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  • Tidal energy demonstration: A worthwhile endeavor

    20 August 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Amanda White, the Acting Executive Director at Canada’s national association for wave and tidal energy – Marine Renewables Canada – has reflected on the recent activity in tidal energy, and the status of the sector, in the following opinion editorial piece.

  • 64% of Scottish supply chain firms scaling up for renewables, survey finds

    30 April 2025
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Storage, Vision

    Almost two-thirds of companies in Scotland’s clean energy supply chain are investing in skills, capabilities, and facilities to prepare for growth in the renewable sector over the next three to five years, according to new data from Scottish Renewables. The findings come from the trade body’s sixth annual Supply Chain Impact Statement, released on April […]

  • Drewry: Clarity Issues Could Delay Container Weighing

    23 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    Although progress is being made for the upcoming implementation of the container weighing rules on July 1, it is clear that not all shippers will be ready to comply with the new International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) rule, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. A survey conducted by the consultancy found that confusion reigns over new container weighing rule with […]

  • Lloyd’s Register Appointed to Titanic II Project

    17 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    Blue Star Line Chairman Clive Palmer today announced the appointment of Lloyd’s Register to review the design and safety features for Blue Star Line’s Titanic II project. Mr Palmer said Lloyd’s Register had more than 250 years’ experience with passenger ships and would review key design drawings, calculations and studies for Titanic II. He said […]

  • MLC 2006: Water Onboard Ship Must Be Safe Enough to Drink

    10 April 2013
    Business & Finance

    The entry into force of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) in August 2013 will for the first time set out regulations specifying the need to maintain high quality drinking water standards onboard ship which protect crew from waterborne health risks. In response, Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has launched the Nalfleet Potable Water Test Kit, […]

  • IMO: Goal-Based Standards Verification Process Underway

    3 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    IMO audit teams will shortly be established to verify construction rules for bulk carriers and oil tankers of classification societies which act as recognized organizations (ROs), following the receipt of requests for verification by the 31 December 2013 deadline. A new SOLAS regulation II-1/3-10 on Goal-based ship construction standards (GBS) for bulk carriers and oil […]

  • Prysmian Presents New SeaflameTM Fire-Resistant Cables (Italy)

    17 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, has strengthened its product offer to deliver new levels of performance and safety for the world’s leading marine businesses, both in shipboard and offshore applications with SeaflameTM, a new and innovative full range of ultra fire-resistant power, control and instrumentation cables. Recently […]

  • Chart invests in Transform Materials for hydrogen production

    1 April 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Chart Industries has acquired 5 per cent ownership of Transform Materials, a U.S.-based technology company that uses microwave plasma to convert natural gas into acetylene and hydrogen.

  • Ports of Stockholm: New project combines onshore power and microgrid technology

    28 November 2024
    Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Technology

    Sweden’s Ports of Stockholm and its partners have decided to launch a project that combines onshore power supply (OPS) and microgrid technology.

  • Barcelona’s Hutchison Ports BEST cuts GHG emissions, receives Lean and Green award

    22 November 2024
    Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

    Hutchison Ports BEST container terminal in the Spanish Port of Barcelona has been awarded the Lean and Green award, earning 4 stars for its ‘outstanding’ performance in reducing emissions in logistics processes.

  • Norway: DNV Presents New Rule Book for Self-Elevating Units

    1 May 2012

    A new dedicated rule book for Jack-up Vessels (self-elevating units) will guide designers and shipyards to class their designs and newbuilding projects. The rule book clearly explains the DNV and international regulations and standards. Adaptations from the traditional Offshore Standards include additional class notations and alignment of material and jacking systems requirements based on feedback from […]

  • Viking Orders Two More Longships

    11 September 2013

    Viking Cruises has increased its order for additional Viking Longships, bringing the total number of new ships launching in 2014 from 12 to 14 vessels. The increased order reflects the popularity of river cruising as the fastest growing-segment of the travel industry and the leadership position of Viking, the world’s leading river cruise line. By […]

