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  • China About to Take the Lead in Wind Race With USA

    18 October 2010
    Research & Development

    Many developments in China can only be described in superlatives, and wind power is no exception. When I first visited Beijing to attend the ministerial Beijing Renewable Energy Conference (BIREC) in 2005, the city looked very different, and so did the wind energy industry. Back then, China only had around 1,000 MW of installed wind […]

  • Walkouts Planned across EU Ports to Back Spanish Dockworkers

    7 March 2017

    As the Spanish government postpones voting on the port reform for another week, international dockworkers unions from neighboring countries are planning to join industrial action in support of their Spanish colleagues. Namely, the bill amending the Ports Act of 2010 was scheduled to be debated and voted on in plenary session in congress on Thursday, as announced by […]

  • Prysmian Secures Funds for European R&D Programmes

    19 December 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Prysmian Group announce the finalisation of a €100 million loan to fund the European research and development (R&D) programmes of the group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, over the period 2013-2016. The loan represents about 50% of the planned investment expenditure in Europe […]

  • EU Parliament Considers Amendment on Ship Recycling Regulation

    15 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Several Members of the European Parliament are considering to table a compromise amendment on the draft ship recycling Regulation in order to establish a funding mechanism that would ensure the conscious recycling of ships. The fund would be financed through a tonnage-based levy, which port authorities should charge on all ships calling at EU ports, […]

  • Belgium: New Policy Can Put EU on Track for 100 Pct Renewable Energy

    14 February 2013
    Research & Development

    Yesterday, WWF launched a new report – Putting the EU on Track for 100% Renewable Energy – which shows where Europe needs to be by 2030 in order to reach a fully renewable energy system by 2050. It is comes just as the European Commission is beginning to consider post-2020 climate and energy plans. By […]

  • SGS to Present its Renewable Energy Services at the North American Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition 2010

    3 September 2010
    Human Capital, Research & Development

    From October 5-7, 2010 SGS will be one of the exhibitors at the North American Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition 2010. At stand no. 313, SGS experts will be demonstrating the wide range of services available for the wind energy industry, including Commissioning and In-Service Inspection, Technical Due Diligence and Risk Management. SGS, the world’s […]

  • UK Subsea Sector Needs Government Support, Industry Body Says

    13 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Subsea UK, is leading a delegation of subsea companies across the country’s supply chain to Westminster on June 15th to outline what is required of Government to help the industry in the lower, for longer oil price environment. Subsea UK believes that out of 120,000 job losses in the oil & gas industry by the […]

  • Spain: Leading CEOs Gather for Revitalized Energy Policy

    22 May 2013

      CEOs of eight European energy companies (Fulvio CONTI, Gertjan LANKHORST, Gérard MESTRALLET, Ignacio GALAN, Paolo SCARONI, Peter TERIUM, Johannes TEYSSEN, Rafael VILLASECA MARCO) have drawn to the attention of EU leaders the urgent need to tackle the perilous situation facing the European energy sector. Meeting in Brussels, the day before the European Council focused […]

  • UK Reaches 6GW of Installed Wind Power Capacity

    19 January 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade association representing the renewable energy industries, has announced that the country’s wind sector has reached a landmark 6 gigawatts of installed capacity – enough to supply electricity to 3,354,893 homes. The 6GW threshold was reached by the Ormonde offshore wind farm, off the coast of Cumbria, which now has 120 megawatts (MW) […]

  • USA: Apache Reports Record Earnings and Production for 2010

    17 February 2011

      Apache Corporation today reported that production set a new annual record, averaging nearly 658,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day for the 12-month period ending Dec. 31, 2010, up 13 percent from the prior year. Liquids production increased 18 percent, and this, combined with higher oil prices, drove Apache to record earnings of $3.0 […]

  • OW Industry to Ministers: North Seas Offshore Grid Is a Building Block for Europe’s Energy Union

    8 April 2015
    Authorities & Government, Storage

    Companies in the offshore wind industry have written a letter to the 10 energy ministers of the North Sea region ahead of the informal energy council next week in Luxembourg. The letter, sent last night, calls for enhanced regional cooperation. North Seas Offshore Grid and Europe’s Energy Union Dear Energy Minister, The Informal Energy Council […]

  • Renewable Energy Targets by 2030 (Belgium)

