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Interview: Winning back investor confidence in wave energy – Mocean Energy’s guide
In an interview with Offshore Energy, the co-founder and managing director of Mocean Energy, one of the leading wave energy companies in the world, Cameron McNatt talked about the development of innovative wave energy technology and projects, while successfully navigating through all the challenges

Offshore for Sure to uphold innovative renewables’ place in the energy system
Fifteen partners from Flanders and the Netherlands have come together to pool their expertise and test five promising energy solutions and enhance their applicability in the energy system as part of the Offshore for Sure project.

Ports of Oakland and Yokohama to create a green shipping corridor
The Port of Oakland, USA, and the Port of Yokohama, Japan have signed the Green Shipping Corridor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), paving the way to share best practices on the implementation of green initiatives to transform operations across the supply chain. The signing was part of the Port De

Petrofac and Saipem to together tackle UK decommissioning job
Oilfield services provider Petrofac has secured a multi-million-pound contract with Saipem to support the decommissioning of a platform in the UK sector of the North Sea. Under the terms of the contract, the companies will work as an integrated team to prepare and remove a 20,000-tonne topside using

Mitsui E&S constructs hydrogen gas supply facility for hydrogen-related products
Japanese multidiscipline engineering company Mitsui E&S has completed the construction of a hydrogen gas supply facility at the Tamano factory, aiming for the early launch of its hydrogen-related business. The company said it had constructed a facility capable of supplying a large volume of hydrogen

ABS, Pelagus 3D to work on additive manufacturing for marine spare parts
Classification society ABS and Pelagus 3D, a joint venture company of thyssenkrupp and Wilhelmsen, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance the technologies and adoption of on-demand additive manufacturing (AM) of marine and offshore spare parts.

Balmoral launches new scour protection system for jacket foundations
Following the launch of its HexDefence scour protection solution for monopile foundations earlier this year, Balmoral has now launched a HexDefence system specifically designed for offshore wind jacket foundations. At the beginning of this year, the Scottish engineering company introduced HexDefence

Chevron buying Hess Corporation for $53 billion
U.S. oil and gas major Chevron Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement with Hess Corporation to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the compatriot company in an all-stock transaction valued at $53 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Hess shareholders will receive 1.0250 share

World’s 1st H2-powered tugboat en route to final commissioning preparations
Port of Antwerp-Bruges has informed that on Monday, October 23, 2023, the Hydrotug 1, the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat, will make the journey from Oostende to its homeport in Antwerp, Belgium, where the port and shipping and cleantech company CMB.TECH will further prepare the vessel for co

CSSC Chengxi delivers new asphalt tanker to Kumiai Senpaku
China’s CSSC Chengxi Shipyard has delivered a new asphalt tanker to Japanese shipowner Kumiai Senpaku.

Port of Colombo aims to become an eco-friendly port by 2030
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) aims to transform the Port of Colombo into an eco-friendly port by 2030, with a focus on renewable energy sources, aligning with the principles of a blue ocean economy. “In this context, we are actively exploring green energy solutions, including green methanol,

Balticconnector damage probe puts Chinese vessel under investigation
The investigation into the damage to the Balticonnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia is now focused on the role of the Hong Kong-flagged NewNew Polar Bear container vessel, Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said. The Finnish police have established in the criminal investig

Sabella goes into receivership
French tidal energy company Sabella has been placed in a receivership following several months of dealing with financial difficulties.

JR Shipping marks 10th Filtree installation in carbon capture milestone
Dutch shipping company JR Shipping has reached a significant milestone by installing the 10th Filtree Carbon Capture system on its fleet. The installation was carried out on board the 750 TEU MV Enforcer vessel in cooperation with Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros de Santander S.A.U. The Dutch-flagged