COSCO said BEVERLEY and LIZZIE1 were brought onto Xiang An Kou in a three-hour submersion operation, supporting an ASDP-related shipment to Fremantle after 3.5 days of preparation.
Wärtsilä will supply a four-engine Wärtsilä 31 package for Allseas’ semi-sub HTV being built at GSI in China, with NOx reducers and delivery planned for early 2028.
Murphy Oil is continuing its offshore campaign off Côte d’Ivoire after the Civette well on Block CI-502 found hydrocarbons below commercial levels, with attention now turning to the Caracal and Bubale prospects.
A consortium dispute on DolWin 5 moves to SCC arbitration, with claims over scope responsibilities and cost allocation while work continues and delivery remains targeted for 2026.
Russia has warned the UK against joining European efforts to stop and inspect “shadow fleet” tankers carrying Russian crude, as London weighs joint enforcement with EU partners in nearby waters.
Hanwha Ocean has signed a 738.3 bn won ($498.8m) contract with an Oceania owner for two LNG carriers and a $388.5m VLCC order from Asyad Shipping, lifting its 2026 newbuilding tally to about $890m.
France’s OCEA plans its first Asian production base in the Philippines to build 35 m aluminium patrol cutters for the Philippine Coast Guard under a France-backed sovereign loan package.
Norway’s K. Sætre Rederi has ordered a 70 m all-electric dry cargo vessel from Royal Bodewes, backed by a long-term cargo contract with 7 Steel Nordic and a 13.3 MWh battery for over 270 nm range.
AD Ports Group, through Noatum Maritime’s Safeen Drydocks, has acquired Spain’s Astilleros Balenciaga for €11.2 million, renaming it Balenciaga Shipyard and positioning it for offshore wind vessel projects.
