Antwerp Port Authority has asked Witteveen+Bos to investigate the possibility of deepening and relocating the Europaterminal quay wall. The purpose of deepening the Europa Terminal is to accommodate ships with a larger draught. Hydraulic, sedimentological and morphological studies were conducted as
11 out of 23 ship finance portfolios are aligned with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) decarbonization target. In 2020, only 20% of reporting signatories were aligned with this goal, according to a new Poseidon Principles report.
SBM Offshore has secured a $620 million loan for the construction of the FPSO, which will be deployed at the Mero field offshore Brazil.
In its first environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy, Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping has revealed its target to achieve net zero CO2 operations by 2050.
Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its compatriot maritime technology company JRCS are planning to jointly research the use of AI-based object recognition technology to support watchkeeping aboard vessels.
Maersk Drilling and Aker BP have agreed to renew a frame agreement for two jack-up rigs. The estimated value of this deal is around $1 bln.
Wood has secured contracts worth around $160 million with several companies – including Shell and Dana Petroleum – for ops in the UK North Sea.
Air Liquide, Air Products, ExxonMobil and Shell have signed the final contracts with Porthos for the transport and storage of CO2 in Rotterdam.
After the repairs were carried out on the export pipeline’s subsea valve, Petrobras has resumed gas production from the Manati field.
Norway’s offshore safety regulator, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has granted Vår Energi, Equinor and Gassco consent to carry out manned underwater operations in 2022. The consents apply to facilities and pipeline systems on the Norwegian continental shelf, and pipelines subject to Norwegian
The first large cruise ship built in China has been floated out at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) shipyard, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
Logistic facilitator Abu Dhabi Ports (AD Ports) has signed four strategic agreements and a Head of Terms Agreement (HoT) with Jordan’s Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC) for the development of a new cruise terminal in Aqaba.
The Wenzhou Taihan 550MW project, which combines floating solar with aquaculture, has been officially connected to the grid in East China.
The US Port of Oakland has exceeded all its original goals set in the master plan for the port’s long-term commitment to reducing the air quality and health risk impacts of its maritime operations, according to the results of the emissions inventory.
