Vessels
Cooper hires Helix rig for Gippsland decom campaign
Cooper Energy has hired the Helix Energy Solutions-owned Q7000 light well intervention rig for a decommissioning campaign offshore Australia.
Equinor investigating welding defects on Castberg FPSO hull
An in-house investigation team from Equinor has studied the deviation in quality of welding and inspection of the Johan Castberg FPSO.
Hantong inks deal for 10 bulkers with Nisshin
Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry has won an order for the construction of ten 82,000-ton bulk carriers from Japanese shipowner Nisshin Shipping. The bulkers are scheduled for delivered before August 2023. The value of the contract has not been disclosed. This is the fourth bat
In focus: Piecing together the energy transition puzzle
The offshore energy sector is currently going through a major change with the energy transition and sustainability as a driving force.
PXGEO 2 vessel mobilising for 4D marine seismic project
The Rolls-Royce designed 14-streamer seismic vessel, PXGEO 2, has been delivered to marine seismic acquisition company PXGEO Seismic Services, which started its mobilisation for a 4D seismic survey.
PXGEO buys Vyacheslav Tikhonov vessel from Polarcus
PXGEO Seismic Services has entered into binding agreement to acquire Vyacheslav Tikhonov vessel from its current owner Polarcus, subject to the sanction of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Shell’s LNG carrier scores 6.6% net savings with Silverstream’s air bubble system
A Shell-chartered 170,000 cbm LNG carrier, named Methane Patricia Camila, has achieved 6.6% net savings generated by the Silverstream’s air lubrication system, Silverstream and Shell’s engineers found during operational testing. The system was retrofitted on the 2010-built LNG carrier during its Oct
Tsuneishi unveils new LNG-fueled Kamsarmax design
Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has developed a new LNG-fueled Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier design.
SCA: 2 crew members citing ‘urgent private’ matters allowed to leave Ever Given
Two members of the Ever Given crew have been granted permission from the Suez Canal Authority to leave the ship to address urgent private matters, the canal authority confirmed. The seafarers are part of the 25-strong crew of the giant containership, which has been arrested in Egypt earlier this wee
KSOE wins order for LNG carrier trio
South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) is enjoying a ship ordering spree as it won another contract for three liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
Crowley starts using biofuel to power tug
Crowley Shipping and Shell Trading (US) Company (STUSCO) recently initiated the use of low carbon biofuel to power the Crowley tugboat Veteran, a ship assist and escort tug serving the Bay of San Francisco.
Petronas books Maersk drillship for Gabon well
Maersk Drilling has been awarded a one-well contract from a subsidiary of Petronas for the provision of a deepwater drillship.
Stopford: Industry will need $3.4 trillion in the next 30 years to replace existing fleet
The maritime industry will need to invest around $3.4 trillion in the next 30 years to replace the existing fleet in line with the shipping sector’s decarbonization plans. The projection was made earlier today by the shipping industry’s top analyst Mr. Martin Stopford, Non-Executive President -of Cl
LNG as fuel should be a no-brainer. So, what’s the hold-up?
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel has been touted as the best available solution for the maritime industry to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions for a while now. It has been transported for over 40 years and the shipping sector has learned a lot about it as a cargo but also as a fuel. [&