LNG-TO-FSRU CONVERSION WIDENING KARPOWERSHIP-BACKED KINETICS’ GAS INFRASTRUCTURE FLEET
Kinetics is expanding its fleet by converting a vessel into a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).
As global demand for flexible energy solutions surges, Kinetics, a Karpowership initiative, is giving a liquefied natural gas...
SOMALI FORCES FREE SECOND TANKER HELD BY PIRATES FOR FIVE MONTHS
The Puntland Maritime Police Forces are reporting that they freed the product tanker Honour 25, which had been held by pirates for over five months off the coast of Somalia. Unconfirmed reports from the...
EXMAR’S FLNG CONVERSION EARNS BUREAU VERITAS’ SEAL OF APPROVAL
An approval in principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), part of Bureau Veritas Group, is paving the way for Belgian shipping company Exmar to breathe life into its floating liquefied natural...
US ADDS LARGE VEHICLE CARRIER TO SUPPORT MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM
Florida-based American Roll-On/Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC Group) is highlighting its recent addition of a large vehicle carrier to its U.S.-flagged fleet. The ship, which moved from the Swedish flag, will support commercial and government...
INPEX BEEFS UP STAKE IN AUSTRALIAN LNG PROJECT
Japan’s exploration and production (E&P) company Inpex has moved to solidify its foothold in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off the northwest coast of Western Australia (WA), with its Australian subsidiaries taking steps...
APPLYING ONBOARD CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE TO SHIPS
Maritime decarbonisation is entering a critical phase. Discover whether onboard carbon capture and storage (oCCS) offers a viable pathway for existing vessels through Lloyd’s Register’s assessment of technology, economics and regulation
Maritime decarbonisation is entering...
INDIAN SEAFARER UNION DEMANDS ACTION AS ANOTHER SHIP IS ATTACKED IN HORMUZ
India’s Forward Seamen’s Union is calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government for more action as it reports that another Indian seafarer has been killed during an attack in the Strait of...
TOTALENERGIES GREENLIGHTS GAS PROJECT TO FEED ONE-THIRD OF NIGERIA LNG TRAIN EXPANSION
France’s energy giant TotalEnergies and its Nigerian local partner AMNI have decided to move forward with the development of a gas field off the African country’s coast, as a low-emission project set to supply...
CREW RESCUED AFTER ABANDONING SMALL MSC BOXSHIP OFF VIETNAM
Singapore’s Maritime Rescue Coordination Center is reporting that the crew of an MSC containership was rescued on September 22 after abandoning their vessel. The report indicates there were no injuries to the crew, but...
JAN DE NUL ORDERS ANOTHER NEWBUILD TRENCHING SUPPORT VESSEL
Jan De Nul is further expanding its fleet with the order of a new trenching support vessel, which will be an exact copy of its Isambard Kingdom Brunel, announced in March.
With this latest order,...