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  • Japan: MHI Christens and Launches Car Carrier EMERALD ACE

    9 March 2012

    The christening and launch of a pure car carrier, named the EMERALD ACE, took place today at the Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), for delivery to Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. The ship represents the last commercial vessel to be built at the Kobe Shipyard in consequence of ongoing reorganization […]

  • Offshore wind farm has good environmental impact says IUCN (Switzerland)

    6 July 2010
    Environment

    As the stories previously reported on this blog will tell you, the world is beginning to make changes towards a low carbon economy, and, the potential of offshore wind power in driving this change in the energy sector is now being realised. Offshore wind, key in fighting climate change, does have an impact on marine […]

  • Global Market for Wind Power – A Comprehensive Profile of the Global Wind Power Industry (Ireland)

    12 April 2011
    Business & Finance

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Market for Wind Power” report to their offering. With countries around the world trying to cut down on their dependence on fossil fuels, renewable energy sources are finding a market worldwide. Be it solar power or wind power, the last couple of years has witnessed […]

  • NEL Moves Forward with £16M Subsea Centre of Excellence

    7 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    NEL has started the build of its £16-million Centre of Excellence (CoE) for subsea development. Reportedly, the new high pressure multiphase flow test facility will have the largest test range in the world, positioning Scotland as a world leader in multiphase flow measurement. The CoE should allow a greater understanding of the impact of higher […]

  • DNV Launches New Concept of Reducing Emissions and Costs

    18 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    In remote and ultra-deep waters, power generation for large field developments is demanding. By centralizing and sharing the power generation between several production units, the new DNV concept can reduce both emissions and costs. Depending on how it is implemented, the cost saving may also be complemented by enhanced production capacity. The power generation arrangement […]

  • Oilgen Completes Rijn Field Project for TAQA Energy Holland

    13 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    A North-east based reservoir engineering company has successfully completed a major reservoir-modelling project for an oil field reopened by an international firm following more than ten years of shutdown. Oilgen, which specialises in producing high-tech field history matching to forecast and improve oil and gas exploration, has designed accurate reservoir models to predict and optimise […]

  • DNV Launches Offshore Power System for New Era (Norway)

    18 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    In remote and ultra-deep waters, power generation for large field developments is demanding. By centralizing and sharing the power generation between several production units, the new DNV concept can reduce both emissions and costs. Depending on how it is implemented, the cost saving may also be complemented by enhanced production capacity. The power generation arrangement […]

  • Scientists Gear to Explore South Georgia Waters

    22 September 2017
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    This Friday the royal research ship (RRS) Discovery will leave Southampton for a science expedition to the waters around South Georgia. This expedition will take place around 100 years after the Discovery committee was set up. This committee then commissioned a series of investigations in South Georgia on the original RRS Discovery, first used by […]

  • Norway: DNV’s Offshore Power System for New Era Launched

    18 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    In remote and ultra-deep waters, power generation for large field developments is demanding. By centralizing and sharing the power generation between several production units, the new DNV concept can reduce both emissions and costs. Depending on how it is implemented, the cost saving may also be complemented by enhanced production capacity. The power generation arrangement […]

  • Oceana Embarks on North Sea Survey

    28 June 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Oceana has lauched a two-month expedition in the North Sea to survey important areas of marine life in the waters of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom, on board the vessel Neptune. The organisation’s second research project in the North Sea is funded by the Dutch Postcode Lottery and will build on Oceana’s initial […]

  • Kongsberg’s Employee Becomes Honourary Member of NFA (Norway)

    26 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    Kongsberg Maritime’s Vice President of Business Development, Nils Albert Jenssen has become an Honourary Member of the Norwegian Society of Automatic Control (NFA). The award was presented during the NFA’s annual meeting at Gardermoen Park Inn Hotel on the 25th April. The award is given to individuals who have made an outstanding practical or theoretical […]

  • DNV GL Awards Best 2015 PhD Thesis in Renewable Energy

    12 March 2015

    DNV GL today announced Nikola Vasiljević, Ph.D from DTU Wind Energy, the Technical University of Denmark, as the winner of the 2015 PhD Award in Renewable Energy. He was awarded a €5000 cash prize for his winning thesis, “A time-space synchronisation of coherent Doppler scanning lidars for 3D measurements of wind fields”. The judging process […]

  • Singapore: All new harbor craft will have to go electric or switch to clean fuels by 2030

