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  • Minerva

    20 August 2017

    One of the biggest conundrums in ship owners’ and ship designers’ offices today is which will be the fuel for ships of tomorrow. Recently, the IMO set the date for the use of lower sulphur fuels worldwide for 2020. Fuel prices have always been rather volatile, but the last few years seem like a rollercoaster […]

  • ‘World’s largest FSRU operator’ going in hot pursuit of greener ops with Wärtsilä’s reliquefaction retrofit as USA racks its brain on bridging the gap for gas project reviews

    25 September 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    Wärtsilä is helping future-proof gas infrastructure with its reliquefaction systems, which it will deliver for retrofit and installation onboard an FSRU, owned by the U.S.-based Excelerate Energy, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) giant.

  • WATCH: First steel cut for mega gas project set on zero-emission ops by entwining smart tech, carbon capture, hydrogen, nuclear, and renewable power

    26 September 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, IT & Software, Outlook & Strategy, Safety, Technology, Transition

    The UAE’s ADNOC has held a ceremony to mark the cutting of the first steel for structures that will be placed at a massive sour gas development off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is envisioned to have fully unmanned offshore facilities and operate with zero emissions.

  • Safety: At what risk?

    9 October 2012

    With offshore wind having become a busy and fast emerging business over the past few years, in which money seems to be present in abundance, the industry seems to be blind for lessons learned. Even to the point that fatal accidents have been accepted at a very early stage, in the development phase. Recent fatalities […]

  • How Will Seafarers Be Impacted by Smart Ships?

    6 November 2017

    The introduction of autonomous ships, often described as the next step for the maritime industry, is looming as projects have already been launched to make the smart ship concept a reality. One of the examples is the construction of the world’s first electric and autonomous containership, Yara Birkeland, which is expected to start autonomous operation in […]

  • Smart ports: On the move to become Global Logistics Information Exchange Hubs

    20 April 2020
    Automation, Infrastructure, Innovation, IT & Software, Ports & Logistics, Technology

    By Hanane Becha, TRAXENS & UN/CEFACT, Mikael Lind, RISE (Research institutes of Sweden), André Simha, MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company SA), and Francois Bottin, CMA CGM Ports are taking significant strides with digital transformation and starting to declare themselves as “smart”. Processes are digitalized, communities within the port are connected, and impressive gains in operational efficiency, […]

  • USA: Research Vessel Roger Revelle Returns to San Diego After Six-Year Deployment

    19 November 2012
    Business & Finance

      The research vessel Roger Revelle, owned by the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research and operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, returns to San Diego after a six-year deployment. Roger Revelle (1909-1991), the ship’s namesake, was director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography from 1951 to 1964. Long associated with the […]

  • WINDENERGY DEVELOPMENTS

    18 November 2016

    Following Japan s 2011 Fukushima disaster, the German government decided to move away from largely nuclear power and carbon-based energy toward clean renewables such as wind, solar, biomass and hydropower. Offshore wind energy will play a great role in this transition. Last year alone Germany connected 2,282.4MW of new offshore wind power capacity representing 75.4 […]

  • Fit for (sustainable) future: Onshore power supply gaining ground in European ports

    16 July 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Transition

    Ports in Europe are increasingly implementing shore power projects in an effort to stay ahead of the global decarbonization game and comply with EU regulations.

  • Electrification: Key to unlocking untapped oil & gas reserves and augmenting production

    29 December 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Transition

    The oil and gas industry is always on the lookout for ways to boost production levels at offshore fields and gain access to stranded and untapped reserves that are not easy to bring online.

  • WORLD DIAMOND – A SPARKLING GEMSTONE IN THE DAMEN CROWN

    2 July 2013

    On 18 January 2013 Damen Shipyards launched hull number 1230, to be named World Diamond, at their facilities in Galati in Romania. This platform supply vessel (PSV 3300 CD) is part of a contract from the Norwegian company World Wide Supply (WWS) for six identical vessels. These vessels are mainly built at Damen Shipyards Galati […]

  • A Force to Be Reckoned with

    3 June 2015

    A whoping € 500 million was invested in 75 Dutch startups in 2014. This high number shows the important role startups play in the Dutch economy. According to StartupDelta, a Dutch organisation which aims to support startups with former European Commissioner Neelie Kroes as figurehead, startups ‘can establish new business models, disrupt vested interests and […]

  • Interview: Port of Amsterdam Striving to Become Future Ready Port

    21 October 2018
    Rules & Regulation

    The Port of Amsterdam has embarked on a number of initiatives aimed at a more sustainable future.

