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.
MarineLink reported on 19 October 2026 that Eidesvik Offshore has secured an extension from Equinor for the platform supply vessel Viking Avant, keeping the ship on charter until the end of 2027.
Results from the NorMoor joint industry project, led by DNV and supported by offshore partners, have been included in the third edition of ISO 19901-7, providing the sector with a standardised reliability-based approach to station keeping.
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.
