Vessels
Almatech, e5 Lab to build hydrogen-powered ship
Swiss space and naval company Almatech has teamed up with e5 Lab, a Japanese firm funded by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Mitsubishi Corporation and others, to develop a passenger vessel powered by the hydrogen fuel cell system.
Update: X-Press Pearl engulfed in flames after an explosion, crew evacuated
Harrowing images have emerged this morning of the X-Press Pearl containership, engulfed in flames with thick, black smoke billowing from the vessel. The ship was hit by a fire on May 20th while at anchorage off Colombo harbour, Sri Lanka, and the local authorities have been working to extinguish it
Wilhelmsen takes over management of Turkey’s FSRU
Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) has been selected as the ship manager for the first Turkish-flagged FSRU, the Ertuğrul Gazi.
Serica frustrated as Columbus well expected to take longer and cost more
UK oil and gas company Serica Energy is frustrated after encountering difficulties while drilling its Columbus well in the North Sea.
Santos kicks off Bayu-Undan drilling campaign
Santos has started the Phase 3C infill drilling program at the Bayu-Undan field, in Timor-Leste offshore waters.
Hibiscus and Ithaca mull concept for joint North Sea development
Hibiscus Petroleum and Ithaca Energy are revisiting the concept development for a pair of North Sea discoveries.
Containership battling fire for days in Sri Lanka
Efforts to contain the fire on board MV X-Press Pearl containership, which broke out on May 20th while the vessel was at anchorage off Colombo harbour, Sri Lanka, remain underway. Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) along with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Airforce have been workin
Karish first gas delayed over Covid-19 restrictions, Energean says
Energean has postponed again the first production from its Karish gas field amid new Covid-19-related restrictions in Singapore.
Japan: Large car ferry completes demo test of auto berthing, un-berthing at actual pier
MOL, TUMST, Akishima Laboratories, and MOL Ferry have announced the success of a demonstration test of their jointly developed auto berthing and un-berthing system at an actual pier in Oarai Port, Ibaraki Prefecture, using the large-size car ferry Sunflower Shiretoko.
Dyna-Mac to build topside modules for Barossa FPSO
Dyna-Mac has been hired by BW Offshore to build topside modules for the Barossa FPSO, which will operate for Santos offshore Australia.
Under sanctions vessel Fortuna starts laying Nord Stream 2 pipes off Germany
Despite sanctions imposed by the U.S. in January, Russian vessel Fortuna has started laying pipes for the Gazprom-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in German waters.
KSOE reveals new 6-vessel order
South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has secured several contracts for the construction of a total of six vessels.
TechnipFMC’s Deep Arctic sports hybrid battery power to cut emissions
TechnipFMC has upgraded its dive support vessel (DSV) Deep Arctic with hybrid battery power, which is expected to cut its fuel use and emissions by 20%. The hybrid battery conversion took place at the Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland, in January and February. Commissioning by Siemens and sea tri
Ever Given remains stuck in Egypt as legal battle over its release drags out
A court in Ismalia, Egypt rejected the appeal of the owners of Ever Given, a containership that ran aground in the Suez Canal in March, against the ship’s arrest order. The Japanese shipowner Shoei Kisen Kaisha filed an appeal before the Ismalia court in Egypt against the arrest of Ever Given and it