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  • China: TSHD “Chang Jiang Kou 02” Launched

    22 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    The naming and launch ceremony for the 12,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, CHANG JIANG KOU 02, took place today at the Daoda Heavy Industry shipyard in Qidong, China. IHC Merwede is building the impressive vessel for Yangtze Estuary Waterway Administration Bureau MOT, which is based in the People’s Republic of China. It is the duplicate […]

  • USA: Army Civilian Engineer Receives Prestigious Savannah Award

    24 February 2012

    Laura E. (Beth) Williams, P.E., a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, received the 2012 “James Connolly Award” during the Savannah E-Week Technical Training Conference at Armstrong Atlantic State University, Feb. 22, 2012. The conference is held annually in Savannah as part of the nationally-recognized Engineer Week (E-Week) observance. The […]

  • Brazilian giant carrying out assessment of recent oil discovery

    19 July 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Petrobras has completed the drilling of a well off Brazil and is working to establish the full potential of this play.

  • New action plan comes into the limelight to accelerate decarbonisation

    11 November 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    With COP27 in full swing, governments have set out an action plan to scale up decarbonisation efforts, says IRENA.

  • GOGL CEO: Green transition and making money is NOT mutually exclusive

    17 May 2023
    Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Investment in decarbonization for a shipping company may appear counterintuitive to its profitability due to several factors. Firstly, the upfront costs of transitioning to low-carbon technologies, such as investing in eco-friendly vessels or retrofitting existing ones, can be substantial. These expenses can strain the company’s financial resources, potentially leading to reduced profits in the short […]

  • Clarksons: 147 ports offer LNG bunkering as LNG capable newbuilds hit 37 Pct

    4 August 2022
    Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Transition, Vessels

    A total of 147 ports around the globe can bunker LNG to vessels at the moment and this figure is likely to reach 200 by 2024 as demand continues to grow, estimates from Clarksons Research show. Europe is leading the way with LNG bunkering infrastructure, with the majority of its top ports offering the service, […]

  • Neptune amends volume estimate for Dugong discovery

    29 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Neptune Energy has reduced its volume estimate for the Dugong discovery, located in the North Sea, following an appraisal well drilling.

  • Japanese shipbuilders to combine expertise in building greener vessels

    10 December 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Innovation, Research & Development, Transition, Vessels

    Leading Japanese shipbuilders are joining forces in an initiative aimed at integrating accumulated expertise to design and build state-of-the-art ships compliant with the ever more stringent environmental regulations. The organization, named Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships, includes nine shipbuilders, and it will pursue the development of advanced environmental performance-enhancing technologies for the era […]

  • Wärtsilä: Volatile attitude toward digitalisation of maritime industry persists

    17 January 2023
    Automation, Green Marine, Human Capital, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Some 78% of industry professionals agree that change and technological innovation are positive things for the maritime industry, according to a report by Wärtsilä Corporation. However, almost half (45%) admit to having a volatile attitude towards technology and over a third (36%) say they are actively resistant to change, the report found. It also reveals […]

  • WSC outlines six critical pathways to zero-carbon shipping

    11 February 2022
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    The World Shipping Council (WSC) — the united voice of liner shipping — has identified six regulatory and economic pathways, all of which are critical for the nations of the UN International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to address for a successful maritime energy transition.

  • Hurricane Energy CEO resigns. Lancaster production increased

    8 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The chief executive officer (CEO) and director of London-listed oil explorer Hurricane Energy has decided to resign from the company.

  • BP assets to take up to $17.5 billion hit as it lowers oil price forecast

    15 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Oil giant BP is expecting massive reductions to asset values during the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the combined hit of the oil price plunge and the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • CMA CGM, multinationals urge world leaders for green recovery from coronavirus

    20 May 2020
    Authorities & Government, Collaboration, Environment, Outlook & Strategy

    French container shipping major CMA CGM and other major multinationals have reaffirmed their science-based commitments to achieving zero-carbon economy and called on governments to march their ambition in largest ever UN-backed CEO-led climate advocacy effort.

  • In focus: Challenge accepted by oil major while Norway answers offshore wind calls

    11 June 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vessels

    As the energy transition is unravelling, the industry is paving the way to net-zero by pushing for further emission cuts and new fuels and vessels.

  • One of the world’s largest containerships blocks Suez Canal

    24 March 2021
    Safety, Vessels

    A 20,000 TEU containership has run aground in the Suez Canal blocking passage for ships in both directions. The vessel in question has been identified as Ever Given, chartered by Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Marine Corporation. The Panama-flagged vessel suffered a blackout while transiting in a northerly direction, according to GAC Egypt.  “The 199,489 GT […]

  • NREL tidal research targets renewable energy sources in Alaska

    28 October 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has conducted tidal research in Cook Inlet to look into opportunities for a reliable and renewable power source in Alaska.

  • Royal Caribbean unveils Destination Net Zero strategy

    29 October 2021
    Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    American cruise holding company Royal Caribbean Group announced a giant step on its sustainability journey — Destination Net Zero, a comprehensive decarbonization strategy that includes pledging to establish science-based targets (SBT) and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

  • USA: Louisiana to Receive USD 22.1 Million for Waterways

    10 February 2012

      U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu announced that the Army Corps of Engineers will provide $22.1 million in additional funding for major waterways in Louisiana. The decision comes after Sen. Landrieu and the Louisiana congressional delegation urged the Corps to provide the necessary investments in underfunded waterway projects in Louisiana. This announcement by the Corps […]

  • Ardmore inks 1st sustainability-linked financing

    29 July 2020
    Business & Finance, Environment

    New York-listed product and chemical tanker company Ardmore Shipping Corporation has completed its first sustainability-linked finance facility with the Netherlands-based ABN AMRO, one of the founding banks of the Poseidon Principles framework. The tanker owner said that the new $15 million receivables facility replaces its existing receivables facility and contains pricing adjustment feature linked to its performance on […]

  • IMO MEPC77 fails to revise current GHG target for 2050

    26 November 2021
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) failed to revise the current greenhouse gas (GHG) target for 2050 to speed up the decarbonization of the shipping sector.

  • Equinor reveals document shedding more light on Barents Sea project development

    24 October 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Equinor has decided to issue a complementary assessment for the development and operation of a field located in the Barents Sea off Norway.

  • NABU survey: Cruise companies are doing too little to protect the environment

    24 August 2022
    Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    Cruise shipping companies are still doing far too little to protect the environment, health and the climate, a new cruise ranking of Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU), a German non-governmental organization dedicated to conservation, shows.

  • ESPO: Ports need more onshore power to cut GHG emissions

    30 March 2021
    Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    In an effort to step up the shipping industry’s decarbonisation, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has called for more onshore power supply (OPS) where possible.

  • Study calls for urgent action on cutting emissions from existing ships

    15 June 2020
    Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    Urgent action is needed to target emissions from the existing ships in order to deliver on what is dictated by the global Paris Agreement, according to a University of Manchester study published today in the new journal BMC Energy. The sector also has to up its game if it is to deliver on the IMO 2050 […]

  • VIMS Helps Assess and Map Virginia’s Offshore Sand Resources

    3 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development, Technology

    Hurricane Sandy’s passage up the eastern seaboard in October 2012 generated a storm surge and waves that severely impacted Virginia’s ocean beaches, including those at Sandbridge and Wallops Island. Now, with the official start of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season on June 1 reminding the nation of its vulnerability to tropical cyclones, researchers at the […]