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  • Massachusetts backs tidal and wave energy with $1.9 million grant

    14 October 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    The Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative (MRECo), a non-profit corporation dedicated to the sustainable development of ocean renewable energy, has been awarded nearly $1.9 million from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to upgrade and expand its tidal and wave energy test sites, supporting the development of marine renewables across the state. The $1,885,870 funding package […]

  • Thai operator taps Candela for electric flying ferries

    3 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Vessels

    Swedish electric boat maker Candela has signed an agreement with Thai operator Seudamgo by Leopard Transportation for ten of its electric hydrofoil ferries to initially operate on Thailand’s route between the mainland and Koh Kood Island.

  • Snam eyes Higas acquisition and FSRU conversion in LNG expansion move

    8 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Italy’s energy infrastructure operator Snam has made a play for Higas, a company that owns a liquefied natural gas (LNG) coastal storage facility in Oristano, Sardinia.

  • Shell approves Nigerian gas development to power LNG growth

    14 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of the UK-headquartered energy giant Shell, and Nigeria’s Sunlink Energies and Resources Limited have taken a final investment decision (FID) on a gas development offshore Nigeria.

  • ITG, ZES and Nedcargo debut emission-free inland shipping in the Netherlands

    18 September 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Infrastructure, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Vessels

    Dutch container terminal operator Inland Terminals Group (ITG), compatriot inland shipping company Zero Emission Services (ZES) and logistics company Nedcargo have launched fully emission-free container transport on inland waterways.

  • Keel laid for second Island Offshore hybrid ocean energy construction vessel

    17 September 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has held the keel laying ceremony for the second hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) it is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore. The vessel, marked NB 978, is being built at Vard Shipyards Romania – Tulcea and is the sister ship of NB 977, under construction at VARD’s shipyard in […]

  • All eyes on London as maritime industry readies to adopt first global carbon pricing scheme

    10 October 2025
    Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Despite being far from perfect, the world’s first global carbon pricing scheme on any international polluter—global shipping— is expected to be adopted next week.

  • UK’s first green shipping corridor is in the making

    18 September 2025
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    The UK-based clean energy enabler NatPower Marine and compatriot port operator Peel Ports Group are set to commence installation of shore power at Heysham in September 2025.

  • Legal setback for US LNG arena: Court nixes $11 billion Gulf Coast project’s permit

    20 October 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    A wave of planned U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects is perceived to be under scrutiny in the aftermath of a recent court ruling, which revoked a permit for an LNG export terminal over alleged climate harms. This decision is anticipated to halt the project’s construction activities on the west bank of the Calcasieu Ship Channel at the mouth of the Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) near Cameron Parish in Louisiana, United States.

  • Germany launches ‘world’s first’ vertical floating solar power plant

    13 October 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Project & Tenders, Technology

    German-based developer of floating renewable energy platform solutions SINN Power has commissioned what is described as the world’s first vertical floating photovoltaic (PV) system at the Jais gravel pit in the Starnberg district, Bavaria, marking a new milestone in renewable energy deployment on inland water surfaces. With an installed capacity of 1.87 MW and an […]

  • Hellenic Cables to link Corfu island to Greek mainland

    12 September 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Transition, Vision

    Greek transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) has awarded Hellenic Cables with a contract for the delivery of a cable system that will link the island of Corfu with the mainland. IPTO announced a couple of days ago that it was investing over €61 million to further strengthen Corfu’s energy security with […]

  • New Iceland Subsea Cable in Preparation

    30 January 2019
    Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    The Telecommunication Fund of Iceland and Farice, the operator of two submarine cables to Iceland, have signed a Desk Top Study (DTS) work agreement.   The DTS work involves selecting landing sites for a new submarine cable to Europe as well as project management for a seabed survey expected to take place during 2019. No further […]

  • CNOOC to Search for Oil Offshore Iceland

    5 June 2013

    Iceland’s oil company Eykon Energy has reportedly reached an agreement with China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) to conduct joint exploration activities in the Dreki area, offshore Iceland. Eykon applied for a license in the area last year, but has asked the authorities to be given more time to find an additional participant in the licence. […]

  • CNOOC: Preparations begin for exploration in Iceland

    10 March 2014

    China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is gearing up for offshore exploration on the Icelandic Continental Shelf.

