DNV has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seatrium, a leading engineering solutions provider to the offshore and marine industries, to cooperate on strategic activities and projects in the areas of engineering, technology and new…

Norway’s Olympic Subsea ASA has commissioned the second construction service operation vessel (CSOV), Olympic Notos, built by Ulstein Verft and incorporating the shipbuilder’s Twin X-Stern system. The first vessel, Olympic Boreas, has been working…

ABB has won an order to supply a hybrid-electric propulsion system for an ocean sampling vessel to be deployed by the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) in California. The vessel will support OC San’s Ocean Monitoring Program which ensures…

Oslo-based Höegh Autoliners and Australia’s Fortescue, a green technology, energy and metals group, have called on regulators this week at COP29 to hasten the adoption of green ammonia as the only marine fuel that can hasten shipping’s…

Florida-based Crystal Cruises has exercised an option for a second ‘state-of-the-art’ cruise ship at Italy’s Fincantieri. The cruise line announced the first vessel contract, with the option that has now been declared, on June 27th.

UK-based wind sail developer, Bar Technologies, and Spanish firm, WindWaves, a manufacturer of offshore wind platforms, are to work together in the promotion and production of BAR’s new 20-24 WindWings® sails. The two companies have already been collaborating in a similar deal on BAR’s larger 37.5m-high WingWings since February.

Hamburg-based MPC Capital, an investment and asset manager specialising in maritime and energy infrastructure, has launched a new investment vehicle targeting offshore wind and service vessels. Its first project involves the construction of six emission-free offshore survey and service vessels (OSSV) which, the company said, aligns with its focus on maritime and energy infrastructure.