Heavy Marine Transport News

Bourbon Evolution 810 has entered service and is starting its first long-term inspection, maintenance, and repair contract offshore India. Delivered in Singapore in February, the vessel is the latest unit …

The first transition piece has been installed at Vattenfall’s Nordlicht I offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The milestone follows the installation of the project’s first monopile in …

North Star has secured a GBP 275 million debt financing package, equivalent to approximately EUR 321 million, to support the expansion of its offshore wind fleet and fully cover its …

Dajin Heavy Industry has started serial production of 63 transition pieces for the 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm following a first steel cutting ceremony at its Penglai manufacturing base …

A configuration of 580 self-propelled modular transporter axle lines was deployed by Sarens for the movement and load-out of the Valhall PWP topside at Aker Solutions’ Stord yard in Norway. …

Golar LNG has closed a $600 million senior secured revolving credit facility backed by its investment in the MKII FLNG, which is being converted in China. The company said the …

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has started drilling the MN-DW18-1-H-D offshore exploration well in the Mahanadi Basin, beginning a deepwater campaign off India’s Odisha coast. India’s Minister of Petroleum …

Eidesvik Reach has entered into a memorandum of agreement to sell the 2009-built IMR vessel Viking Reach to an undisclosed buyer. The 85 m vessel is owned by Eidesvik Reach, …

Noble Corporation has installed a stemless gate valve on the Noble BlackHornet drillship for managed pressure drilling operations. Developed with Kinetic Pressure Control, the SGV provides a dedicated method of …

Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) is seeking approximately $273,000 from CargoLoop in a lawsuit concerning a fire involving electric vehicles aboard the MSC Carlotta. The dispute relates to two containers supplied …

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has signed a memorandum of understanding with Fraser Industries covering shipyard modernization cooperation in the United States. The agreement covers expertise across the full …

President Donald Trump’s plan to expand the U.S. Arctic icebreaker fleet has resulted in nearly $6.8 billion in shipbuilding contracts being awarded without competitive bidding. The programme covers 11 new …

Notus-Fagioli and HEBO have completed the load out and float off operation for a 1,400 t barge for Navantia UK in Methil, Fife. The marine operation was carried out through …

The Valaris 249 jack-up rig has completed a two-well workover and completion campaign for BP offshore Trinidad nearly 17 days ahead of schedule, according to Valaris. The 2001-built rig secured …

The semi-submersible heavy-lift barge BOABARGE 33 is sailing to Gdynia, Poland, to launch the first of three frigates in the Miecznik programme. The frigates are being built by PGZ Naval …

Petrobras has confirmed a gas discovery at the Sandia-1 exploration well in deep waters offshore Colombia. Sandia-1 is located about 42 km from the Colombian coast in a water depth …

MV Mila, the first vessel in the 14K-700-Type series, has officially joined the SAL fleet. The multipurpose vessel is equipped with two 350 t heavy lift cranes. The cranes can …

Jumbo has completed a wind-assisted propulsion trial aboard its heavy lift vessel Jumbo Jubilee as part of its fleet decarbonisation programme. Two mechanical sails were installed on Jumbo Jubilee to …

Huisman has secured a contract from CIMC Raffles Offshore to supply an integrated lifting and handling package for a new deepwater offshore installation vessel being built for a joint venture …

All waiting periods under the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act expired on 31 July 2026 for the proposed merger between Subsea 7 and Saipem. The expiration completes the waiting-period requirement …

TotalEnergies has signed agreements to acquire Shell’s onshore renewables business in Europe and sell a 50% stake in a separate 1.2GW solar and wind portfolio to an insurance account managed …

Odfjell DrillingG has returned the Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible drilling rig to operations following an equipment handling incident in April that suspended drilling activities for several months. The company confirmed that …

Subsea7 has secured a sizeable contract from Brunei Shell Petroleum for subsea installation work under a Pipeline Replacement Project offshore Brunei. The contract covers the engineering, procurement, construction and installation …

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has set out a new offshore wind roadmap targeting installed capacity of 18.3–19.9GW by 2035 and 24.7–27.9GW by 2039. The targets would represent a …

Incat Tasmania has loaded Hull 096, the world’s largest battery-electric ship, onto Boskalis’ semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel Black Marlin for transport to South America. The operation took place on the River …

