U.S. engineering and construction services company McDermott International has completed the Pan Malaysia transportation and installation projects offshore Sarawak for Shell and SapuraOMV. The Pan Malaysia transportation and installation projects, awarded in November 2018, included the transport and installation of jackets, topsides, and pipelines for the Gorek, Larak, and Bakong
Colon LNG Marketing and Tropigas Natural signed a deal to distribute liquefied natural gas via trucks in Panama and Costa Rica. AES Colon (Image: AES Panama) Under the deal, the two companies will supply chilled fuel from the AES-operated LNG import terminal in Colon, Panama to regional customers in the
Norwegian Port of Oslo has signed a contract with compatriot boat builder Maritime Partner AS to purchase a new hybrid patrol boat. As informed, the boat will be used for port surveillance as well as escorting of larger vessels sailing in the harbour. Image Courtesy: Maritime Partner Slated for delivery
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to provide tech solutions for KNOT’s two 124,000-DWT shuttle tanker newbuilds. Courtesy of Wärtsilä Wärtsilä will provide its Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) recovery system, together with an LNG fuel gas supply system for the two vessels. The pair ordered by Knutsen NYK
French energy major Total has joined the ‘Getting to Zero Coalition’ to support the maritime industry’s decarbonisation. Courtesy of Total The company intends to contribute to the goal by collaborating with companies across the maritime, energy, infrastructure and finance sectors. The Getting to Zero Coalition’s ambition is to help achieve
Singapore’s Offshore Technology Development has recently completed the installation of a ballast water treatment system on Avenir LNG’s small-scale vessel. Avenir’s small-scale LNG carrier (Image: Offshore Technology Development) The tech development unit of Keppel Offshore & Marine said in a statement it commissioned the system on a 7500 cubic meter
The first Russian Aframax tanker, the LNG-fueled Vladimir Monomakh is ready to start sea trials. Courtesy of Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex The vessel, designed to transport oil in unrestricted navigation, was launched at the Zvezda Shipyard at the start of May. Sea trials will include checking the reliability and vital functions
On the UN’s World Oceans Day, energy company Equinor is launching its ambitions for reducing own emissions from ships, detailing how the company will help decarbonise shipping. Source: Equinor ASA; Image by: Einar Aslaksen Specifically, the company aims to halve maritime emissions in Norway by 2030 compared to 2005 emissions
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has won an order to build liquefied natural gas barges for Russian LNG producer Novatek. Under the deal, Daweoo will build two 360,000-cbm LNG barges for about 901.3 billion won ($748.2 million) with an option for two additional units. The floating LNG storage
The Bergen-headquartered shipping company Utkilen has taken delivery of its thirds LNG-ready tanker from the Dingheng shipyard in China on June 3. Courtesy of Utkilen The 10,500-dwt newbuilding named Saltstraum, featuring stainless steel cargo tanks, is the third in the series of four newbuilds ordered at the Chinese shipyard. According
ABB has been selected by American shipbuilder Vigor Fab LLC as the hybrid-electric propulsion and energy storage system provider for the newest additions to the Washington State Ferries’ fleet, setting the largest US ferry system on course for zero-emission operations. The new Olympic-class ferries, which will have the capacity to
ABB has signed a contract to support icebreaking LNG carrier Christophe de Margerie during its transit of the Northern Sea Route. Courtesy of ABB ABB supported the vessel with remote diagnostics services for increased safety and performance as the vessel completed the transit of the Northern Sea Route, bound for