    22 December 2011
    Authorities & Government

    It has been hotly debated for months, and last week – finally – the European Commission published its 2050 energy roadmap outlining several different scenarios for Europe’s energy future over the coming decades. For wind energy and other renewables the week was tense. Until now, the European renewables industry has been driven forward by renewable […]

  • WWF: Investments in Renewables Must Be Scaled Up Rapidly

    18 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment

    WWF backs a call in a major UN scientific report that the world should more than triple investments in sustainable, safe low-carbon energy sources as the main measure to mitigate climate change. The report, agreed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), says that the world should triple or quadruple investments in clean energy […]

  • Research and Markets Publish ‘The Wind Power Industry in India’ Report

    24 June 2011

    India has a great untapped potential for wind energy. According to official estimates, the country’s total wind energy resource amounts to 48 GW of installed capacity, but some experts think that this figure is on the conservative side, and that technological improvements could significantly increase this potential. In India, the wind power generation has gained […]

  • Havyard Expands Management Team with New Appointments (Norway)

    8 September 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      1st of September Per-Jan Brekke joined Havyard Group as Public Relations Manager, and the same day Gisle Vinjevoll Thrane started as Sales Manager for Havyard Global Solutions. Per-Jan Brekke is 48 years old and comes from the position as sports editor at the newspaper Drammen Tidende. Per-Jan is originally from Fosnavåg and is trained […]

  • Moore Stephens Says 2015 Should See Return of Healthy Shipping Industry

    13 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    International accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens believes that the shipping industry’s fortunes should be noticeably improved by 2015 if it maintains the recovery which got under way last year. But it warns that the prospects for recovery may still be fragile if the industry fails to meet a number of challenges, including tighter regulation […]

  • Tandara Spirit Crew End Their Sit-In

    27 November 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Australian crew of the product tanker Tandara Spirit decided yesterday to end their sit-in and to sail the vessel from Port Phillip Bay, the crew said in an open letter published by the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA). The Tandara Spirit’s crew were told three weeks ago that they will be made redundant and replaced […]

  • Australian Unions Call DP World to Return to Negotiating Table

    12 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) have urged terminal operator Dubai Ports World to get back to the negotiating table for a new enterprise bargaining agreement, MUA said. The MUA launched protected industrial action at DP World terminals yesterday, amid failure to reach a satisfactory bargaining agreement. According to […]

  • ROVOP’s Managing Director Wins ‘EY Entrepreneur of the Year’ Award

    7 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    The managing director of rapidly growing subsea specialist ROVOP has received a prestigious industry recognition after being named as the UK’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 for international business growth. Judges singled out Steven Gray from a shortlist of the nation’s most successful and innovative business leaders, for his outstanding achievement in building an organisation […]

  • BW LPG Brings Total LPG Retrofits to 12

    28 February 2020
    Business & Finance

    BW LP has exercised another option for the delivery and retrofitting of a further four dual-fuel LPG propulsion engines.

  • IMO Members Urged to Reduce Shipping’s Black Carbon Emissions

    13 May 2019
    Rules & Regulation

    The call comes as the UN body gathers in London.

  • Strong First Quarter for the APM Terminals

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    APM Terminals’ focus on delivering competitive solutions in the market translated into strong first quarter performance as seen in the financial results. The company announced a profit of $215m ($166m). ROIC was 14.0% (12.0%). Profit, excluding divestment gains and impairment losses, was $217m $161m. Container volumes showed growth of 9% compared to the same quarter […]

  • EMS Albanian Port Operator Starts Active Service

    15 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Today EMS Albanian Port Operator Shpk started officially operations at the East Terminal in the Port of Durres. EMS APO, full daughter of the German logistics company EMS Shipping & Trading GmbH, Leer, had won the tender this year. The contract was signed in May and has a maturity of 35 years. “An important day […]

  • 10 hotspots in African oil & gas (Infographic)

    2 September 2014

    Africa is on an upward growth curve, and investors are optimistic about the potential for growth in the oil and gas sector, EY writes in its report.

  • World Bank allocates $500M for Ghana’s Sankofa project

    16 December 2016

    World Bank members IFC and MIGA will commit more than half a billion dollars in debt and guarantees to support Vitol and Eni’s Sankofa offshore oil and natural gas project in Ghana. The $7.7 billion Sankofa project will be developed by Vitol Ghana and Eni Ghana, in partnership with Ghana’s National Petroleum Corporation. IFC has […]