  • DEME to install inter-array cables on new German offshore wind farm

    3 October 2025
    Business & Finance, Vessels

    DEME has secured a contract for the transport and installation of inter-array cables on the 900 MW Nordseecluster B offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, owned by RWE (51%) and Norges Bank Investment Management (49%). Under the contract, the Belgian offshore construction specialist will transport and install a total of 124 kilometers of […]

  • Iceland’s first PSV launched in Turkey

    6 March 2014

    Turkish Cemre Shipyard has launched a hull of a new platform supply vessel being built for of Fafnir Offshore, an Icelandic oil service company.

  • Iceland Accedes to Air Pollution Treaty

    24 November 2017
    Business & Finance, Rules & Regulation

    Iceland has ratified the International Maritime Organization (IMO) treaty covering the prevention of air pollution from ships. Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson, Ambassador of Iceland to the United Kingdom, met IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim at IMO Headquarters, London, on November 22 to deposit the instruments of accession. The recent ratification brings the total number of contracting states […]

  • IMO delays adoption of shipping carbon tax in ‘might is right’ show

    20 October 2025
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Governments at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed to delay the planned adoption of the Net-Zero Framework (NZF) for one year in a vote at the Extraordinary Session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC E.2) in London on October 17.

  • Video: Cement Carrier’s Hull Ruptured in Iceland Grounding

    7 November 2018
    Business & Finance

    Cement carrier Fjordvik suffers hull rupture after grounding at the entrance to Iceland’s Helguvik harbour.

  • Iceland: Landeyjahofn Harbour Needs Dredging

    7 September 2010

    Herjolfur, the ferry between the Westman Islands and mainland Iceland, can no longer sail to the brand new, specially constructed … (icenews) [mappress] Source: icenews, September 8, 2010;

  • Iceland’s first PSV christened in Svalbard

    22 September 2014

    Fafnir Offshore’s ‘Polarsyssel’ vessel, of the Havyard 832 L WE design, was christened in Longyearbyen in Svalbard on saturday.

  • Iceland Calls for Offshore Exploration Bids

    4 October 2011
    Business & Finance

    The National Energy Authority of Iceland (NEA), yesterday, announced the second Licensing Round for hydrocarbon exploration and production licences on the Icelandic Continental Shelf. The offer will be open from October 3, 2011 until April 2, 2011. The blocks on offer in the Second Licensing Round are located in the Dreki Area, northeast of Iceland, […]

  • Chinese company optimistic about exploration off Iceland

    7 October 2016
    Project & Tenders

    Iceland is keeping its fingers crossed that a Chinese oil company might turn the island nation into an oil producing one. It gave an offshore exploration permission to a consortium led by China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) back in 2014. The license is located in the Dreki area, which is one of the two […]

  • FuelEU implementation to be postponed in Norway and Iceland

    30 December 2024
    Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    The FuelEU Maritime regulation, set to enter force January 1, 2025, will face delays in its application to Norway and Iceland due to its postponed incorporation into the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, the UK-based classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) revealed. The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) elaborated that this delay occurred due to the ‘convoluted’ […]

  • Iceland Underlain by Continental Crust, Study Shows

    13 April 2015
    Research & Development

    An international team, including researchers at the University of Liverpool, have shown that south east Iceland is underlain by continental crust.  The team found that the accepted theory, that Iceland consists of very thick oceanic crust, generated by the interaction between the ocean-ridge seafloor and a mantle plume, is incorrect. In the report, maps of […]