AAL Shipping has discharged two heavy lift transformers with a combined weight of nearly 300 tonnes from the AAL Galveston at the Port of New Orleans. The transformers were handled …

MOL Group has agreed to acquire Shell’s wholly owned subsidiary BG Cyprus Limited for up to $720 million. Upon completion, the transaction will give MOL Group a 35% non-operated interest …

London marine insurers have extended the Red Sea area designated as high risk following Houthi attacks on two Saudi-linked vessels. The change is expected to raise war risk insurance costs …

SK Oceanplant has secured an approximately $110.7 million contract from Seatrium to supply the jacket foundation and piles for TenneT’s BalWin5 high-voltage direct current offshore converter platform in the German …

Seatrium reported net profit of S$373 million for the first half of 2026, an increase of 158% from S$144 million in the same period a year earlier. The result included …

France has awarded almost €260m to five ports under the France 2030 programme to develop infrastructure for floating offshore wind projects. Cherbourg, Brest, Nantes-Saint Nazaire, Port-la-Nouvelle and Marseille-Fos were selected …

Seacor Marine is evaluating strategic alternatives that may include a sale of the company, a merger, other business combinations, asset disposals or other transactions. The company disclosed the review in …

DOF Group ASA has secured contract extensions with Petrobras for the pipe-laying support vessels Skandi Buzios and Skandi Recife in Brazil. Under the amended agreements, the contract for Skandi Buzios …

Subsea 7 reported net income of $254 million for the second quarter of 2026, compared with $131 million in the same period last year, as earnings increased across its Subsea …

Energy and convenience retail company bp plans to eliminate 700 positions worldwide as part of a restructuring of its upstream business. The reductions will affect non-frontline roles in the company’s …

Petra Marine, a subsidiary of Petra Energy, has agreed to sell two Malaysian-flagged accommodation work barges in separate transactions valued at a combined $15 million. India-based AJR Oil & Gas …

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has taken delivery of WIND WHALE, Japan’s first coastal module carrier for transporting offshore wind foundation components. The vessel was delivered and named on 26 June 2026 …

Boskalis’ new subsea rock installation vessel Windpiper has departed the Port of Rotterdam for its first project in the Baltic Sea. The vessel will first sail to a quarry in …

Construction of the FPSO topside for Azule Energy’s Greater PAJ development has started at CIMC Raffles’ Haiyang yard in China, one month after the project reached its final investment decision …

Seatrium Offshore Renewable Services has started construction of a new offshore wind operations hub in Lowestoft, UK, to support its expanding project activity in Europe. The facility will strengthen the …

CS WIND Offshore has shipped the first transition pieces for Vattenfall’s Nordlicht I offshore wind farm from the Port of Aalborg in Denmark. Each transition piece weighs around 362 tonnes. …

PTSC Mechanical & Construction (PTSC M&C) has loaded out the completed offshore substation structures for the Fengmiao offshore wind project in Taiwan. The delivered structures consist of a 3,400-tonne topside …

The Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) has identified 1 December 2026 as the indicative bidding date for the recalibrated fifth round of the Green Energy Auction Program (GEA-5), the country’s …

Van Oord has agreed a long-term partnership with TMA Logistics for dedicated terminal space at the Port of Amsterdam to support its offshore operations. The site will provide quay access, …

Golden Energy Offshore Services has secured a term contract valued at approximately £4.9 million, or more than €5.6 million, for the platform supply vessel Energy Pace on the UK Continental …

EnZed Energy has received New Zealand’s first new offshore petroleum exploration permit since the government reversed its ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration. New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals …

HD Hyundai has launched Orion Jade, the first new vessel built at the former Hanjin shipyard in Subic Bay since the facility ceased operations in 2019. The 115,000 dwt petrochemical …

Vietnam’s Ha Long Shipbuilding launched the CSOV 9020 on 28 July, marking the completion of another major construction stage for an offshore wind service vessel intended for international customers. The …

Allseas has secured a contract from Western LNG to install the subsea section of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline in northwestern Canada. The subsea pipeline will form the final …

The general cargo ship Onego Otra was refloated on 26 July after remaining grounded in the St. Lawrence River for nearly four weeks. Three Ocean Group tugboats then towed the …