McDermott has completed load-out followed by sail-away of three jacket transport barges at CPOE’s Qingdao yard under RUYA EPCIC 11, part of a five-year Ruya programme at Qatar’s Al Shaheen field targeting 550,000 bpd and about 100,000 bpd of extra output by 2027.
EEW SPC has loaded out the first monopiles for the Baltica 2 offshore wind project and will supply 77 monopile foundations from Rostock harbour in line with the project’s construction schedule.
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.
Incat Tasmania has started harbour trials for Hull 096 in Hobart. An industry source says the short-range battery ferry will be carried to South America on a lift-ship after local sea trials.
Boskalis shipped the 4,327 t floating dry dock Dock Titan on Transshelf from Cape Town to Réunion Island, detailing dimensions, deck fit, and operational adjustments.
HTV Seaway Swan transports pretreatment and utility modules to the Woodfibre LNG site in Squamish, pushing construction toward 60% completion.
Military Sealift Command has chartered Dutch heavy-lift ship Plantijngracht to resupply McMurdo Station for Operation Deep Freeze 2026, prompting debate over shrinking U.S.-flag heavy-lift capacity.
Fugro and PTSC Geos and Subsea Services have renewed their offshore wind cooperation in Vietnam for another two years, continuing to provide metocean, geophysical and geotechnical survey services under a new MoU.
