The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the UK’s leading research and innovation centre for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, has appointed Cristina Garcia-Duffy as its technical director and a member of its executive management team.
South Korea has completed the construction of a wave energy demonstration plant, equipped with energy storage system, on one of the islands of the Chuja archipelago in the Jeju Strait.
Russia’s federal agency FSUE Rosmorport and Primorsky Universal Transshipment Complex (Primorsky UPK) have signed an agreement to develop the first deepwater universal seaport complex in the Baltic Sea.
A special online conference has been organized by Portugal’s leading marine energy R&D centre, WavEC Offshore Renewables, to provide a platform for Japanese energy firms, institutions and government officials to uncover key marine renewable energy opportunities in the region.
China Classification Society (CCS) has signed a new initiative to drive greater data-driven green global logistics supply chains.
The U.S. government agency BOEM has held an oil and gas lease sale for acreage in the Gulf of Mexico, cashing in more than $191 million in high bids.
Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has expressed her belief that the Cambo oil project off Shetland should not get the green light.
North-East England-based company ATLAS Decommissioning has secured the giant Inchgreen Dry Dock in Scottland and plans to make it an export hub for the responsible decommissioning of global shipping fleets.
Southern California ports in Long Beach and Los Angeles have decided to delay consideration of the container dwell fee directed at ocean carriers until 22 November.
The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) programme has selected nine marine energy projects to receive testing and technical support as part of its fourth call for applications.
Offshore geotechnical engineering and drilling company Geoquip Marine has issued its response to allegations made by the American Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) that the company’s integrated geotechnical survey vessel (IGSV) Geoquip Saentis is working in contravention of the Jones Act.
Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of OXAGON, the world’s largest floating industrial complex and the world’s first fully integrated port and supply chain.
The European Union (EU) has achieved a consensus to prevent South Korean shipbuilding group Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to finalize the proposed acquisition of rival Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), Korea Times writes citing government sources.
A Panama-flagged boxship and the Philippines-flagged bulk carrier have been fined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over inspection, monitoring, and reporting violations in California and Louisiana.
