What a national-level push for offshore wind can do in a relatively short time is perhaps best visible from Japan’s example, with some of the biggest offshore wind names now making concrete business moves in the country whose government put a new law into effect last year, and announced new promotio
The captain of the fire-stricken very large crude carrier New Diamond is facing negligence and pollution charges in Sri Lanka. The Panamanian-flagged supertanker is estimated to have spilled around 1,700 tonnes of heavy fuel following the engine room fire two weeks ago. “There is sufficient evidence
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) have contributed $500,000 to the Singapore Shipping Tripartite Alliance Resilience (SG-STAR) Fund to support countries that adopt best practices for crew change. The fund is the first globa
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Panama-flagged bulk carrier AC Sesoda for underpaying its crew. AMSA boarded the ship at Mourilyan in Queensland on Thursday, September 10, 2020 to investigate allegations about underpayment. During AMSA’s investigation, evidence emerged
Brazilian oil major Petrobras has changed the name of one of its largest offshore oil fields – Lula – back to its original name – Tupi.
Equinor reported that a fire had occurred on the fast rescue craft onboard the Siem Diamond vessel, which was on standby at the time to the Transocean Barents rig off Canada.
Oil and gas company Wellesley Petroleum has drilled a dry well north of the Gjøa field offshore Norway.
The British government has set a goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and electrification of oil and gas platforms on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) should play an important role in efforts to achieve this target.
Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given Equinor consent to use Askeladd Phase 1 facilities on the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea offshore Norway.
Telus and the government of Canada will deploy a submarine fibre-optic cable between Sept-Îles and the Gaspésie region. The Communications and information technology company and Canada will invest $15 million into this new link. This connection will improve the reliability and security of telecommun
The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to include greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector into the EU’s emissions trading scheme from January 1, 2022. MEPs backed a -40% greenhouse gas efficiency target for shipping companies, to be reached gradually by 2030, as part of the revision of t
U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent oil ban on offshore drilling in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina is a last-ditch effort to swing votes in his favour ahead of November elections and get some environmentalist voters to switch from his Democrat opponent Joe Biden.
The Master and Chief Engineer of the Singapore-flagged log carrier MV Funing have been sentenced and fined after admitting charges relating to the grounding of the ship at the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand, in July this year.
Turkey is bringing in another drillship for operations in the Black Sea only weeks after announcing a giant gas discovery in the area.
