Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will supply the cargo handling systems for three new 93,000 m3 capacity Very Large Ammonia Carriers (VLACs). The ships are being built at the Korean shipyard Hanwha Ocean Co, formerly known as DSME. Two vessels are for a Greek ship owner and one for a Japanese owner. These two […]

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, continues to strengthen its market-leading position in small-scale LNG applications with its latest contract. A new 12,500 cbm LNG bunkering vessel is being built at the Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering shipyard in China, for global energy company Vitol. It will feature Wärtsilä Cargo Handling and Fuel […]

SEACOR Marine, a leading provider of marine and support transportation services to offshore energy facilities worldwide, announced that it has entered into a new senior secured term loan of up to $391.0 million with an affiliate of EnTrust Global and separate agreements to build two platform supply vessels (PSVs) for a contract price of $41.0 million per vessel. According […]

Offshore ships above 400 GT are required to report GHG emissions data under the EU MRV regulation. The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation defining which ship types fall under the category of offshore ships. Offshore ships above 400 GT are required to start reporting GHG emissions from 1 January 2025. The adopted Delegated […]

McDermott’s heavy-lift and rigid pipelay vessel, the Derrick Lay Vessel 2000 (DLV2000), has been awarded the SUSTAIN-1 classification from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). This marks the first time a marine construction vessel in its class has achieved this sustainability certification. The SUSTAIN-1 classification recognizes the DLV2000 for its environmental performance, including energy efficiency, […]

Shearwater Geoservices Holding AS has been awarded offshore survey contract by TotalEnergies of an Angolan OBN project. The deepwater OBN survey will be conducted by the dual ROV equipped SW Tasman, the fit for purpose seismic node laying vessel which was converted in 2023, and SW Gallien as source vessel. The survey will commence in […]

The maritime industry has been captivated by the ordering of more than 50 Very Large Ammonia Carriers (VLACs) over the past 12 months. While these orders suggest a market surge in the direction of ammonia, a deeper analysis shows that most will be initially deployed as LPG carriers. Martin Cartwright, Global Business Director of Gas […]

TGS, a leading global provider of energy data and intelligence, is pleased to announce the successful completion of a series of marine Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) surveys offshore Guyana.  On December 1st, 2023, the final node recovery marked the culmination of three exclusive OBN surveys commissioned by ExxonMobil Guyana. TGS successfully acquired 2,400 square kilometers of OBN […]

According to the company, by focusing on fewer business areas and regions, Maersk Supply Service will increase its presence in core markets, increase synergies in its operations and improve profitability. Going forward its two core business areas will be offshore wind and offshore support vessels (OSV). The offshore vessel markets continue to improve, and the […]

MODEC has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Equinor Brasil Energia Ltd, a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, to supply a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel to produce the field cluster of Pao de Acucar, Seat & Gavea in the BM-C-33 block of the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. The FPSO is one […]