Semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel GPO Sapphire is transporting jack-up rig PV Drilling IX from Rotterdam to Vietnam, ahead of the rig’s reactivation and deployment in the Asia-Pacific market from 2026.
HD Hyundai has signed an exclusive agreement with Tamil Nadu to plan a new shipyard in the state, with Thoothukudi among the candidate sites, in a trillion-won class project tied to India’s Maritime Amrit Kahl Vision 2047.
Equinor has reported gas and condensate discoveries at the Lofn and Langemann wells in PL1140 near Gudrun and Eirin, adding an estimated 30–110 million barrels that can be tied back to Sleipner infrastructure.
General Dynamics NASSCO, Samsung Heavy Industries and DSEC have formed a three-way agreement to advance U.S. ship design and manufacturing automation, including the Navy’s Next Generation Logistics Ship program.
SEAWAY HAWK, a semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel, loaded the VALARIS 247 in Singapore. The vessel is en route to Port Rashid, with an ETA of December 14, 2025. The rig was sold to BW Energy in May 2025.
Turkey’s foreign minister calls recent drone attacks on Russia-linked tankers in the Black Sea “very scary”, warning they endanger regional shipping and show the Ukraine war is spreading at sea.
A Denmark-owned LPG tanker, CGas Saturn, was hijacked off Equatorial Guinea, with nine crew members kidnapped — showing that piracy risks in the Gulf of Guinea remain high despite international patrols.
Japan is revising its offshore wind auctions by reducing the weight of speed, tightening price rules and opening capacity-style support so that awarded projects stand a better chance of reaching completion.
Equinor is weighing whether Bay du Nord FPSO topsides modules can be fabricated in Newfoundland & Labrador, as Premier Tony Wakeham, unions and contractors seek local work while cost and skills concerns remain.
