Ten Chinese ports will resume foreign crew change operations with certain requirements in place, taking into account the current COVID-19 situation. The 10 ports include Dalian, Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Haikou. The move was announced by seven major
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has invited tenders for geophysical investigations and hydrographic surveys as part of the geological preliminary exploration in the N-9 wind energy area. Specifically, the sites to be surveyed within the area in the North Sea are N-9.1, N-9.3
German shipbuilder MV Werften, part of Genting Hong Kong (GHK), has received a €193 million (about $227 million) state-supported loan to complete the cruise ship Crystal Endeavor for delivery and keep the shipyard operations till March 2021.
The Ohio Power Siting Board has removed a requirement for the Icebreaker Wind project in Lake Erie to shut down its wind turbines during nighttime hours from March through November. Back in May, the Board approved the construction of the Icebreaker Wind project with 33 conditions, one of which was t
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted ConocoPhillips a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.
On 1 October 2020, Saudi Global Ports Company (SGP), one of PSA International’s subsidiaries, assumed the management of both first and second container terminals at King Abdulaziz Port Dammam (KAPD).
Environmental activists from Extinction Rebellion organization have climbed the Scottish Parliament and dropped a banner reading ‘Choose Oil or Choose Life: Act Now’ over the entrance.
Following several audits, the Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has awarded an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the West Bollsta drilling rig to offshore driller Seadrill.
Simec Atlantis Energy has welcomed the recent UK government’s commitment to green energy and offshore wind while also reminding of the country’s world leading position in tidal energy.
As the UK government today (6 October) announced raising the country’s offshore wind targets and allocated funding for offshore wind ports and infrastructure, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) issued a request for information (RFI) related to the development of large
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting crew change crisis combined with the latest cyber-attack hitting the headlines have made it quite difficult for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to advance its decarbonization goals this year. The efforts haven’t been completely derailed, on the c
The website of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is up and running, the UN body confirmed on its Twitter account on Friday. The IMO used the social media account as one of the primary sources of communication with the public after its website went down on September 30, following a ‘sophi
Of the three offshore wind farms that Denmark decided to tender as of this year in its Energy Agreement from 2018, the last one planned to be offered for development has recently been added to the 5 GW offshore energy islands plan in a new Energy Agreement in 2020. The two energy islands are expecte
The European Commission has proposed awarding 102 million euros in funding to the Porthos project. The Porthos project centres on the capture and storage of CO2 in the North Sea floor. If the European Parliament endorses this proposal, Europe will bear a substantial share of the investment in Portho