  • Offshore energy: Short-term dip, long-term rise (Interview)

    14 April 2015

    Dutch bank Rabobank in March issued a report titled: “Offshore energy: Short-term dip, long-term rise” in which they provide an insight in the current market conditions and a forecast of what the future may hold for the global offshore oil and gas industry. Offshore Energy Today interviewed Richard Brakenhoff, who has worked as an industry analyst at Rabobank […]

  • Laura Maersk is born: Ursula von der Leyen christens world’s 1st green containership

    14 September 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    The world’s first containership powered by green methanol has officially been named in the picturesque city of Copenhagen, Denmark by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. “I name you Laura Maersk! As you sail the waters of the world, may your journeys be smooth and your tasks successful. May you bring […]

  • Ammonia-powered ships expected to be 50-130 pct pricier to build

    31 August 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Rules & Regulation, Transition, Vessels

    The financial cost of building an ammonia-powered gas carrier is poised to outstrip that of an equivalent gas carrier by a staggering 50 to 130 percent over the forthcoming years. The estimate builds upon findings from interviews with actors across the ship finance space including banks, funds, private equity firms, lessors, export credit agencies, and […]

  • The vision of… Hans-Maarten Bais

    4 July 2014

    Hans-Maarten Bais started as an intern at Diana Yacht Design in 1998 and never left. Since eight years, he has been creative director of the company, that is driven by a young team of ten, of which two recently graduated. Bais: ”Young graduates often offer fresh ideas.” ”Diana Yacht Design is a flexible dynamic naval […]

  • Holland Goes Germany

    26 November 2014

    Technologically advanced, robust and backed by solid supply chains: the German maritime industry is like the whole ‘Wirtschaft’. Dutch suppliers can find partners there, if they deliver highly specialised and innovative equipment. Well prepared, detailed and technical presentations with a formal approach will please German businessmen. Central in the European continent with only short coastlines […]

  • All energy roads lead to decarbonization with gas as a linchpin of low-carbon transformation

    3 October 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Environment, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition

    Despite the growing opposition to fossil fuels, natural gas, primarily LNG, is still the top contender for the transition fuel, which will bridge the gap towards the sought-after low-carbon and green energy future.

  • Interview with Alia Instruments’ Arjan Vriend: Overcoming the Challenges

    8 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Being relatively new to the market, Alia Instruments – based in Twente, the Netherlands – is a builder of production monitoring equipment for the maritime and mining industry. During our first ever Dredging Today Conference, held last October in Amsterdam RAI, we took the opportunity to have a quick chat with Mr Arjan Vriend – Alia […]

  • BVB44M: Sturdy Elegance in a Long-Range Superyacht From Bloemsma Van Breemen Shipyard

    20 December 2013

    ‘Long-range cruising in style’ is what best sums up the latest delivery to come out of the Bloemsma Van Breemen Shipyard in Makkum. The 44 metre motoryacht, prosaically named BVB44M, was designed by Pieter Beeldsnijder, the Dutch designer behind iconic yachts such as Athena and Ethereal. The hull lines and engineering were designed by Vripack […]

  • ACCOMMODATION AT SEA – Comfort at sea for optimal workforce efficiency Part 1: Temporary Living Quarters

    18 May 2015

    While crew transfer vessels have originally been the main source for transferring technicians and engineers and their work tools to and from the wind farms, the growing trend of wind farms being, and to be built, further at sea has proven to provide quite some challenges for this sector. A challenge not only to maintain or […]

  • LNG infrastructure, availability, and accessibility: How Titan LNG is supporting demand?

    2 August 2021
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    In a recent interview with Offshore Energy, Dutch independent LNG supplier Titan LNG shared its views and predictions on the demand for LNG as a marine fuel in the upcoming months and years.

  • Oil & gas alongside green and low-carbon energy: Will such a compass lead the world astray or steer it in the right direction?

    4 January 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Transition

    Should the world aim for a balancing act to satisfy both energy security and green future aspirations or pick just one?

  • DNV GL: We haven’t seen any serious incidents involving scrubbers

    27 May 2020
    Equipment, Rules & Regulation, Vessels

    Exhaust gas cleaning systems, better known as scrubbers, have been under the spotlight in the shipping industry for a few years now, as owners debated the pros and cons of their installation. One of the most compelling drivers behind the installation of the technology as a means of cutting sulphur emissions was a quick return […]