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  • UKHO Starts Seabed Survey in Tonga

    6 March 2018
    Operations & Maintenance

    The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has began a survey in the waters of the Kingdom of Tonga as part of the Commonwealth Marine Economies Programme. The company will use multibeam sonar equipment to map key areas of the seabed in the approaches to the harbour of the capital, Nuku’alofa, on the main island of Tongatapu. This […]

  • Zodiac launches new automatic escape slide

    12 April 2010

    Zodiac SOLAS has introduced a small automatic escape slide developed specifically for passenger vessels with limited crew. The Zodiac MES ESS features an inflatable slide and open reversible liferaft that can be launched and inflated automatically by the ship’s master on the bridge. By pressing a button on the system’s control box in the wheelhouse, […]

  • Bibby Sapphire Arrives in Port of IJmuiden, The Netherlands

    12 September 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Bibby Sapphire arrived in IJmuiden in the morning of the 8th of September to fine tune the electrical power system on board the vessel. After completion on the same day, the vessel departed again to continue it’s offshore operations. Classification LLR + LMC, UMS, DP, AA SOLAS 1974, MARPOL, Stability requirements according to IMO Resolution […]

  • Sweden: Pallas Equips Vessels with ‘Green Power Connection’

    13 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Pallas Shipping has decided with its customers to connect their vessels to green power when the ships at berth for unloading or loading. The company has already begun this effort and MT Pallas equipped with shore power, and the purchase of green electricity. Green electricity means that Pallas Shipping scrutinizes the electricity supplier’s production. Primarily […]

  • RenewableUK Celebrates Wind Energy Daily Record

    9 December 2014

    RenewableUK was today celebrating a new daily record amount of electricity generated from wind. Official National Grid figures showed that on Sunday 7th December an average of 7.315GW of power was produced by wind farms. The previous record was 7.234GW. This means that 43% of all GB homes were powered by wind on Sunday. RenewableUK […]

  • German Offshore Wind Farms Up Production in 2018

    3 January 2019
    Storage

    German offshore wind farms generated over 18.8 Terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity in 2018, an over 8% increase compared to 17.4TWh generated in the German North Sea and the Baltic Sea in 2017, according to the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. 

  • USA: San Diego Replenishment Project Still Pending

    9 July 2012

    According to nctimes.com, a $22.5 million beach replenishment project is just weeks away from its scheduled start date to put sand on many San Diego County beaches, but it’s still uncertain whether the dredging equipment will arrive as scheduled. “Right now, we’re … looking at Aug. 20th as the start date, but I will tell […]

  • UK: EnQuest Appoints New Non-Executive Director

    23 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    EnQuest PLC announces the appointment of Phil Nolan as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 August 2012. Phil has held a number of senior positions in the oil & gas sector including serving as executive director of BG Group plc and chief executive officer of Transco, in addition to his previous roles as head […]

  • LaNaval to Build Ferry Powered by Diesel-Oil or Natural Gas

    19 May 2014
    Equipment, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    LaNaval Shipyard in Spain received a contract to design and build a new ferry for the Dutch company Royal N.V. Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming (TESO), which will be powered by diesel-oil or alternatively Natural Gas, being helped also by electric batteries that will form an integral part of the advance energy management system. The ferry, which will […]

  • Pirates Prevented from Boarding Boxship in Gulf of Aden

    18 May 2016

    A number of pirates were repelled from boarding a container ship as they approached the vessel in five skiffs while it was underway in the Gulf of Aden, according to data released from IMB Piracy Reporting Centre. Namely, the pirates were interrupted in their intent when a security team from Solace Global, which was protecting the boxship, fired warning shots […]

  • German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology Visits Statkraft (Norway)

    5 August 2011
    Research & Development

      Dr. Philipp Rösler, German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, visited Statkraft. Rösler and his delegation was especially interested in Norway’s potential role as a provider of flexibile power generation to support Germany’s growth in wind- and solar power generation. Following a visit to one of Statoil’s platforms in the North Sea, Rösler and […]

  • Carnegie’s head of finance resigns

    25 January 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Carnegie Clean Energy has appointed an interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on account of Aidan Flynn’s resignation from the position.

