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  • Ocean Planning Is the Key to Unlock America’s New Blue Economy

    12 May 2016

    Written by Shiva Polefka, Policy Analyst for the Center for American Progress’ Ocean Policy program.  The thin coastal fringe of the United States comprises a tiny proportion of the nation’s total land area but supports a huge share of its business. Coastal and Great Lakes counties alone—just 10 percent of U.S. land area, excluding Alaska—generated more […]

  • Oil & gas get the blame for Trump’s expansionist pretensions toward Canada, renewables portrayed as road to independence

    8 January 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    Given the uptick in Canada’s oil and gas stocks, some blame the fossil fuel industry for Trump’s annexation threat, painting renewable energy as the solution.

  • Two contrasting scenarios depict challenges to net-zero by 2050 amid energy crisis

    19 September 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Environment, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    A new report outlines challenges for the long-term energy transition outlook as the global energy crisis unfolds.

  • BDO: Shipping Confidence Rises Despite Geopolitical Uncertainty

    25 March 2019
    Business & Finance

    Shipping confidence has increased in the last 3 months despite geopolitical uncertainty.

  • CE Delft: Shipping can slash CO2 emissions by 50% by the end of decade

    26 June 2023
    Market Outlooks, Transition

    The global shipping industry can reduce emissions by nearly 50% by the end of the decade, according to a new study by CE Delft. 

  • EverWind Fuels and E.ON partner up for green ammonia import

    24 August 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    EverWind Fuels and E.ON have agreed to import green ammonia at scale to Germany starting in 2025 from EverWind’s initial production facility in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia.

  • Day of the Seafarer 2020 – Unsung heroes on COVID-19 frontline

    25 June 2020
    Human Capital, Outlook & Strategy

    The 2020 Day of the Seafarer pays tribute to unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic: the seafarers who continue to carry essential goods despite facing tremendous challenges, including being stranded on board.

  • IMB Advises Continued Vigilance as Maritime Piracy Attacks Decline

    16 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest quarterly report on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships recorded a total of 66 incidents worldwide in the first three months of 2013. This is down markedly from the 102 incidents reported for the corresponding period in 2012. In the first three months of […]

  • MPGC 2011 to Address Impact of Arab Spring on Middle East Energy Policy and Demand

    19 September 2011
    Project & Tenders

    Over forty speakers representing oil industry captains and thought leaders will address the forthcoming 19th Annual Middle East Petroleum and Gas Conference (MPGC 2011) in Dubai on critical energy issues facing the Middle East’s oil markets, production and the financing of energy projects in the aftermath of the Arab spring. MPGC 2011 is held under […]

  • UAE: FSRU Toscana Ready to Leave Drydocks World

    6 February 2013

    Drydocks World, the leading maritime services provider, after the naming ceremony held yesterday by OLT LNG Offshore Toscana, has announced that the FSRU Toscana conversion project at the Dubai based shipyard, is going to be finalized. The Floating Storage and Re-gasification Unit is intended for a 20 year design life 12 nautical miles off the […]

  • Low Carbon Energy (Scotland)

    27 September 2011
    Authorities & Government

      A raft of inward investment decisions to develop offshore renewable technology in Scotland over the last year is a sign of greater things to come for the country’s growing clean-tech sector, First Minister Alex Salmond said today on the eve of a major international conference on financing green energy and other low carbon sectors. […]

  • New Zealand Greens launch plan to ban deep sea oil drilling

    28 July 2014

    The Green Party has launched its plan to protect New Zealand beaches from oil spills. The plan is the second component of the Party’s environmental priority this election: Rivers clean enough to swim in again, and beaches safe from oil spills. The key policy points in the Green Party’s plan to protect the beaches from […]

  • WGC Paris set to tackle urgent energy challenges

    22 April 2015

    With thousands of delegates already registered to attend, the 26th World Gas Conference is shaping up to be a pivotal event for the energy sector in 2015. As one of the industry’s most important gatherings, the event has already attracted participation from more than 100 countries and 600 organisations, with delegates representing technical, engineering, strategic […]

  • Germany adds (only) 219 MW of offshore wind to its grid in 2020

    21 January 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Germany saw 32 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 219 MW connected to the grid in 2020, with no new wind turbines erected in the second half of the year, according to the figures published by Deutsche WindGuard on 21 January. In total, 1,501 offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 7,770 MW […]

