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  • USA: Environmental Groups Ask for More Time to Asses Port Ambrose LNG Project

    2 July 2013

    On Monday, one hundred and thirty environmental and public advocacy groups sent a letter to the Maritime Administration asking that the public be given more time to consider and comment on a propose liquefied natural gas (LNG) port that would be constructed in the waters off Long Island and the Jersey Shore. After the application […]

  • David Still: “Energy Is the Lifeblood of Any Country!”

    27 November 2015

    UK renewables and wind expert David Still lives in a country with huge onshore and offshore wind resource and additional major potential for exploiting waves and sea current energy. Still firmly believes in a sustainable future energy supply based upon renewables and provided as an essential public service to the people in the UK. Availability […]

  • Wood Mackenzie: Egypt Needs to Offer Stability to Upstream Sector

    21 June 2013

    In an independent assessment of Egypt’s gas sector, Wood Mackenzie highlights the challenges Egypt faces in addressing its supply shortfall as a result of soaring domestic demand and a flat production outlook.  In an environment of falling exploration success, rising development costs and low gas prices available to upstream operators, Wood Mackenzie says the government […]

  • Wood Mac: Five things to know about ‘new era’ of Iran’s upstream sector

    11 March 2016

    Wood Mackenzie, the energy intelligence group, has outlined five things one needs to know when it comes to the effect of the lifting of sanctions on Iran’s upstream industry, and the projects offered under the new fiscal terms of the Iran Petroleum Contract (IPC).   1. This is the beginning of a new era   […]

  • Drewry: Cuba’s Mariel Terminal Could Become Caribbean Transhipment Hub

    1 June 2015
    Business & Finance

    The new Mariel container terminal in Cuba stands to benefit from thawing relations with the US that could help realise the country’s potential as a regional transhipment hub, according to the UK-based shipping consultant Drewry. Cuba trades with other countries than the US so Mariel’s future is not completely dependent on the ending of the […]

  • IBIA: Half Percent Marine Fuel Sulfur Cap Likely by 2020

    21 June 2016

    There are signals that the global 0.5 percent sulfur cap for marine fuels could enter into force by 2020, according to the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA). The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is expected to decide on the timing of the global sulfur cap in October this year, based on […]

  • Germany: Maritime suppliers see good results thanks to climate-neutral shipping projects

    17 July 2024
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    Maritime suppliers in Germany said they are satisfied with the 2023 financial year, with investments in climate-neutral shipping ensuring good capacity utilization.

  • Caterpillar Reports Record Sales, Revenues and Profit for 2012 (USA)

    28 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Despite economic and political uncertainty in the United States, continued economic turmoil in much of Europe and slower growth in China, Caterpillar Inc. today announced record 2012 sales and revenues of $65.875 billion, an increase of 10 percent from $60.138 billion in 2011. Profit per share of $8.48 was also an all-time record, including the […]

  • MWCD Announces Tappan Lake Dredging Plan (USA)

    10 April 2014

    The flood-storage benefits produced by the lakes of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) will be protected when a dredging program to remove large amounts of sediment from the lake bottoms begins later this year at Tappan Lake in Harrison County. “We’re at the starting point now of a dredging program in our lakes that […]

  • Race against time begins as Euronav’s former VLCC heads to decaying FSO Safer to prevent catastrophic oil spill

    7 April 2023
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Safety, Storage, Vessels

    A very large crude carrier the Nautica, bought last month by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) from Euronav, as part of UNDP’s coordinated operation to remove oil from decaying FSO Safer, has set sail from Zhoushan, China heading for the Red Sea. The Nautica was in drydock in Zhoushan, China for regular maintenance and modifications. […]

  • Biden’s move to suspend oil and gas leases in Arctic Refuge labelled ‘outrageous’

    2 June 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    U.S. President Joe Biden has suspended oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, reversing former President Trump’s decision.

