Vessels
Damen continues ship lease partnership with NIBC
Damen Ship Lease and Damen Financial Services, units of Dutch shipbuilding group Damen, and local commercial bank NIBC have entered into a multi-year partnership in the field of ship leasing.
Siemens to deliver eight topside modules for MISC Berhad FPSO
Siemens Energy has been awarded a topside EPC contract by MISC Berhad for eight complete topside modules for an FPSO bound for South America.
SCF, Shell complete first Aframax LNG bunkering in the USA
Russian shipping giant has teamed up with Shell to complete the first LNG bunkering of an Aframax tanker in the United States.
U.S. warns entities involved in Nord Stream 2 to abandon work
The U.S. State Department reiterated its warning that any entity involved in Russia’s Nord Stream 2 offshore pipeline project risks U.S. sanctions.
R W Marine Services to digitise ops with Innovez One solution
Innovez One, a Singapore-based provider of smart-tech and AI solutions for the maritime sector, has signed a multi-year contract with compatriot sea transportation operator R W Marine Services to digitise its fleet operations.
Kinsale decommissioning preparations in full swing
PSE Kinsale Energy is preparing for the decommissioning campaign of its Kinsale area gas field located in the Celtic Sea off Ireland.
Keel laid for first Spanish-built LNG bunkering vessel
Spanish LNG terminal operator Enagás informed that Armon shipyard in Gijon laid the keel for the first LNG bunkering vessel to be built in Spain.
BIMCO: Scrubber-fitted ships nearly double in 15 months
Since January 1, 2020, the number of scrubber-fitted ships has nearly doubled from 2,011 ships to 3,935 by March 1, 2021, data from BIMCO shows. Scrubbers have been a very attractive solution for meeting the IMO 2020 regulation on cutting the sulphur content in marine fuel, especially for bigger ves
Two Akastor vessels to be sold after two-year job with Petrobras
Akastor’s subsidiary, DDW Offshore, has entered into bareboat charter agreements with OceanPact Servicos Maritimos for two AHTS vessels.
Roll-out of fleet-wide wind propulsion by 2050 could unlock $1 trill in fuel savings
Rapid scaling of wind propulsion across the fleet in the next 10 years could not only pay for itself but could go a very long way to releasing the funds required to go beyond IMO2050 and even deliver full decarbonization for the fleet, Gavin Allwright, Secretary-General at the International Windship
DOF finds long-term jobs for platform supply trio
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF Group has been awarded new contracts for three of its vessels in support of operations in the UK and Guyana.
Another Norwegian company sets lofty offshore wind goals, prepares for Oslo Stock Exchange
Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS), a newly established offshore wind service company currently wholly owned by the Awilhelmsen Group, opened a bookbuilding period in relation to private placement of shares on 18 March, ahead of listing on Oslo Stock Exchange, expected to take place around 25 March. Th
Expro and FTAI Ocean form well intervention vessel alliance
International oilfield service company Expro Group has formed an exclusive alliance with global vessel provider FTAI Ocean for the supply of the DP3 M/V Pride vessel that will deliver full light well intervention services to the subsea oil and gas sector.
Getting to Zero Coalition: Major increase in uptake of large ammonia vessels
There has been a notable increase in the uptake of large ammonia vessels over the past year, according to Getting to Zero Coalition’s latest edition of zero-emission project mapping. The number of identified projects has jumped from 66 to 106, the coalition’s second edition of the biannual Mapping o