Dajin Heavy Industry has delivered KING TWO, its second 40,000 DWT heavy deck carrier for transporting monopiles, jackets and floating foundations for offshore wind projects.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has taken delivery of WIND WHALE, Japan’s first coastal module carrier for offshore wind foundation components, at Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering in China.
COSL has opened a tender for the basic design of four Chinese-flagged jack-up rigs rated for 60.96 m water depth, with an upgrade option for operations in up to 121.92 m.
Sea1 Offshore has launched Sea1 Diamond, the first of four 120 m Offshore Energy Support Vessels being built by COSCO Shipping for delivery from 2027.
China rejected U.S. claims that inspections of Panama-flagged ships amount to maritime coercion, saying the checks follow international rules and reflect vessel safety incidents.
COSCO’s semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel KANG SHENG KOU transported the Saturn 5701 barge from China to Brazil, where it was safely offloaded after an approximately 45-day voyage.
China has deployed a domestically built AI robotic welding system in Tianjin to support offshore rig fabrication and improve shipyard safety and efficiency.
U.S. lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent Chinese and Russian government-linked research vessels from operating in U.S. Arctic waters amid growing security concerns near Alaska.
China’s $10 billion Pinglu Canal is set to begin trial operations as early as September, linking Guangxi’s inland regions to the Gulf of Tonkin.
