Business Developments & Projects
Wilson takes over part of Rhenus Maritime fleet
Norwegian shortsea operator Wilson ASA has decided to acquire six dry cargo vessels from Germany’s shipping company Rhenus Maritime Services in an effort to strengthen its European presence.
RINA appointed for cable quality assurance on Sofia offshore wind farm
RWE Renewables has awarded RINA with a contract for Cable Verification Services & OCP (Offshore Converter Platform) construction site quality assurance services for the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. The offshore wind farm’s 220-kilometre export cable route will house ±320 kV high-voltag
TSHD Shoalway to make space for Everton’s new stadium VIDEO
Royal Boskalis Westminster has begun work on another interesting land reclamation project, pumping sand into the Bramley-Moore Dock to make space for Everton’s new stadium. Over the next three months, the company’s hopper dredger Shoalway will deliver over 450,000 cubic metres of dredged sand from L
Havila divests Maersk Drilling of rig for $373M in eagerly anticipated sale
Maersk Drilling has sold one of its jack-up rigs – Mærsk Inspirer (now named Inspirer) – to Havila Sirius for a price of $373 million.
LIVE BLOG: Offshore Energy and Navingo Career 2021 events
Aaaaaaand scene! The 14th Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference is in the books and, in case you were not able to join us over the past two days, the video below gives you a little taste of what it was like to be at RAI Amsterdam in person! 17.10 Closing the 14th OEEC and the 15th […]
Just in: Offshore wind updates from France and Japan
In the Market updates live broadcast, we hear from industry experts from Japan and France about the current local offshore wind situation and some project updates.
Anthony Veder: World fleet running on LNG paves the way for emission cuts
In his Energy Talk on this second day of the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC), Anthony Veder’s business manager Björn van de Weerdhof introduced the visitors with an in-depth talk about LNG in the maritime industry.
OGA’s competition designed to push UKCS electrification forward
OGA has confirmed a total of 29 received bids in an update on the £1 million ($1.4 million) decarbonisation competition for the electrification of offshore oil and gas installations on the UKCS.
OEEC ’21: The young should be part of the solution, not the problem
An all-female panel today with OEEC host Eva Brouwer talking about the role of the younger generation in the energy transition, how the issue of sustainability is being tackled, and Greta Thunberg. The panel gathered Dione Zijp, secretary of Youth For Climate, Tessa Dool, board member at Youth Clima
EIB, Japan Bank for International Cooperation eye offshore wind, subsea interconnector investments
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have entered into an agreement to further expand cooperation on a range of globally relevant investments, including projects contributing to carbon neutrality in the European Union, such as subsea interconnectors,
MPS picks Quoceant for wave energy converter design
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has selected Quoceant to work on the detailed design of its wave energy converter technology.
Renewables are not the only solution (Talk show)
In today’s talk show with Maarten Bouwhuis, titled Renewables are not the only solution, we touch upon what is necessary for Europe to achieve the climate-neutral status by 2050 and what are our options and solutions.
New offshore partnership targets cleaner North Sea
Various parties from the offshore sector have formed a partnership dedicated to sustainable decommissioning and recycling of offshore and maritime installations.
Improving energy efficiency is on the younger generations
Three representatives from the young generation talk about the role of the youth in the energy transition and the importance of sustainability in today’s Next Generation Perspectives chit-chat.