Yangshan Port in China took the top position in the third edition of the global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), despite periods of disruption caused by typhoons and various other factors in 2022. Developed by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, the third edition of the CPPI i
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. has secured a lucrative order worth 117.3 billion won ($87.6 million) to construct two product carriers for an unnamed African shipper. According to a regulatory filing from today, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard will construct these petrochemical product-car
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Day for Women in Maritime is celebrated annually on the 18th of May and aims to honour women in the industry and encourage recruitment, retention and continued employment in the sector. This is the second International Day for Women in Mari
Artificial Intelligence and the advent of automated ships will pose difficult questions in determining liability under the Hague Rules for maritime casualties, the 2022-2023 chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters, Sir Nigel Teare, cautions. Sir Nigel drew attention to a recent case involvi
Southern hydrogen corridor or SoutH2 Corridor, a hydrogen-ready pipeline corridor connecting North Africa to central Europe, has received support from Italian, Austrian and German ministries of energy for its development in the European Union and for the respective infrastructure projects to obtain
DAI Infrastructure GmbH and Freepan Holdings Corp have entered a ten-year green ammonia purchase agreement. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) according to which Freepan will offtake 800 000 TPA of green ammonia. According to DAI, the green ammonia will be produced in East Port
Leaders of 20 Pacific island countries and territories have approved the Global Ocean Energy Alliance (GLOEA), highlighting the implementation of the 1.5MW ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) platform being developed for deployment in São Tomé and Príncipe.
According to a new study “Global Hydrogen Market Forecast to 2050,” published by Rethink Energy, the energy intelligence arm of Rethink Technology Research, the emergence of a global hydrogen marketplace of about six times the current market size now looks inevitable. In the study, Rethink predicted
Van Oord has set a new world record by carrying out subsea rock installation works in a water depth of 1,364 meters, a distance said to be comparable to almost five times the length of the Eiffel Tower. The activities were conducted by the company’s flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes at the Sangomar f
Noble Corporation has won contracts with UK-headquartered energy giant Shell and Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras, respectively, for two of its 7th-generation drillships. Shell has contracted Noble Voyager to drill a deepwater exploration well offshore Mauritania. The drillship is c
Afentra plc has completed the acquisition of interests in two blocks offshore Angola from Croatia’s INA-Industrija Nafte. This marks the UK player’s entry into Angola.
Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, a green hydrogen development company, and Koole Terminals, an independent provider of integrated services for storage, processing and logistics, have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on green ammonia. The LoI covers the import of green ammonia into north-western Europe with Hy
