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  • UK survey reveals ‘big uptick’ in maritime engineering firms embracing decarbonisation

    2 November 2021
    Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Transition

    A UK trade body, representing Britain’s shipbuilding, maritime engineering and science sectors, is reporting a big increase in the number of companies embracing the decarbonisation agenda.

  • Pacific Basin, Mitsui and Nihon Shipyard join forces on zero-emission ships

    11 May 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Hong Kong-based dry bulk shipping company Pacific Basin has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese shipyard Nihon Shipyard and trading and investment company Mitsui to cooperate in the investigation and development of zero-emission vessels.

  • Over 150 industry players join call to action for shipping decarbonization

    22 September 2021
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    More than 150 industry leaders and organisations have urged governments and global shipping industry to commit to decarbonizing international shipping by 2050.

  • TWMA wins first job with Spirit Energy in North Sea

    25 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Specialist drilling waste management company, TWMA, has secured a seven-figure contract with an exploration and production company, Spirit Energy.

  • Simec Atlantis tidal kit starts producing power in Japan

    15 February 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    The AR500 tidal energy generation system, designed and built by Simec Atlantis Energy, has started generating clean electricity in Japan following its installation off Goto Island chain late in January.

  • Will UK’s new CCUS strategy open doors to multi-billion global supply chain market?

    13 July 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Environment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    A new carbon capture supply chain strategy is expected to pave the way for Britain to gain entry into the global supply chain market.

  • Video: Minesto unlocking tidal power potential in Faroe Islands

    15 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Technology

    Swedish tidal energy company Minesto has released a video summarizing its Deep Green tidal energy activities in Vestmannasund strait in the Faroe Islands.

  • Biden on a mission to combat rising energy prices and lack of supply by tapping into oil reserves

    26 November 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    President Biden ordered the release of oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to address rising gas prices.

  • Smart Green Shipping nets more funding as it readies for demonstration of its FastRig wingsail

    6 February 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    Smart Green Shipping, a systems design and engineering company based in Dumfries, has secured £ 1.35 million investment for its development of retrofit sails and technology for sustainable commercial ships. MOL Drybulk Ltd (MOLDB), a 100% owned subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Scottish Enterprise are joint investors in the company that is steering a course […]

  • ICS, IMO, Green Climate Fund discuss provision of $1.5 million to fast track R&D

    10 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Transition

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have met with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to discuss funding options for the proposed ‘IMO Maritime Research Fund’ (IMRF).

  • Orbital Marine to showcase UK’s tidal power prowess at Global Investment Summit

    7 October 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Vision

    The UK government has unveiled the 12 businesses from across the UK who will showcase their green technology and innovations at the Global Investment Summit – one of which is the Scottish-based tidal energy company Orbital Marine Power.

  • Masdar agrees to explore green hydrogen exports from Abu Dhabi to Europe

    16 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy

    Abu Dhabi-based clean energy company Masdar and four Dutch companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the development of a green hydrogen supply chain between Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam. The MoU was signed by the representatives of Masdar, Port of Amsterdam, SkyNRG, Evos Amsterdam and Zenith Energy Terminals to assess green hydrogen exports […]

  • Port of Gothenburg and North Sea Port set up green corridor, offer discounts for ships using cleaner fuels

    14 October 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Transition

    Belgian North Sea Port and Swedish Port of Gothenburg have come together to establish a green corridor, aiming toward using alternative fuels for seagoing vessels by 2025. The green corridor was launched on Gothenburg Port Day on 12 October, when the CEOs of the Gothenburg Port Authority and North Sea Port met in Gothenburg. In […]

  • ISS to supply Zeeboat with 4 all-electric towboats

    22 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    New York-based tugboat company Zeeboat has selected Texas-headquartered Industrial Service Solutions (ISS) as the general contractor supporting the build of four fully electric towboats.

  • RenewableUK: Projects like Norfolk Vanguard needed to reach UK’s offshore wind target

    22 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Commenting on the UK’s High Court ruling on the Norfolk Vanguard offshore wind project, RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive Melanie Onn said that such projects need to go ahead as swiftly as possible in order for the UK to achieve its goal of having 40 GW of offshore wind by 2030. New offshore wind projects will […]

  • SeaShuttle hydrogen-fuelled containership project wins Enova funding

    23 June 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    SeaShuttle, the ambitious project to build two hydrogen-powered, remotely controlled and autonomous-ready containerships, has secured NOK 150 million (€15 million) in funding from Norwegian state enterprise Enova.

  • SMI: Industry invited to hear about UK’s refreshed shipbuilding strategy

    23 February 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Vision

    The latest thinking of the team behind the UK’s refreshed shipbuilding strategy, which is expected to include a multi-billion pound vessel pipeline due to be built over the next 30 years, will be discussed at the annual conference held by the Society of Maritime Industries (SMI).

  • ABS, HHI, KSOE to work together on green hydrogen production, CCS

    4 November 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Certification & Classification, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Transition

    US classification society ABS, South shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and its parent company Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (KSOE) have unveiled two joint development projects (JDPs) to develop decarbonization technologies to support global sustainability ambitions.

  • UK unveils £20M fund to propel green shipbuilding

    22 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    The UK government launched today a £20 million (about $27.7 million) competition to make innovative green maritime ideas a reality.

  • Japan’s shipping industry to invest $280 billion by 2050 to reach net-zero goal

    28 October 2021
    Authorities & Government, Collaboration, Transition

    The Japanese Shipowners’ Association (JSA) has revealed that the Japanese shipping industry will take on the challenge of reaching 2050 zero-carbon targets by investing around $280 billion in the shipping sector.

  • Wave Swell Energy embarks on €1.6M capital raise

    17 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Australian wave energy company Wave Swell Energy (WSE) has launched a capital raising round of Au$2.5 million (€1.6 million) to fund a technology enhancement program under its Bluefire project.

  • Wood Mackenzie names ex-UN economist as head of carbon to spearhead energy transition services

    6 December 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Wood Mackenzie has appointed a previous UN economist as the head of its carbon team to help the firm’s customers navigate energy transition.

  • Scotland readies £4 million green jobs call

    22 March 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Human Capital, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy

    Scottish Enterprise has announced the first in a series of upcoming grant funding calls designed to help support economic recovery and stimulate the creation of new green jobs in Scotland.

  • Port of Zeebrugge boosts green energy with new wind farm

    30 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Transition

    The Belgian Port of Zeebrugge, one of Western Europe’s important energy hubs, has welcomed the new wind farm consisting of five wind turbines as a part of the “clean port strategy”.

  • Canada eyeing green shipping corridor in the Great Lakes

    5 April 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    Members of Canada’s Chamber of Marine Commerce (CMC) are looking to explore the potential for a multi-stakeholder initiative to establish a new Canadian Green Shipping Corridor in the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence waterway.