  • Korean Register to Certify Lixembourg-Flagged Ships

    15 December 2014
    Business & Finance

    Korean Register (KR) – an IACS member classification society – has signed a Memorandum of Understanding governing the delegation of statutory certification services for vessels registered in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. KR is now fully authorized by the Government of Luxembourg to deliver “statutory services” and is Luxembourg’s seventh Recognized Organization (RO). The South Korean classification […]

  • Renewables Pose Energy Security Threat, Claims Adam Smith Institute (UK)

    12 December 2011

    The report ‘Renewable Energy: Vision or Mirage’, released today (MONDAY) by the Adam Smith Institute and Scientific Alliance, reveals that the government’s focus on renewable energy sources is misguided. The UK’s plans for renewables are unrealistic, and these technologies cannot provide the secure energy supply the country needs. Present policies will lead to an energy […]

  • BNEF: 2019 a Record Year for Offshore Wind Investment

    16 January 2020
    Business & Finance

    Investment in offshore wind reached USD 29.9 billion in 2019, up 19% on 2018 and USD 2 billion more than in the previous record year of 2016, the latest data from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) shows. The last quarter of the year was particularly busy and saw a number of offshore wind deals, according to […]

  • STX Finland Rauma Applied NAPA in the Design of P&O Ferries 49.000 GT Newbuildings

    28 June 2012

    STX Finland Rauma shipyard has successfully applied NAPA for finding the optimum subdivision design for the P&O Ferries 49.000 GT newbuildings. After applying the optimising features implemented into NAPA, the designer quickly searched for the maximum safety level that was obtainable according to the SOLAS 2009 probabilistic damage stability regulations regarding the vessel’s operational and […]

  • PSA Terminals All Set for Container Weighing

    3 June 2016
    Business & Finance

    Singapore-based PSA Group of Terminals said that all its terminal facilities will be in full compliance with the implementation of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) when it comes into effect on 1 July 2016. “PSA terminals will provide solutions where possible in […]

  • The Netherlands and India to Cooperate on Renewables

    12 February 2014
    Authorities & Government

    The Netherlands and India have teamed up to share technical and institutional knowledge on clean energy, reports The Hindu. The Indo-Dutch working group has been formed with the signing of the formal memorandum of understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed by Indian Secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Satish Balram Agnihotri and […]

  • Italy: Arcadia Yachts Reveals Its Latest Creation Arcadia 115

    16 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    On November 14th 2011 Arcadia Yachts, a team composed of many professionals, launched its latest creation the Arcadia 115′ yacht. The style for Arcadia 115′ is simple, less showy, determined by punctual functional requirements but, at the same time, impressing for innovative contents. rcadia 115′ – Main Equipmants: • Engines: 2xMan 1,224 hp with ZF […]

  • Snohomish PUD CEO retires

    12 February 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Steve Klein, Snohomish County Public Utility District CEO/General Manager, has announced his retirement, effective May 1, 2015. Steve Klein has led Snohomish PUD for nine years, where he played a central role in the research and development of multiple renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, biomass/biogas and small hydropower. During the period Klein led Snohomish […]

  • OEE: Europe sees 50% more tidal power in 2019

    25 March 2020
    Market Outlooks

    Europe still leads the world in tidal energy installations, and European tidal stream projects generated 50 per cent more electricity in 2019 than the year before, according to statistics released by Ocean Energy Europe (OEE). European tidal stream capacity continued to climb in 2019, reaching 27.7 MW cumulatively – almost four times as much as […]

  • Rural Scots favor waves and tides the most

    18 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The independent survey, focused specifically on people living outside urban areas of Scotland, has found the population favors wave and tidal energy the most out of offered renewable energy options.

  • World’s first zero-energy cruise terminal to be opened at Port of Galveston

    14 October 2022
    Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders

    US-based cruise company Royal Caribbean Group has revealed its plans to open a new cruise terminal at the Port of Galveston that will generate 100% of its needed energy through on-site solar panels.

  • BV to class nine green ferries funded by Hong Kong

    30 September 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Certification & Classification, Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Vessels

    French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has been selected to class nine green passenger ferries that will transport over 5 million passengers annually on three routes between Hong Kong and outlying islands Lamma Island, Peng Chau, and Hei Ling Chau.

  • EIA: Half of 2013 Power Plant Capacity Additions Came from Natural Gas

    9 April 2014

    Natural gas-fired power plants accounted for just over 50% of new utility-scale generating capacity added in 2013. Solar provided nearly 22%, a jump up from less than 6% in 2012. Coal provided 11% and wind nearly 8%. Almost half of all capacity added in 2013 was located in California. In total, a little over 13,500 […]