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Transocean Announces $195 Million Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Contract
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (Transocean) today announced a 365-day contract extension for the Deepwater Asgard with an independent operator in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The program is expected to commence in June 2024 in direct continuation of …
Apr 3, 2024 / Vessels
Van Oord duo dredging in the Prinses Amaliahaven in Rotterdam
Van Oord’s cutter suction dredger Biesbosch and trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Apolonia are teaming up to dredge the Prinses Amaliahaven located on Maasvlakte in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. A consortium of Van Oord, HOCHTIEF and Ballast Nedam …
Apr 2, 2024 / Vessels
LNG Bunkering Vessel KEYS Azalea Delivered
Japan's First LNG Bunkering Vessel in Kyushu and Setouchi Area, Equipped with Dual-Fuel Engines A ceremony for the LNG bunkering vessel KEYS Azalea was held on March 28 at the Yamatomachi Shipyard of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Yamaguchi …
Apr 2, 2024 / Vessels
K LINE enters into Long-Term Time Charter with QatarEnergy for Four Newbuilding LNG vessels
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K LINE) has announced the execution of four long-term Time Charter contracts through joint venture companies with QatarEnergy. The joint venture companies have concurrently executed Shipbuilding contracts for 174,000m3 …
Apr 2, 2024 / Curious
ABS to Lead BlueBARGE Project to Advance Offshore Electrical Power Bunkering
ABS has joined the BlueBARGE Project, a program funded by the Horizon Europe program and involving 14 partners from 10 European countries to develop a comprehensive solution for offshore electrical power bunkering. ABS is leading the 36-month, €11 …
Apr 1, 2024 / Curious
Chevron Charters Its First Hybrid Electric Bunker Tanker
Chevron is chartering its first hybrid electric bunker tanker—a vessel that fuels other ships. The tanker arrived at Singapore facilities last summer. The hybrid ship will provide maritime customers in the region with Chevron fuel. The bunker tanker …
Apr 1, 2024 / Curious
MODEC secures FEED for Shell’s Gato do Mato FPSO project in Brazil
MODEC Inc. (MODEC) announced on Monday (Apr01) that it has been successful in securing the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) system for Shell do Brasil Ltda (Shell) on the Gato do Mato …
Apr 1, 2024 / Curious
Petronas Starts Construction of Malaysia's First Nearshore FLNG Facility
Malaysia’s state-owned energy company Petronas has started the construction of its nearshore floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit, set to become Malaysia’s first such facility once in operation. A steel cutting ceremony for the nearshore FLNG …
Apr 1, 2024 / Curious
OceanStar’s New FSO Design Receives Bureau Veritas Basic Design Assessment Statement
At the Offshore Technology Conference Asia on 29 February 2024, Bureau Veritas (BV) presented a Basic Design Assessment certificate to OceanSTAR Elite group of companies, a Singaporean engineering design provider, for its latest Floating Storage and …
Apr 1, 2024 / Curious
HD Korea Shipbuilding wins $454 mil. ship orders in Oceania, Europe
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) said Monday it has received 612 billion won ($454 million) in orders to build four liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ships and two product carriers (PCs) for shippers in the Oceania and Europe …
Apr 1, 2024 / Curious