  • RenewableUK Applauds Carefully-Phased Offshore Wind Financial Cuts

    26 July 2012

    RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine energy industries, has welcomed the Government’s announcement on levels of financial support for onshore and offshore wind, and wave & tidal energy, following the long-awaited conclusion of the Renewables Obligation Banding Review. The additional certainty this announcement provides could help the Onshore Wind sector grow […]

  • Tidal Lagoon Launches GBP 10 Mln Investment Offer, UK

    10 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) Plc has launched a £10m investment offering, providing private investors with a tax efficient opportunity to back the development of the UK’s largest tidal range power project based in Swansea Bay. A further local community share offering will be launched within the next few months. With technology similar to large scale […]

  • Expected Tanker Fleet Growth Reaches Four-Year High

    16 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    As the market awaits a potential oil price hike triggered by the ongoing geo-political tensions in the oil-rich producing nations, demand for tankers seems to be doing pretty well. “The order-book for tankers has risen in the past two months and it is all about crude oil tankers. Four VLCCs and six Suezmaxes made the […]

  • BOEM seeks more assurances for decommissioning works. Oil firms not happy

    15 July 2016

    The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has notified companies holding oil and gas leases in US waters that it is updating financial assurance and risk management requirements for decommissioning and removing of offshore production facilities. BOEM’s said on Thursday that its Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) details “improved procedures” to determine a […]

  • USA: Navigant Research Releases New BTM Wind Report

    26 March 2013
    Research & Development

    Navigant Research announced today that it has released the annual BTM wind report International Wind Energy Development: World Market Update 2012. The 180+ page BTM wind report, World Market Update 2012, published by Navigant Research, is the eighteenth edition of this annual wind energy market report. The report includes more than 80 tables, charts and […]

  • Eco Wave Power Employee Shortlisted for Business Green Leaders Awards of 2013

    7 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    Inna Braverman, 27, Co-founder and Marketing Director of Eco Wave Power, an advanced and promising wave Energy Company from Israel, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Business Green Leaders Awards of 2013 in the category of ‘Young Sustainability Executive of the Year’. Inna Braverman has been shortlisted, along with only three other nominees from a […]

  • Willis Joins Forces with Narec to Make New Opportunities in Renewable Energy Market (UK)

    13 January 2012
    Research & Development

      A new strategic alliance between Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, and clean energy financier Narec Capital will unlock fresh opportunities for firms in the renewable energy market to develop and scale up technologies that generate low carbon power from the air, sea and sun. By combining dedicated finance and insurance capacity, Narec […]

  • Fincantieri, Eni and RINA: New study dives into maritime’s future fuel mix

    3 April 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    Italy’s energy company Eni, compatriot shipbuilder Fincantieri, and classification society RINA have unveiled a new study that aims to contribute to accelerating the decarbonization of the maritime transport sector, in line with the net zero target for 2050.

  • IMO pushes back talks on fuel tax, IMRB proposal

    18 June 2021
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    The proposal to introduce a fuel oil levy in the shipping industry to help speed up the transition from fossil fuels to zero-carbon alternatives has been postponed until the next IMO MEPC meeting.  The discussion was held amid growing calls from the industry to introduce market-based measures to help incentivize the decarbonization process. The pressure […]

  • UN adopts historic High Seas Treaty

    20 June 2023
    Authorities & Government, Collaboration, Environment, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    The UN’s 193 member states adopted a legally binding marine biodiversity agreement on Monday following nearly two decades of negotiations over forging a common wave of conservation and sustainability in the high seas beyond national boundaries – covering two thirds of the planet’s oceans. It forms the substance of an international legally binding instrument under […]

  • HE Khamis Juma Buamim Provides Update Regarding Iconic Liner QE2

    8 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of QE2 Shipping LLC, Dubai & QE2 Holding Pte Limited, Singapore yesterday addressed a gathering of dignitaries to provide an update regarding the iconic liner-the QE2. He began by thanking the teams involved in the project, partners in the venture Oceanic Group, the consortium of investors & other parties […]

  • COVID-19: A pivot point for the energy transition

    30 June 2020
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vision

    The COVID-19 pandemic has been an eventful time during which many steps were taken by governments, political organizations, the EU, and oil companies to plan a faster, more efficient, and more impactful energy transition. Here we look at a sequence of events working in favour of the transition to greener energy during the coronavirus pandemic.

  • The QE2 “New Life” Project Progresses Well

    8 July 2013

    His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of QE2 Shipping LLC, Dubai & QE2 Holding Pte Limited, Singapore addressed a gathering of dignitaries on July 7 to provide an update regarding the iconic liner-the QE2. He began by thanking the teams involved in the project, partners in the venture Oceanic Group, the consortium of investors & […]

  • 20,000 People Risked Their Lives in Sea Crossings

    22 August 2014

    A new UNHCR report on irregular maritime movements in South East Asia estimates that 20,000 people risked their lives in sea crossings in the first half of this year. Many were Rohingya who fled Myanmar and arrived in the region suffering the effects of malnutrition and abuse during the journey. Several hundred people were also […]