Offshore

SBM Offshore has signed contracts for the construction of the company’s fourth and fifth Fast4Ward new build multi-purpose hulls with two Chinese shipyards, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and China Merchants Industry Holdings.

Wison Offshore & Marine and GTT have signed a technical assistance and license agreement for membrane solutions covering a range of LNG units.

The niche market of floating LNG (FLNG) has a “huge future”, however financing is a challenge, according to Gary Smith of Poten & Partners.

Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) has acquired the remaining 37.5% in the Horizon Group (Horizon) that it does not already own.

Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) recently secured several heavy marine transport services contracts.

Red Sea Gateway Terminal reports that the two new remote-controlled Ship-to-Shore cranes it has just ordered from ZPMC in China are due for delivery by June/July in 2020.

Ahead of Marintec China Seatrade Maritime talks to MAN Energy Solutions about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead with IMO 2020 and decarbonisation and how the engine maker is positioning to help its customers with these challenges.

The Kuok Group has launched an offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Singapore-listed PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH).

ABS has classed the world’s largest floating wind turbine which is about to installed offshore the coast of Portugal.