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  • USA: AWS Truepower Releases Wind Trends Bulletins for Q2 2012

    25 September 2012
    Research & Development

    AWS Truepower, LLC, has released their quarterly analytical Wind Trends Bulletins for Europe, India and North America. Each report independently reviews wind resource performance based on AWS Truepower’s long-term simulated wind resource data set. Second quarter key findings indicate that there were ups and downs as wind speeds varied throughout these regions. • India: A […]

  • Eimskip Scraps Boxship Order in China

    31 August 2015
    Business & Finance

     The Icelandic Steamship Company (Eimskip) has decided to cancel a container ship ordered at Chinese shipbuilder Rongsheng Shenfei. The vessel forms part of a contract signed in 2011 that entails construction of two 875-teu container ships. The first vessel, Lagarfoss, was delivered in June last year and has served the company well, Eimskip said. However, the shipping company decided […]

  • USA: AWS Truepower Releases Wind Trends Bulletins for Q2 2012

    25 September 2012
    Research & Development

    AWS Truepower, LLC, has released their quarterly analytical Wind Trends Bulletins for Europe, India and North America. Each report independently reviews wind resource performance based on AWS Truepower’s long-term simulated wind resource data set. Second quarter key findings indicate that there were ups and downs as wind speeds varied throughout these regions. • India: A […]

  • STCW-F International Convention to Enter into Force in 2012

    5 October 2011

      The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel, 1995 (STCW-F 1995) is set to enter into force on 29 September 2012, after the required 15 ratifications were reached on 29 September 2011, with ratification by the Republic of Palau. The STCW-F Convention sets the certification and minimum training […]

  • Samskip picks GoodFuels’ biofuel to cut CO2 emissions by 90%

    24 October 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Vessels

    Dutch multimodal operator Samskip has signed an agreement with compatriot marine biofuels provider GoodFuels to power four of its containerships with marine grade bio-residual fuels.

  • UK government to channel more than $1.49B into maritime industry growth

    15 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics, Transition

    The United Kingdom (UK) government has decided to allocate over £1.1 billion (approximately $1.49 billion) in joint government and industry investments for the maritime sector, seeking to expand growth and boost innovation in engineering, green technology and construction sectors. Per the nation’s Department for Transport, the funding encompasses a private investment amounting to £700 million, […]

  • Gas flows from Barents Sea field to Equinor’s LNG hub

    23 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has started production from a subsea field in the Barents Sea that is transported to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on Melkøya island for processing.

  • Atlantic Petroleum Set for Oslo IPO

    13 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Atlantic Petroleum  today announces that the Company contemplates an initial public offering (IPO) on the Oslo Stock Exchange within the end of the year. The Company’s existing shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Iceland and NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen, respectively.   The contemplated IPO is expected to provide funding to realize the Company’s growth plans, particularly on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The Company intends […]

  • Fugro Supports North Atlantic Ocean Seabed Mapping

    21 May 2019
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Fugro has recently contributed more than 110,000 square kilometers of high-resolution bathymetry data in the North Atlantic Ocean to help improve the quality and coverage of seabed mapping in the region. The dataset, which covers an area the size of Iceland, was delivered to two complementary programs: the Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance (AORA) and the […]

  • Germany: GL Garrard Hasan Presents Great Potential of Baltic Sea Region

    18 September 2012

    The Baltic Sea has great offshore wind potential. The development of offshore wind resources will be vital for many of the Baltic nations, as they look to meet their commitments to boost renewable energy generation. GL Garrad Hassan, part of the GL Group’s renewables business segment, has presented a new report outlining the potential for […]

  • IOM: More Needs to Be Done on Saving Migrants

    16 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    Amid escalating violence in Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) called on world governments to act swiftly to face the growing threat to migrants, as over a thousand are rescued from unseaworthy boats on the Mediterranean Sea this weekend. IOM pointed to the rescue since Friday of over 1,600 migrants from multiple vessels. This […]

  • Bangladesh: Western Fishers Shipyard Kicks Off Construction of Six Fishing Vessels

    23 April 2012

    Western Fishers Shipyard has inaugurated on April 19th the construction works of six fishing trawlers at the yard premises in Kolagaon, Patiya. Western Fishers Shipyard Ltd is a JV between Western Marine Shipyard and Fishers Shipyard Limited. Out of the six ships four ships will be owned by JK Group , 2x41m fishing trawlers and […]