  • EU Parliament sets 2 pct target for renewable fuels use

    19 October 2022
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    The European Parliament adopted the FuelEU Maritime report, voting in favor of a 2% mandate for green shipping fuels by 2030. The report establishes a clear trajectory for greenhouse gas intensity reductions calling for the maritime sector to cut its GHG emissions from ships by 2% as of 2025, 20% as of 2035 and 80% […]

  • First of Two DFDS Ro-Ro Vessels Named at Volkswerft Stralsund (Germany)

    23 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Danish shipping company DFDS and Volkswerft Stralsund reached an important milestone today with the naming ceremony of new-build no. 500: On the fitting-out quay at the shipyard the special-purpose Ro/Ro vessel was named “ARK GERMANIA” by Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, German Federal Minister of Education and Research, in the presence of 150 invited guests. […]

  • CEDA-IADC: Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure Book Available

    26 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    The book Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure gives state-of-the-art guidance on how to design, implement and manage a water infrastructure project with a dredging component. Presented insights result from a wealth of up-to-date knowledge pooled by a team of scientists and practicing industry experts which was moderated by an Editorial Board comprised of CEDA and IADC […]

  • Wind Energy Uncertainty Forces Businesses to Exit, Says Report

    13 January 2015
    Business & Finance

    FTI Consulting, Inc., the global business advisory firm, released latest renewable energy publication, Global Wind Supply Chain Update 2015. This report is part of a series of data-driven publications evaluating competitive markets, policy, finance, technology and business models across the energy spectrum. The report, Global Wind Supply Chain Update 2015, examines the supply chain situation […]

  • Women in Shipping Industry: Setting Sail for Gender Empowerment with EBH Namibia

    21 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Gone are the days when, in an industry such as shipping, men are working on the docks while women are tapping away on typewriters in administrative offices. While it is still true that in Namibia, women generally tend to be over-represented in clerical, service and administrative occupations, the gender distinctions within the country’s labour force […]

  • Congress Holds ‘Dog and Pony Show’ on Seismic Airgun Use in the Atlantic

    13 January 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources is holding what Oceana is calling a “dog and pony show” on seismic airgun use in the Atlantic Ocean. The hearing, titled “The Science behind Discovery: Seismic Exploration and the Future of the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf,” will not address the environmental and […]

  • USA: Cape Wind Opponents Against USD 4.3 Billion State Incentive

    26 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Cape Wind opponents are blasting the nearly $4.3 billion in potential taxpayer and ratepayer levies for the proposed Nantucket Sound wind turbine project in recent comments and public testimony before Congress. During her testimony, Audra Parker, President and CEO of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, criticized the exorbitant and duplicative federal and state breaks […]

  • USA: Cape Wind Opponents Against USD 4.3 Billion State Incentive

    26 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Cape Wind opponents are blasting the nearly $4.3 billion in potential taxpayer and ratepayer levies for the proposed Nantucket Sound wind turbine project in recent comments and public testimony before Congress. During her testimony, Audra Parker, President and CEO of the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound, criticized the exorbitant and duplicative federal and state breaks […]

  • Women in Shipping Industry: Setting Sail for Gender Empowerment with EBH Namibia

    21 August 2013

    Gone are the days when, in an industry such as shipping, men are working on the docks while women are tapping away on typewriters in administrative offices. While it is still true that in Namibia, women generally tend to be over-represented in clerical, service and administrative occupations, the gender distinctions within the country’s labour force […]

  • 2008 Annual Report on Port State Control

    22 June 2009

    The average detention percentage appears to have stabilized over the past four years at around 5%. A serious matter: in 1 out of every 20 inspections a ship is not allowed to proceed to sea. More worrying is an increasing trend in the number of deficiencies between 2005 and 2008 of 34%. This implies that […]

  • Securing Our Energy Future Highlighted at Offshore Energy 2013

    18 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    On 15 & 16 October 2013 the 6th Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference was held in Amsterdam RAI. The two-day event was attended by 9,123 international visitors, an increase of 20% compared to last year. Official opening: The state of the world By the push on the button of KoColijn, Sander Vergroesen, Managing Director IRO, […]