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India’s state-owned company looking to develop floating solar on four dams
SJVN Green Energy (SGEL), part of India’s state-owned power company SJVN, has submitted a proposal to the Goa state government for the development of four floating solar power plants. With an estimated investment of around INR 1300 Crore (approximately $156.4 million), this project aims to produce 1
Kongsberg put in charge of life cycle simulator project at Equinor’s North Sea gas field
Equinor has handed out a two-year life cycle simulator project to Kongsberg Digital for a gas field in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.
First steel cut for new Nexans cable-layer
Ulstein Verft and Nexans have cut the first steel for Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel (CLV), four months after signing the shipbuilding contract. On January 19, on the day four months after signing the shipbuilding contract, Nexans Marine Operations and Ulstein Verft celebrated the start of the cons
ABB strengthens ship route optimization offer with DTN buy
Switzerland-based technology company ABB has entered into an agreement to acquire the shipping business of DTN Europe BV and DTN Philippines Inc. (DTN Shipping), expanding the company’s offering in maritime software.
Qingdao Beihai hands over final LNG-powered bulker to H-Line
Chinese shipbuilder Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered the third 210,000-ton LNG dual-fuel bulk carrier to South Korea’s H-Line Shipping. The Newcastlemax, named HL Trust, is the final LNG-powered bulk carrier in a series of three vessels ordered
Strike action threatens to engulf workers on multiple offshore platforms in UK waters
The offshore workers are pondering whether to go on a strike in a bid to improve their work-life balance.
Malaysia’s first large-scale green hydrogen project to use floating solar power
Malaysian company Semarak Renewable Energy (RE) and China Hydropower (Malaysia), a subsidiary of PowerChina, have signed an agreement to develop Malaysia’s first large-scale green hydrogen production project using floating photovoltaic power generation. The agreement is worth a total of MYR1.88 bill
Neglected at sea: Seafarer abandonment surges, showing once again that critical ‘S’ is missing in sustainability
In a disheartening revelation, the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has unveiled alarming statistics regarding the abandonment of vessels in 2023. The figures reflect a worrying increase compared to the previous year, signifying an unsettling trend that demands urgent attention from
First of twelve 13,000 TEU LNG-ready boxships joins HMM
South Korean shipping major HMM has taken delivery of the first of twelve new LNG-ready 13,000 containerships.
As US firm lands Gulf of Mexico FPS commissioning gig, first oil still on track for late 2024
Gate Energy has tucked a commissioning execution contract under its belt for the U.S. portion of an FPS project destined for a field in the Gulf of Mexico.
Japanese gas firms join Masdar and Inpex for e-methane production study
Japan’s Tokyo Gas and Osaka Gas have signed a collaboration agreement with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar and Japan’s Inpex Corporation to conduct a joint feasibility study on e-methane production in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to Inpex, through the initiative, T
BP embarks on its ‘largest-ever’ seismic program at supergiant oilfield
BP has set a major four-dimensional (4D) high-definition ocean bottom node seismic program in motion at its giant oilfield in the Caspian Sea off the coast of Azerbaijan.
Singapore Registry of Ships crosses 100 million GT mark as AET names LNG dual-fuel VLCC
With the launch of AET’s Singapore-flagged very large crude carrier (VLCC) Eagle Veracruz, the Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS) has crossed the 100 million gross tonnage milestone.
France’s new lab for tidal turbine development opens its doors
France’s Ifremer and HydroQuest have set up a joint laboratory for the development of offshore tidal turbines. Supported by the National Research Agency, the goal of the laboratory is to develop analysis tools and support for the design of tidal turbines adapted to marine constraints. Ifremer and Hy