Heavy Marine Transport News

OMS Group is progressing sea acceptance tests for USV Elite, its long-range uncrewed surface vessel, off the South of France ahead of planned regional mobilization in early Q4 2026. The …

TWD has marked the first anniversary of Boreas by highlighting its role in designing monopile deck equipment for the offshore installation vessel. The Dutch engineering company worked with Van Oord …

Belgium has completed a major offshore construction stage for Princess Elisabeth Island, the artificial energy hub being developed in the North Sea, while the first offshore wind tender connected to …

AAL Shipping is marking 30 years of operations with continued investment in new multipurpose heavy lift tonnage, workforce development and digital systems as project cargo markets face unstable cargo flows, …

Valeura Energy has completed an eight-well drilling campaign at the Nong Yao oil field in the Gulf of Thailand, increasing production and successfully deploying its first multi-lateral development well. The …

Nexans has brought CLV Nexans Electra into operation in Oslo, below the walls of Akershus Fortress, adding a new cable-laying vessel to its fleet. The 149.9 m vessel is built …

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HD Hyundai is developing an AI-based hull management system designed to automate vessel hull maintenance, covering underwater inspection, cleaning and post-service performance verification. The company signed a memorandum of understanding …

Germany has refused TotalEnergies’ request to return the NordseeEnergies 2 (NSE2) offshore wind concession in the North Sea, stating that licenses awarded through tender procedures remain binding. The 1.5 GW …

Seaway7‘s semi-submersible heavy lift vessel Seaway Albatross has completed its final call at Cherbourg after finishing the jacket transport campaign for the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm. The semi-submersible …

Total Movements has completed the door-to-port transportation of six gas processing units (GPUs) for one of the Middle East’s largest gas production projects. The cargo had a combined volume of …

U.S. federal prosecutors have charged the chief engineer of the container ship Dali over allegations that he failed to report hazardous vessel conditions before the ship struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott …

Damen Shipyards Group has marked two milestones in its offshore wind vessel programme, naming Windcat Antwerpen and starting construction of the first multi purpose accommodation support vessel, or MP ASV. …

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) said on 17 June that it had reached a settlement with Invenergy covering four offshore wind lease areas in the New York Bight, …

A fire broke out aboard a dry cargo vessel undergoing maintenance at a privately owned shipyard in Istanbul Province, Türkiye. The incident occurred at approximately 15:00 local time in Tuzla …

Partners in the Balder field, Vår Energi and Kistos Energy Norway, have made a final investment decision on the Balder Next New Wells project in the Norwegian North Sea, approving …

BP has awarded DeepOcean a subsea decommissioning and recycling scope at the Foinaven field, west of Shetland on the UK Continental Shelf. The work covers equipment recovery from the former …

FANZHOU 7 has departed Dalian Port with eight ultra-large ship-to-shore cranes on board, marking the first known marine transport of eight large STS cranes on a single vessel. The cranes …

Equinor and its partners have selected the development concept for Ringvei Vest, a subsea project linked to the Troll B platform in the Norwegian North Sea. The project includes the …

ESL Shipping has announced that its subsidiary AtoB@C Shipping will be integrated into the ESL Shipping identity, creating a single brand structure for its shipping operations. The company said the …

Europe’s offshore wind industry supported around 180,000 full-time equivalent jobs in 2025 and generated about EUR 26 billion in gross value added, according to an analysis by Menon Economics and …

A New Zealand investigation found that poor planning, weak risk control and damaged lifting gear contributed to a serious injury aboard the Thor Nitnirund in Cook Strait on 20 March …

Hanwha Ocean has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canadian energy developer Kanata to support joint development of the Kanata LNG project near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The agreement was …

Oceanic Wind Energy and Ming Yang Smart Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to review a possible strategic investment partnership for a large offshore wind project in the …

More than three months of vessel delays in the Persian Gulf have created a sharp increase in demand for diving teams that clean ship hulls, as operators prepare for a …

Siemens Energy and Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables have been awarded a contract by 50Hertz to deliver the North Sea Connector 2 grid connection system in the North Sea, with a …

