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  • BAR Technologies to install wind propulsion tech on dual-fuel LR2 tanker pair

    22 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Technology, Vessels

    UK-based wind propulsion technology provider BAR Technologies has received an order for its propulsion system to be installed on two new long-range 2 (LR2) dual-fuel tankers operated by compatriot shipping company Union Maritime.

  • Drewry: Owners Need to Sacrifice Some Capacity

    15 June 2015

    In order to combat the sluggish westbound volumes that have brought about the worst spot market rate collapse that Asia-North Europe trade has experienced, owners will have to sacrifice some capacity, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. Headhaul volumes since Chinese New Year in February have remained subdued, failing to drive up vessel utilisation factors from the low […]

  • Liquid Robotics Launches Next Generation Wave Glider

    18 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Liquid Robotics has announced the next generation of the Wave Glider with advancements to the platform’s operational range, and performance for missions in high sea states and high latitudes. Changes also include advancements for expanded sensor payloads and increased energy and storage capacity required for long duration maritime surveillance, environmental monitoring and observation missions. “From […]

  • CRI and Jiangsu Sailboat inaugurate CO2-to-methanol plant

    11 October 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy

    Iceland’s Carbon Recycling International (CRI) and China’s Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical have started up a CO2-to-methanol plant, marking a milestone in the global effort to boost the production of sustainable methanol. The opening ceremony took place on September 25, 2023, at the Shenghong Petrochemical Industrial Park in China, with the plant brought to life in under […]

  • Kongsberg Delivers Seagliders to National Oceanography Centre, UK

    29 April 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc. has recently supplied five new Seaglider Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) systems to the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton, UK. The AUVs were ordered by NOC’s Marine Autonomous and Robotic Systems facility (MARS), and will become part of a fleet of underwater gliders that are made available to research institutes around […]

  • Stricter Rules to Ensure Safety in EU Offshore Sector

    9 October 2012

    A series of new European rules must ensure the safety of offshore oil and gas drilling operations following the adoption, with a large majority, of a Report by Ivo Belet Member of the European Parliament by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy of the European Parliament. Ivo Belet said: “Europe has learned from the […]

  • EU parliament rejects total Arctic drilling ban. Focuses on ‘icy waters’

    17 March 2017

    The European Union parliament members have rejected a motion for a total ban on Arctic oil and gas exploration, as proposed by an Arctic policy resolution voted on Thursday, and focused only on the ‘icy waters.’ The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution on an integrated European Union policy for the Arctic, focusing on […]

  • Queen Mary 2 Records 200th Transatlantic Crossing

    9 July 2013

    Cunard Line’s flagship Queen Mary 2 is making her historic 200th Transatlantic Crossing, having sailed from New York on Saturday 6 July en route to her homeport of Southampton, England, arriving 13 July. To mark the beginning of the historic voyage from New York, Queen Mary 2 performed a sail-by of the world’s most iconic […]

  • Global 100% RE & ICLEI Join Forces

    19 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment

    The Global 100% RE campaign, co-initiated by WWEA, and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) have signed an agreement to jointly facilitate and foster the progress towards 100% Renewable Energy among local governments around the globe. The partnership is aimed at speeding up the transition to a sustainable energy future, with a focus on optimizing the […]

  • UK: National Oceanography Centre Expands Its AUV Fleet

    29 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    Kongsberg Underwater Technology, Inc. has recently supplied five new Seaglider Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) systems to the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton, UK. The AUVs were ordered by NOC’s Marine Autonomous and Robotic Systems facility (MARS), and will become part of a fleet of underwater gliders that are made available to research institutes around […]

  • Samskip Announces Organisational Changes

    30 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    The shipping and multimodal systems of Samskip Hf (North Atlantic business) and Samskip Multimodal will be combined under the single Samskip brand, thus creating an even stronger market position for the business. The main goal of the changes is to simplify and streamline the operations and business approach, as well as to further strengthen Samskip‘s […]

  • Global 100% RE & ICLEI Join Forces

    19 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Environment

    The Global 100% RE campaign, co-initiated by WWEA, and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) have signed an agreement to jointly facilitate and foster the progress towards 100% Renewable Energy among local governments around the globe. The partnership is aimed at speeding up the transition to a sustainable energy future, with a focus on optimizing the […]

  • 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.