    9 March 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    In line with its decarbonization efforts, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is mandating for all harbor craft to become fully electric, capable of using B100 biofuels or be compatible with net zero fuels such as hydrogen by 2030. In addition to slashing emissions, switching from diesel engines to batteries brings multiple benefits including […]

  • Kraken Gets Funds for Seabed Mapping Development

    17 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Kraken Sonar Systems (Kraken) has been awarded a non-refundable financial contribution of up to $450,000 from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). In addition to technical and business advisory services provided by NRC-IRAP, the funding is being used to develop a real-time, ultra high resolution seabed mapping system that is […]

  • Ex-Wintershall man named OMV CEO

    30 March 2015
    Business & Finance

    The Supervisory Board of OMV Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Rainer Seele (54) as the new Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of OMV. Rainer Seele has accepted the appointment. He will assume the position effective July 1, 2015 for a three-year period, with an extension option for OMV for further two years. The current Chairman […]

  • Norway’s budget for 2016 sees mixed response from O&G industry

    7 October 2015

    The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, a professional body and employer’s association for oil and supplier companies engaged in the field of exploration and production of oil and gas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, has said that, in its national budget for 2016, the government has not delivered on its increased oil recovery promise.  In a press […]

  • GE’s Innovative Solutions on Display at Marintec 2013

    3 December 2013

    GE showcases a series of innovative products that support China’s emerging offshore and marine industry at Marintec China 2013. GE’s newly established Global Offshore and Marine business powers, propels and positions the industry with the latest advances in diesel engines, gas turbines, electric drives and dynamic positioning solutions. The company’s innovative solutions being showcased during […]

  • Plastic Main Propellers Making Debut

    29 August 2014
    Business & Finance

    Japanese classification society ClassNK and Nakashima Propeller Co., Ltd., have installed the world’s first carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) propeller on a main propulsion system of a merchant vessel. The CFRP propeller was installed on the Taiko Maru, a domestic 499 GT chemical tanker owned by Sowa Kaiun YK by Marugame-based Koa industry Co., Ltd. in May […]

  • Fortescue’s ammonia-powered vessel completes set of sea trials

    6 May 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Ports & Logistics, Vessels

    Australian green technology, energy and metals company Fortescue has completed propulsion and manoeuvrability trials of its Singapore-registered Fortescue Green Pioneer in the Port of Singapore.

  • HD Hyundai partners with 3M to insulate liquid hydrogen storage tanks

    11 March 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Storage, Technology, Vessels

    South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai and American multinational conglomerate 3M have signed an agreement to work on a joint research project focused on developing a high-performance vacuum insulation system for liquid hydrogen storage and transportation. The project will see 3M and HD Hyundai develop large liquid hydrogen storage tanks using a high-strength, low-density hollow glass […]

  • Wallops Island Project: BOEM Authorizes Dredging of Offshore Sand (USA)

    26 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    As part of President Obama’s continuing commitment to help protect and restore coastal areas damaged by Hurricane Sandy, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced an agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) authorizing the dredging of up to one million cubic yards […]

  • GKinetic set to test novel C-GEN PTO technology

    17 May 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    Irish hydrokinetic turbine developer GKinetic Energy will trial the innovative C-GEN power take-off (PTO) technology in a new University of Edinburgh-led project.

  • Equinor, Ørsted, Boskalis join AquaVentus offshore wind-to-hydrogen project

    3 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Ten new companies have joined the AquaVentus offshore wind-to-hydrogen project, including offshore wind developers Ørsted, Equinor, and WindMW, as well as the offshore construction company Royal Boskalis Westminster. The AquaVentus consortium, which is developing a massive project revolving around green hydrogen production powered by 10 GW of offshore wind installed in the North Sea, now […]

  • AMSA looking into VLSFO spill impact

    24 June 2021
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation, Safety, Vessels

    The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) announced it was conducting research throughout 2021 into how Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oils (VLSFOs) behave if spilled into the Australian marine environment.  The purpose of the study is to develop national arrangements, policies and principles for the management of maritime environmental emergencies under the National Plan for Maritime […]

  • Shipping industry preps for cross-sector decarbonisation event

    22 July 2021
    Environment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

    Global shipping has announced a cross-industry event, to be held during COP26, bringing together leaders in shipping, energy, politics and finance to discuss maritime decarbonisation efforts.