ExxonMobil has proposed a new exploration and appraisal drilling campaign in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, covering 35 wells across four prospect areas. Guyana’s Environmental Protection Agency has opened a …

Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices is preparing Atlantic for a controlled-source electromagnetic campaign in Norwegian waters after securing contracts with a combined value of about $6 million. EMGS said on 16 June …

Norwegian developer LH2 Shipping has secured new Enova funding for two additional liquid hydrogen-fuelled bulk carriers, expanding its project pipeline to six vessels. The Bergen-based company was awarded NOK 344.3 …

Kosmos Energy has completed the sale of its non-operated interest in offshore production assets in Equatorial Guinea to Panoro Energy, reducing exposure to higher unit operating cost production and strengthening …

The Norwegian Union of Energy Workers SAFE has started a strike among offshore maintenance workers after wage negotiations with Offshore Norge ended without a collective agreement. SAFE said 154 oil …

Three people died after a supply boat sank off Singapore’s Pasir Panjang Terminal on Friday morning following a collision with a landing craft. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore …

Drydocks World has launched ALNOKHADA, its new 5,000-tonne floating crane, marking a key milestone as the project moves into the next phase of outfitting and load testing. The name ALNOKHADA …

The offshore construction phase of the Bozhong 26-6 Oilfield Development Project (Phase II), described as the world’s largest metamorphic rock oilfield development, has been completed after the final platform was …

Equinor and its partners have completed wildcat well 6507/8-D-4 CH in the Norwegian Sea, but the well did not prove petroleum. The well was drilled in production license 124, about …

Copenhagen Offshore Partners has appointed Clement Helbig de Balzac as Chief Executive Officer of COP Korea to lead its offshore wind development portfolio in South Korea. COP Korea is advancing …

Mammoet has completed the load-out of a 6,892t jacket for Saipem at its facility in Arbatax, Sardinia. The operation used 300 axle lines of SPMTs to move the structure from …

Boskalis has added BOKA Da Vinci to its remotely supported offshore fleet, extending the use of its Aberdeen-based Remote Operations Center (ROC) after the first successful remote ROV deployment with …

N-Sea Group has appointed Pim Nelemans as Chief Executive Officer, with the change taking effect on 15 June. Nelemans, who previously served as Chief Operating Officer, takes over from Martin …

The Dutch government has increased the subsidy ceilings for the IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A and Gamma-B offshore wind farms to support market participation in an upcoming tender for 2 GW of …

Samsung Heavy Industries is expanding partnerships to support the commercialization of Floating Data Centers (FDCs), as demand for AI-driven data center infrastructure continues to grow. The company said conventional land-based …

Transocean Ltd. has secured new drilling contracts for two of its harsh-environment semisubmersible rigs, adding approximately $185 million to its firm contract backlog. Transocean Norge has been awarded a five-well …

Norwegian oil and gas operator Aker BP is extending the deployment of DrillDocs’ AI-powered CleanSight digital shaker surveillance system across its contracted rig fleet on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). …

Shell has signed five contracts with Venezuela, securing rights to operate the Loran natural gas field, a cross-border reservoir shared with Trinidad & Tobago. Loran is estimated to hold 7 …

China has deployed its first domestically built AI-driven robotic welding system for offshore oil and gas rig fabrication at a smart manufacturing hub in Tianjin. The system was developed by …

Jumbo is hiring a Marine Engineer to join its Engineering Department in Schiedam. The company is active in heavy lift transportation and offshore installation, supporting complex offshore projects worldwide with …

Vår Energi has awarded THREE60 Energy a four-year project support agreement for work on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), extending an established relationship between the two companies. The Aberdeen-based energy …

AD Ports Group and Dajin Heavy Industry have signed a memorandum of understanding to review cooperation opportunities in offshore wind supply chain development, maritime logistics, port infrastructure, and strategic vessel …

The Trump Administration has withdrawn its appeal of a federal court ruling that invalidated the section of a January 2025 Presidential Wind Memorandum that halted federal leasing and permitting activities …

Taiwan ranked fifth worldwide for installed offshore wind capacity in 2025 and third for new capacity additions, according to the Energy Administration, which cited the Global Wind Energy Council. The …