  • Rotterdam’s Box Volumes Continue Growing

    19 October 2017
    Business & Finance

    Container volumes at the Dutch port of Rotterdam continued rising with an increase of 10.1 percent during the first nine months of 2017. The port’s container throughput for the nine-month period was at a total of 10.2 million units (TEU), compared to 9.3 million TEU handled in the same period in 2016. The port attributed […]

  • ‘Polarsyssel’ equipped with Aptomar’s oil spill detection technology

    2 October 2014
    Equipment

    Norway’s Aptomar will provide its oil spill detection and combating technology to Fafnir Offshore’s Polarsyssel vessel that will operate offshore Svalbard. The Polarsyssel PSV was recently delivered to Fafnir Offshore, Icelandic offshore service company , from Havyard Ship Technology’s yard in Leirvik in Sogn, Norway. A long-term contract has been secured for the vessel, under which […]

  • Norway: Jan Mayen Ridge Could Hold Oil, NPD Says

    24 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) and the University of Bergen have acquired geological material from steep parts of the seabed on the Jan Mayen Ridge. The new knowledge reinforces the belief that there could be petroleum in the area. ”The samples from the seabed at Jan Mayen are remarkable; the oldest are 260 million years […]

  • DNV Takes Delivery of MacArtney’s LISST

    20 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has recently taken delivery of a LISST-Deep laser particle sizer to be applied for oil, gas and mining industry related monitoring. This unique in-situ capable instrument was procured through MacArtney Underwater Technology and marks the first LISST sale by the company in its newly minted role as exclusive representative of Sequoia […]

  • CorPower Ocean scores funding to advance wave energy tech

    26 January 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    CorPower Ocean and OPS Composite Solutions have received close to €500,000 from EEA Grants for a collaborative project looking to boost the performance and slash costs for wave energy technology.

  • U.S. Coast Guard approves Iridium-based CLS Thorium™ Terminal for long-range identification and tracking

    19 October 2009

    Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS) and Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) announce that the U.S. Coast Guard has type-approved the CLS Thorium™ terminal for Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT). The type approval clears the way for CLS America, a subsidiary of CLS, to equip ships sailing under the U.S. flag to comply with the international LRIT […]

  • Ireland Hosts Seminar on International Fisheries Protection

    31 May 2011
    Business & Finance

      The Irish Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) facilitated a seminar from the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) at the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) last week at Ringaskiddy, Co Cork on Monitoring, Control and Enforcement in the North East Atlantic Fisheries area. This was attended by staff of the SFPA and the Irish Naval […]

  • EIA calls for new approach: Throwing carbon prices into the mix to unveil fossil fuel subsidies

    1 March 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    The International Energy Agency (IEA) has outlined a new price gap-plus approach that could bring carbon prices and environmental costs into the equation.

  • AMC Enhaces Its UBC-Gavia

    13 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    A $260,000 upgrade to the autonomous underwater vehicle UBC-Gavia has opened up a host of potential research and commercial work for the Australian Maritime College. The research platform now has an inertial navigation system (INS) that was custom-made by manufacturer Teledyne Gavia and commissioned at their Iceland headquarters. The INS uses a computer, motion sensors […]

  • RV Petrel Team Discovers Wreck of USS Wasp

    14 March 2019
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The expedition crew aboard the late Paul G. Allen’s research vessel RV Petrel discovered wreckage from USS Wasp (CV 7), which was sunk in 1942. Wasp, found Jan. 14, was sunk September 15, 1942, by four Japanese torpedoes from the Japanese submarine I-19 while escorting transports carrying the Seventh Marine Regiment to Guadalcanal as reinforcements. […]

  • WWF: More Countries Join Public Movement Away from Coal to Support Renewables

    6 September 2013
    Environment

    The announcement today that five Nordic countries will stand with the US in ending public finance for new coal-fired power plants overseas, except in rare circumstances, is significant and builds on the growing movement away from coal, the most polluting energy source, says WWF. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have joined the US in […]

  • North Sea oil & gas pair comes up on CHC’s flight radar with multi-year chopper deal

    18 July 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Equinor has hired CHC Helicopter, a Texas-based helicopter services provider, on a long-term assignment at two oil and gas projects in the UK sector of the North Sea.