First French-based LNG bunkering vessel named at Chinese yard

The first LNG bunkering vessel to be based in France was officially named Gas Vitality in a ceremony held October 26 at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, China. Following the signing of a long-term charter

Gazelle platform is a hybrid of semi-submersible and tension leg platform designs.

Floating wind innovator opens U.S. office

Dublin, Ireland-based floating offshore wind system specialist Gazelle Wind Power is opening a U.S. office in Austin, Texas. The company claims to have “reinvented the floating wind platform to be lighter, flexible,

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Møkster and Wärtsilä explore use of ammonia

Can you burn ammonia in existing LNG dual-fuel engines? Stavanger, Norway-based offshore support vessel specialist Simon Møkster Shipping aims to find out. The family-owned company has entered a collaboration agreement with Wärtsilä

Mark O’Neil (L) and Philippe Charleux (R)

TotalEnergies and CSM partner up for energy transition

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by TotalEnergies and Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) will initially see the companies partner on developing a lube oil monitoring, optimization and supply platform. It will utilize the

Ammonia-fueled ammoniacarrier

Japan moves ahead on 2 ammonia-fueled vessels

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has approved a project that will see major domestic players move ahead on the commercialization of ammonia-fueled vessels with Japanese-produced ammonia-burning engines. The

Horizon Reliance

Pasha to repower veteran box ship to LNG dual fuel

A 42-year-old Pasha Hawaii containership, the 2,400 TEU Horizon Reliance, is to be converted from steam propulsion and converted to dual fuel—presumably LNG—propulsion. The ship is one of four Jones Act containerships

LNG exports pause challenged

Odfjell Chemical Tankers files suit against ACBL

In a lawsuit filed October 22 in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Louisiana, Odfjell Chemical Tankers is seeking damages from American Commercial Barge Lines (ACBL) following a March 16, 2021, incident

Fast Crew Supplier

VIDEO: New Fast Crew Supplier aims to be a game changer

After five years of market consultation, research, design, engineering and construction, the first of Damen’s ground-breaking Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 class has completed its sea trials off the Turkish coast and

Siem Offshore subsea vessel

Siem Offshore orders battery packs for 3 more vessels

Norway’s Siem Offshore today reported that it has signed contracts to fit an additional three vessels with battery packages. For one of its subsea construction vessels that has work lined up in

Golden ray section on barge with VT 10000 in background

VIDEO: Final Golden Ray section leaves St. Simons Sound

More than two years after the capsize of the car carrier Golden Ray on September 8, 2019, the final section of its dismantled wreck has now been removed from St. Simons Sound,

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