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  • Havyard’s First WE Design Ready for Outfitting

    4 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    After four weeks of towing from Turkey, the first hull of the characteristic Havyard’s WE design arrived today at Leirvik shipyard for final outfitting. Havyard’s newbuild 120 “Polarsyssel”, is scheduled for delivery to the Icelandic shipping company Fafnir Offshore in late August 2014. The newbuild is the first of the 832 L WE design, and […]

  • Norway: SIMEK Receives New Stan Tug Built by Damen

    23 January 2013
    Business & Finance

    Less than two months after opening their office in Stavanger, Norway, Damen Shipyards delivers a Stan Tug 1004 to the Norwegian Shipbuilding company SIMEK AS in Flekkefjord. The Stan Tug was shipped to Norway last Monday on the Wagenborg carrier MV SAMIRA from Rotterdam Waalhaven. Damens first strides in the Northern Parts of Europe seem […]

  • New diesel-electric fast ferry delivered to Hong Kong operator

    19 March 2025
    Infrastructure, Vessels

    Hong Kong-based ferry operator Sun Ferry has taken delivery of Xin Ming Zhu 30, a new 35-meter diesel-electric ferry.

  • WHOI: Atlantic Ocean’s Microscopic Plants Blooming Begins

    6 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Across the horizon and miles out to sea toward the north, the Atlantic Ocean’s spring and summer ritual unfolds entailing the blooming of countless microscopic plants, or phytoplankton. In what’s known as the North Atlantic Bloom, an immense number of phytoplankton burst into existence, first “greening,” then “whitening” the sea as one or more species […]

  • 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 […]

  • NIM-led project to develop ‘world’s first’ liquid hydrogen-powered general cargo ship

    27 March 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Vessels

    Led by the Dutch Innovation Company (NIM) and supported by the Dutch government, a new project has been launched to develop the “world’s first” zero-emission general cargo ship powered by liquid hydrogen.

  • ‘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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Nexans secures €1 billion framework agreement for HVDC cables in France

    25 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Nexans has secured a major framework agreement, valued above EUR 1 billion, with Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) for the design, manufacturing, and supply of high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables for offshore wind farms in France. The framework agreement covers the supply, installation, and commissioning of 450 kilometer of HVDC subsea cables and 280 kilometers […]

  • 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 […]