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MARAD Expands CoE Network to Boost US Maritime Workforce Pipeline

The US Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) has designated 16 maritime training institutions as 2026 Centers of Excellence (CoE) to bolster ...

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LNG Bunker Vessel Shortage Could Stall Fuel Transition by 2030

The global LNG bunker vessel fleet may need to more than double by 2030 as demand from LNG-fueled ships grows faster than the infrastructure required ...

The Hon Pat Conroy MP, Minister for Defence Industry, formally inaugurated the new Canberra office. (Credit: Navantia Australia)

Navantia Australia Expands Footprint with New Canberra Hub

Navantia Australia has expanded its national footprint with a new Canberra office, strengthening its presence at the center of Australia's defense and policy community. The ...

(L to R): Jijo Varghese, Hanwha Ocean Topsides Engineering Project Manager; Boon Joon Chin, ABS Director, Engineering; Kwang Soo Kim, Hanwha Ocean Head of Engineering Project Management; Avik Roy, ABS Senior Manager, Offshore Business Development; Adel Trabelsi, Hanwha Ocean Head of Engineering; Arnab Ghosh, ABS Vice President, Regional Business Development; Bai Liguo, Hanwha Ocean Head of Global Project Office; James Koo, Hanwha Ocean Head of Global Hull & Marine Engineering; Joe Price, Hanwha Ocean Head of Global Mooring Engineering; SeungChul Han, Hanwha Aerospace, Vice President, Offshore Plant Team, Strategy Office; JongHyun Choi, Hanwha Aerospace, General Manager, Offshore Plant Team, Strategy Office; Yasuhito Ota, Hanwha Ocean Head of Global Topside Engineering; and Cristiano Vieira, Hanwha Ocean Head of Regulatory Compliance. (Credit: ABS)

ABS Certifies Hanwha Ocean Basic Design for South American and West African FPSOs

ABS has issued a Basic Design Review (BDR) certification to Hanwha Ocean for a standardized floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) design developed for the ...

Petrobras Wins Ibama Approval for Three Wells in Foz do Amazonas Basin

Ibama Authorizes Petrobras to Drill Three New Wells in Foz do Amazonas Basin. ...

WFD 450 jack-up rig. (Credit: White Fleet Drilling)

WFD 450 Jack-Up Rig Begins Multi-Well Program on Arena Energy’s Gulf Shelf Assets

White Fleet Drilling's WFD 450 Launches Multi-Well Drilling Program on Arena Energy's Shelf Assets ...

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SLB and Shearwater Target Brazil’s Equatorial Margin with Amapá 3D Seismic Survey

Global energy technology company SLB has launched the Amapá 3D multi-client seismic survey in partnership with Shearwater GeoServices. Located offshore Amapá in northern Brazil's Equatorial ...

TotalEnergies Lubmarine Launches Aurelia FE Fuel Economy Oil for Medium Speed Marine Engines

TotalEnergies Lubmarine division announces the launch of Aurelia FE, an innovative trunk piston engine oil designed to help shipowners reduce fuel consumption, lower operating costs, ...

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Orbital Marine Power Taps Offshore Veteran Ian Douglas as Chair

Orbital Marine Power, developer and operator of the O2, the world's most powerful tidal turbine, has announced the appointment of Ian Douglas ...

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Decom Engineering Expands Beyond Decommissioning with Nine Chain-Cutting Projects

Decom Engineering has expanded its presence in the mooring chain cutting sector and is experiencing a revenue boost after securing nine chain-focused projects so far ...

Nord Gas Solutions has been contracted to supply the Cargo Handling System and LPG Fuel Supply System for two new MGCs. (Credit: Byzantine)

Nord Gas Solutions Wins Cargo Handling and Fuel Supply Contract for Two MGC Vessels

Nord Gas Solutions has been contracted to supply the Cargo Handling System (CHS) and LPG Fuel Supply System (LFSS) ...

T12 Engineering’s innovative Floating Mooring System. (Credit: T12 Engineering)

OWGP Backs T12 Engineering’s Floating Mooring System for Offshore Wind

T12 Engineering has secured significant funding from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) to accelerate the development of an innovative technology it estimates could save ...

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New Pacific Industrial Launches First Shipbuilding Program with Two Tugboats for American Marine

New Pacific Industrial (NP) has launched its first shipbuilding program with the construction of two 122-foot American Class tugboats for American Marine Corporation (AMC) at ...

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VARD Completes Windward Offshore CSOV Fleet with Windward Hamburg Delivery

VARD has announced that the new commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) for Windward Offshore has been delivered from Vard Vung Tau. This is the fourth ...

Signing the Design Assessment for our Model 3-24 eSAIL® with Bureau Veritas at SMM 2026. (Image credit: Bureau Veritas)

Bureau Veritas Certifies bound4blue eSAIL for Large-Vessel Wind Propulsion

bound4blue has received a Design Assessment from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore for its flagship Model 3-24 eSAIL®, developed to maximize the contribution of wind ...

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