TotalEnergies signed a charter contract with Spanish shipowner Ibaizabal for a new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunker vessel of 18,600m3 capacity.This additional vessel might be deployed in Oman, where the company is developing the Marsa LNG…
North Star has launched a partnership which includes MO4, Principle Power, SMST, Vard, and Voith Group to fast-track the development of high-performance operations and maintenance ships tailored for floating offshore wind farms.The companies…
Vard, Norwegian subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group, has signed a new contract for the design and construction of one tailor-made Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) for Navigare Capital Partners.The contract, established in close…
Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered the Amarco S1 fast crew boat to Amarco which will be put to long-term operation for Brunei’s oil and gas sector.The 42-meter Amarco S1 vessel is powered by triple Baudouin 12M26.3 engines coupled with ZF3050 gearboxes…
American Offshore Services (A-O-S) has deployed its hybrid-ready crew transfer vessel (CTV) to support the offshore wind industry on the U.S. East Coast.The M/V Generater CTV is the second vessel in the A-O-S’ G-Class series, which has been delivered from Metal Shark Boats in Louisiana…
Korean maritime service company MARCON has secured an approval in principle (AiP) from Korean Register (KR) for its crew transfer vessel (CTV), a passenger and cargo transport vessel dedicated to offshore wind farms.The CTV that received the…
As part of its LNG growth strategy, Swiss-based MET Group has reached a partnership agreement with Celsius to build its first LNG vessel, scheduled for delivery in 2027.The LNG carrier will be constructed by China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu)…
Strong confidence in the offshore vessel market has seen orders placed in the previous market upcycle re-activated to take advantage of renewed investor interest, according to a new report from Maritime Strategies International (MSI).In its…
Dutch shipping company Spliethoff has placed an order with Wuhu Shipyard in China for the construction of a new series of eight multi-purpose vessels with an option for two additional vessels.This new series of L-type vessels will be delivered starting the first quarter of 2028…
Centus Marine, a Malaysian operator of fast crew boats, has selected Singaporean shipbuilder Strategic Marine to build the next generation of high-speed personnel transfer vessels, developed by AIRCAT.The new vessel, developed in partnership…
A joint venture between Schoeller Holdings and Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt has ordered four construction commissioning service operation vessels (C-CSOVs) from the Chinese shipyard for offshore wind and wider offshore energy sector.The construction…
Northern Offshore Services (N-O-S) on Monday announced it has ordered a series of new E-Class crew transfer vessels (CTV) for scheduled delivery during the second half of 2025.A N-O-S spokesperson told MarineLink the order is for four CTVs from Penguin Shipyard in Singapore…
Malaysian shipowner Coastal Contracts Bhd on Thursday placed an order with Chinese shipbuilder Fujian Funing Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, a subsidiary of Fujian Shipbuilding Industry Group, for a pair of 85-meter subsea support/maintenance vessels…
Damen Shipyards has started construction of three shallow draft multi-purpose support vessels at its shipyard in the United Arab Emirates, in anticipation of an increase in offshore and dredging activity in Arabian Gulf region.The initial program…