In a major step toward achieving sustainable shipping, the first of three LNG battery hybrid PCTCs commissioned by United European Car Carriers (UECC) was launched in an official ceremony on April 12, at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. The remaining two vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2022.  

Intermateable with other NATO STANAG 4695 connectors, the field-ready Fischer UltiMate™ 80 connector comes in two layouts featuring 6 or 7 signal and power contacts (size 08) with up to AWG 22.

Marine robotics company Ocean Infinity and geotechnical drilling experts Gregg Drilling, a subsidiary of Alaska Native Corporation Sealaska, have formed a Joint Venture (JV) to provide geotechnical services to offshore markets in traditional and renewable energy field developments and cables. 

Experts from the shipping industry - engine manufacturer, class, tanker operator, to fuels and lubricants, come together to discuss why Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a bunker fuel is a viable contribution in shipping’s decarbonization journey and how it is an operational-ready solution.   

Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics announces that its SM200 wireless helm system is installed and finding successful use aboard two sister U.S.-flag articulated tug-barge (ATB) tugboats.


Ecochlor has announced the launch of EcoOne™, a revolutionary new ballast water management system (BWMS). 

Hydrographic marine survey company Nicola Offshore GmbH and Cyprus Subsea Consulting and Services C.S.C.S. Ltd (C.S.C.S.) have signed a commercial partnership agreement with the goal of sharing knowledge and resources to unlock new efficiencies for acquiring marine data using multibeam echosounders, subsea gliders and ocean monitoring instruments.

Talos Energy Inc. along with affiliates of bp plc and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (collectively, the "Co-Owners") have announced successful drilling results from the Puma West exploration project located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Green Canyon Block 821. The Puma West well was drilled to a total depth of 23,530 feet and was designed to test sub-salt Miocene sands.

A semi-submersible drilling platform from China Merchant Heavy Industry (CMHI), SHEN LAN TAN SUO, has become the world’s first offshore unit to receive DNV’s Smart notation compliance certificate.

After a six-week period of maintenance, Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam has this week handed the HNLMS Evertsen back to the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Decom North Sea (DNS), the only membership organization dedicated to the oil and gas decommissioning sector, has announced the appointment of Fraser Moonie as Chief Executive Officer.

Argos, the centerpiece of bp’s $9 billion Mad Dog 2 project, has arrived in the US after safely completing its 16,000-mile journey from South Korea to the Kiewit Offshore Services fabrication yard in Ingleside, Texas.

EIA forecasts U.S. crude oil production in the U.S. Federal Gulf of Mexico (GOM) to increase in the next two years, according to the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). By the end of 2022, 13 new projects could account for about 12% of total GOM crude oil production, or about 200,000 barrels per day (b/d). 

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) appointed and approved the 2021-22 term of the NOIA Board of Directors and Executive Committee. There are two new members on the Board of Directors and three new members on the Executive Committee:

The Hapag-Lloyd container ship Al Bahia arrived at Port Canaveral to begin the required conversion process to reflag the vessel in the United States.

Leading renewables training and personnel provider Offshore Marine People and Academy (OMPA) has teamed up with AIS Training, a world class training provider which is part of the 3t Energy Group, to offer three new Technical Training Packages to support new entrants into the offshore wind industry.