South Korea’s major shipyards in Geoje and Ulsan face severe labour shortages amid a surge in new orders, pushing builders to hire more foreign workers and triggering local backlash over visa quotas and jobs.
The 4,500 t OSS Jasmund offshore substation topside has been transported through central Rotterdam on Heerema’s H-408 barge after load-out at HSM Offshore Energy’s Stormpolder yard, bound for the Windanker wind farm.
Seatrium unit SEI and Maersk affiliate PHOENIX II A/S have entered London arbitration over a cancelled $475 million WTIV for Empire Wind 1, with SEI seeking rulings on wrongful termination and contract validity.
Boskalis’ semi-submersible Forte reached Alaska after transporting two floating jetties from China. The units were discharged for assembly into a cruise-ship floating jetty.
Maersk is preparing to restart its Red Sea route through the Suez Canal, contingent on improved conditions, said CEO Vincent Clerc. In a statement from the Suez Canal Authority, it
ExxonMobil has reopened progress on the Rovuma LNG project by lifting its force majeure designation, restoring activity on one of Mozambique’s largest planned gas developments after a prolonged security interruption.
TotalEnergies has rejected new allegations submitted to French prosecutors linking the company to alleged abuses by Mozambican forces in 2021, stressing that staff had evacuated the LNG site months earlier.
CWHI has shipped the first 15 Transition Pieces for Inch Cape aboard the heavy-lift vessel Hua Sheng Long, which was positioned in South China at the time of reporting.
Seaway7’s semi-submersible vessel FALCON has completed the float-off of the Stella Energy 1 MOPU in Luba after loading the unit in Dubai. The MOPU, recently converted by Drydocks World, is destined for the Sèmè Field offshore Benin.
