ABS hosted U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw (TX-2) at its global headquarters in Spring, Texas, where he toured facilities and met with employees to learn more about the integral role of ABS in the global maritime industry.

Dutch shipping group Vroon, which has been a family-run business for more than 130 years, has succumbed to financial pressures that were exacerbated by global events and economic pressures in the past year. The company, which had been working to grow its offshore services as well as operating a fleet of tankers and livestock carriers, reports it will complete a delayed financial restructuring which will see control handed over to its lenders and parts of its fleet sold.

Damen Engineering has announced the completion of their first vessel design to be entirely created, reviewed and class-approved using 3D models in collaboration with leading classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) and global maritime software provider NAPA.

Marlink, the smart network solutions company, continues the roll-out of its new blend of hybrid network services, equipping Solstad Offshore vessels with Starlink connectivity integrated with the well-established highly reliable Sealink VSAT, L-band backup and 4G services.

The Borr Norve jackup has started drilling the first production well on the Hibiscus/Ruche Phase 1 development in the Dussafu Block offshore Gabon.

International operating company bp has announced plans to invest a total of $7 billion into E&P activities in the Gulf of Mexico by 2025, compared to $10 billion in investment over the past five years.

Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras received four bids for engineering, supply and installation of submarine fiber optics, aimed at connecting 12 production units in the Campos basin.

Volstad Maritime has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) to deliver the battery package and associated control system for battery charging to the M/S Deep Cygnus subsea construction vessel, according to the latter on Tuesday (3 January). 

Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes Co (BKR.O) said on Tuesday it has won a contract to provide carbon dioxide compression equipment to Petronas' (PETR.UL) Kasawari offshore carbon capture project.

Indonesia has approved the first plan of development for the Tuna offshore gas field with an investment of nearly $3 billion up to the start of production, Reuters reported on Monday, citing upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas.