Offshore energy, marine engineering and associated vessels.
The Offshore desk covers the vessels, operating frameworks and technical rules that support offshore projects and marine-energy activity. Reports focus on confirmed regulatory, classification and operational developments.
Connections to safety, environment and international reporting help readers follow the wider rules and operating context around offshore activity.
OÜ TS Shipping will charter the icebreaker MPSV Botnica to the Aibel Seatrium Consortium ANS as an accommodation vessel for a North Sea project, with the hire due to start in September 2026 for an initial 30 days.
Kongsberg Maritime will provide a fully integrated mooring and deck machinery solution for a new FPSO destined for an offshore development in Asia, sources indicated on 18 August 2026.
The Norwegian classification society released a 119-document July 2025 rules edition for ships and offshore units that will apply from 1 January 2026, introducing new operational qualifiers and class notations for sustainability and mooring integrity.