Alexandre de Gusmão floating, production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has departed in China and is now on its way to Brazil where it will be deployed at Petrobras’ Mero field, in the Santos Basin.The Alexandre de Gusmão FPSO left China on Decembe...
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Offshore Service Vessels: What’s in Store in 2025
After what we would argue has been an incredibly eventful 2024 with massive deals, tremendous dayrate developments, further charterer backlog build, and the first series of newbuild orders in years, now comes the time when we turn our gaze towards 2025.
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SHIPWRECK PODCAST: Exploring USS Stewart with James Delgado
We talk with renowned maritime archaeologist James Delgado about the recently found US Navy destroyer USS Stewart. Stewart was a century-old US Navy destroyer that earned the unenviable distinction of serving under both American and Japanese flags duri...
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Damen-Built Shoalbuster Joins Caspian Offshore’s Fleet
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Shoalbuster (SBu) 3209 to Caspian Offshore Construction, which will be put to work in support of dredging projects in the Persian Gulf.The vessel, named Caspian Lotus, joins the company’s fleet of over 50…
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Windward Offshore Lines Up Key Suppliers for New CSOV Fleet
With four commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) currently under construction, German shipowner Windward Offshore has formed strategic partnerships with major industry suppliers such as Ampelmann, MAN Energy Solutions, and others, to…
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Bureau Veritas, SHI Partner Up for Floating Storage and CCS Solutions
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have partnered up to develop Floating CO2 Storage Units (FCSU) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects in the Republic of Korea in an effort to cut greenhouse gas…
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DNV Issues Guidance for Safe Use of Methanol and Ammonia as Marine Fuels
DNV has released a competence standard (ST) for methanol and a recommended practice (RP) for ammonia, to enable crew and shipowners to tackle the safety risks and challenges posed by the introduction of new alternative fuels and technologies…
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MHI Appoints New CEO
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has made executive-level personnel changes, appointing Eisaku Ito as its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).Ito, which currently serves as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at MHI, will take on the new role o...
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NYK and ENEOS Agree Supply of Marine Fuel with CDR Credits from DACCS
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and ENEOS Corporation have signed an agreement regarding the sale and purchase of marine fuel with carbon dioxide removal credits (CDR credits) created through Direct Air Capture with Carbon Storage (DACCS).The…
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DP World Starts Construction of New $1.2B Port in Senegal
The arrival of the dredger Willem Van Rubroeck in Ndayane has marked the start of maritime works for the $1.2 billion Port of Ndayane, a project led by Dubai-owned ports and logistics firm DP World, which aims to transform Senegal into a major…
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