  • Annette Barthelt Foundation Honors Young Marine Scientists

    15 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Scientists from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre and the German Center for Marine Biodiversity Research in Hamburg have been awarded by the Annette Barthelt Foundation for their outstanding work in the field of marine research. This prize is awarded by the Foundation in memory of four young scientists of the former Kiel Institute of Oceanography, who were killed […]

  • The Largest Fishing Trawler in Bangladesh Passes Sea Trials

    25 March 2013

    F.T. Agro Food-1, the largest fishing trawler in Bangladesh at present, built by Western Fishers Shipyard Ltd (WFSL), a joint venture between Western Marine Shipyard & Fishers Shipyard, successfully completed its trials in the Bay of Bengal last week. Western Marine Shipyard has provided the full technical know-how in this venture. F.T. Agro Food-1 is […]

  • Western Fishers Kicks Off Construction of Three Fishing Trawlers, Bangladesh

    3 May 2012

    Western Fishers Shipyard has inaugurated the construction work of three more fishing trawlers on Wednesday at the yard premises in Kolagaon, Patiya through a keel laying ceremony. Western Fishers Shipyard Ltd is a JV between Western Marine Shipyard and Fishers Shipyard Limited. These three ships will be owned by Alliance Deep Sea Fishing Ltd, a concern […]

  • Bangladesh: Western Fishers Inaugurates Construction Work of Six Fishing Trawlers

    23 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Western Fishers Shipyard has inaugurated on April 19th the construction works of six fishing trawlers at the yard premises in Kolagaon, Patiya. Western Fishers Shipyard Ltd is a JV between Western Marine Shipyard and Fishers Shipyard Limited. Out of the six ships four ships will be owned by JK Group , 2x41m fishing trawlers and […]

  • Gasum’s dual-fuel LNG bunker vessel Kairos returns to fleet

    23 August 2023
    Vessels

    Gasum’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker supply vessel Kairos has been sub-leased outside the company since October 2022, but has now returned to Gasum’s own bunkering fleet. 

  • Smyril Line orders two e-methanol-ready RoRo ships in China

    8 February 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Faroese shipping company Smyril Line has signed a contract with China’s shipbuilder CIMC Raffles for the construction of two environmentally friendly roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ships.

  • Royal Princess Celebrates Her First Birthday

    16 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Princess Cruises celebrated the first birthday of Royal Princess on June 13, which was launched in Southampton, England during a spectacular christening by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge. Guests currently sailing aboard Royal Princess were treated to some special festivities marking the occasion including a “Royal Ball Birthday Party” in the ship’s showpiece […]

  • New Initiative to Assess Flood Risks

    24 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    The World Resources Institute (WRI), Deltares and three other Dutch research organizations launched a four-year initiative yesterday at the UN Climate Summit in New York. This initiative is supported by the Government of the Netherlands, that will assess flood risks and recommend practical steps to reduce these risks in different geographic and socio-economic settings globally. Aqueduct […]

  • NIB co-finances Norled’s low-carbon fleet

    14 March 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a seven-year loan to co-finance ferry and express boat operator Norled AS’ investments in zero- and low-carbon vessels and related land-based infrastructure in Norway during 2024-2030.

  • WWL Fleet Ready for EU MRV

    14 December 2017
    Business & Finance

    Wallenius Wilhelmsen group has received class approval for its MRV plans across the company’s fleet.

  • Furetank’s dual-fuel tanker trials waste-based renewable fuel for Equinor

    18 November 2022
    Vessels

    Swedish shipping company Furetank has revealed that its dual-fuel tanker Fure Valö has undertaken the first voyage on a new Equinor fuel blend containing used cooking oil.

  • Hapag-Lloyd partners Ankeri Solutions to speed up decarbonization

    8 March 2024
    Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

    German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has entered into a transformative contract agreement with Iceland-based software company Ankeri Solutions aimed at accelerating Hapag’s fleet decarbonization efforts.

  • Scotland eyes global leadership in marine science and technology

    3 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost marine and coastal research, innovation, and technology development across Scotland’s Highlands and Islands. According to HIE, the deal, signed at the European Marine Science Park (EMSP) on August 28, aims to reinforce Scotland’s […]