriers GasLog has completed the sale of GasLog Salem LNGC to a subsidiary of China Development Bank Leasing (CDBL) for $128 million.
SBM Offshore’s FPSO Prosperity, destined to operate for ExxonMobil offshore Guyana, has entered drydock at a yard in Singapore.
Bermuda-based Höegh LNG Partners has recently entered into a ten-year agreement with U.S.-based gas-to-power developer New Fortress Energy to charter the Höegh Gallant FSRU.
Aquadrill and a subsidiary of Vantage Holdings have reached an agreement to provide the Capelladrillship for a contract in Indonesia.
Octopus Bidco AS, a company owned by funds advised by American investment company Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) and its affiliates, has received clearance from the Norwegian Competition Authority and the German Federal Cartel Office to acquire Norwegian shipowner Ocean Yield ASA.
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will supply four shaft generator systems for two LNG Carrier vessels that the Sout Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries is building for the Greek ship management service provider Capital Gas.
Italian energy player Edison and the Norwegian shipping company Knutsen held the naming ceremony for the LNG carrier Ravenna Knutsen that will serve the new small-scale LNG terminal in the port of Ravenna.
In addition to previous delays due to weld quality, Equinor has experienced further delays and cost overruns on its Johan Castberg project.
South Korean shipbuilding company Daehan has received an order for up to four 1,000 TEU boxships from compatriot shipping company Pan Ocean, which is the first containership order for the shipbuilder since it was established.
TechnipFMC has secured a long-term charter and services contract by Brazil’s Petrobras for its pipelay support vessel Coral do Atlântico. The Brazilian-registered vessel has been secured on a three-year contract, with an option to extend. Coral do Atlântico will mainly be deployed in ultra-deepwater