  • Damen and Doeksen working on first environmentally friendly ferry design

    21 December 2010

    Damen has been tasked with developing the first environmentally friendly ferry design for the Dutch shipping company Rederij Doeksen. Based in Harlingen, Rederij Doeksen operates passenger and car ferries between Harlingen and the Dutch Wadden islands of Vlieland and Terschelling. This will be the first time Gorinchem-based Damen has specifically designed a ferry aiming at […]

  • Rotterdam Wants to Become Zero-Emissions Port by 2050

    27 November 2017
    Business & Finance

    The Port of Rotterdam has laid out its vision of the future in which it aims to become a zero-emissions port by 2050, according to Remco Neumann the Port Authority’s Corporate Social Responsibility program manager. “It’s realistic to expect that industry and logistics will be virtually – or by that time, even entirely – zero-emission and […]

  • Bechtel, Subsea 7 to Develop Offshore Wind Projects in Europe

    8 October 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Bechtel and Subsea 7 announced today that they will work together to develop offshore wind and associated transmission projects in Europe, including the UK and Germany. The non-exclusive joint approach provides customers with Bechtel’s unmatched experience designing and building some of the world’s most complex projects and Subsea 7’s global expertise in seabed-to-surface engineering and […]

  • Prysmian Awarded Submarine Cable Contract (Turkey)

    19 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a contract worth a total of €67 million by the Turkish electricity transmission utility TEIAS for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of a high voltage submarine power cable link to connect Europe and Asia across the Dardanelles strait in […]

  • Denmark plans backup capacity to come from hydrogen and storage

    5 July 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vision

    Once Denmark achieves its 2030 target of being 100 per cent powered by renewables, the plan is to have backup capacity from hydrogen and energy storage, according to Hanne Storm Edlefsen, Vice President of Energy Islands at Energinet.

  • UK: SuperPort to Grow SuperSkills for Liverpool

    19 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    Peel Ports, the UK’s second largest ports group, is backing the UK’s only Low Carbon and SuperPort University Technical College, which has just entered into its consultation period. The port group hopes that the University Technical College – UTC – which is due to open in 2014, will give young people in the Liverpool City […]

  • USA: Northwest Energy Angels Invest in Nine Cleantech Companies

    24 February 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Northwest Energy Angels, the Pacific Northwest’s only angel group focused exclusively on providing early-stage capital to cleantech entrepreneurs, continued its mission of building a vibrant cleantech community in 2011 by investing more than $880,000 in nine cleantech companies, one receiving a second round of funding.  “Despite the economic downturn, our members continued to support […]

  • Larger Sand Grain Size Improves Nourishment Performance

    28 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    A comparison of recent and previous nourishments of San Diego beaches suggests that a larger sand grain size improved nourishment performance, according to Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego. Sand added to three San Diego County beaches in 2012 has partially remained, surviving the large waves of the El Niño winter […]

  • Oil prices bounce but stuck near 2017 lows on supply overhang

    16 June 2017

    By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices edged up from 2017 lows on Friday but an ongoing supply excess put them on track for their fourth consecutive week of losses despite OPEC-led production cuts to support the crude market. Brent crude futures <LCOc1> were up 42 cents at $47.34 per barrel by 0755 GMT. […]

  • US govt’s clean electricity tax credits guidance aims to continue investment boom

    31 May 2024
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    This proposed guidance offers a tax credit for the production of clean electricity, regardless of technology. This replaces the production tax credit for renewable electricity generation, extended through 2024. 

  • Eneco’s Financial Results as Expected

    6 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    At the presentation of the results over the first half of 2013, Eneco expressed the expectation that, under normal circumstances, its full year results would be at the same level as the 2012 results or higher. The company says that it has fulfilled this expectation; revenue was almost unchanged and net profit was up (+3%). […]

  • Tender for world’s longest subsea cable terminated after no compliant application

    14 April 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy

    The UK-headquartered Xlinks has decided to terminate a tender process that sought survey services for what will be the world’s longest subsea cable since no bidder submitted a compliant application.

  • Spain sets plans to deliver up to 60MW of marine energy and 3GW of floating wind by 2030

    9 July 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition

    Spain has unveiled plans to develop up to 60MW of marine energy and up to 3GW of floating offshore wind capacity by 2030 in a roadmap released by the country’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.