Hanwha Ocean posted a remarkable 1,032% surge in Q3 operating profit, driven by LNG carrier deliveries and steady naval contracts, though trade tensions with China pose new risks.
Petrofac has filed for administration after the termination by TenneT of a major offshore wind contract, placing thousands of jobs at risk and derailing its restructuring plan.
SAL Heavy Lift’s MV Trina delivered a 435-tonne monopile replica from Portugal to Port of Tyne for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 installation trials
ScottishPower Renewables has installed a 10,700-tonne HVDC converter platform at the 1.4 GW East Anglia 3 offshore wind farm, using Heerema’s Sleipnir vessel.
BigLift Baffin, one of BigLift Shipping’s MC-Class vessels, is transporting the second Hornsea 3 substation topside from Thailand to Norway, marking a key milestone for Ørsted’s 2.9 GW offshore wind project.
Aker Solutions has shipped a 6,500-t subsea compression station from Egersund for the Jansz-Io project, with Roll Group’s Bigroll Beaufort noted as the carrier; the vessel is currently reported off West Africa.
A deadly fire at ASL Marine’s Batam shipyard killed 13 workers and injured 18. All work on the tanker was suspended as the company began a safety review.
Two seafarers are missing after the bulker HAILI 5 sank in a collision with Wan Hai A17 in the Pearl River Estuary; 13 were rescued and the containership is detained pending investigation.
Samsung Heavy Industries and Rainbow Robotics signed an agreement to co-develop shipbuilding robots, beginning with a collaborative welding robot with AI features and targeting improved mobility and usability.
