Business & Finance
Ørsted and partners secure funds for offshore wind-to-hydrogen project
The H2RES project, for which Ørsted and partners have just now received funding, will be using power directly from Ørsted’s two Siemens Gamesa 3.6MW offshore wind turbines at the Avedøre Power Station.
South Wave Break Dredging Program Wraps Up
Boaties have received an early Christmas present with dredging work in the South Wave Break Island channel on the Gold Coast being finished sooner than originally planned, the Gold Coast Waterways Authority (GCWA) reports. “Dredging works started on 22 November and were originally due to finish on 2
TOP Ships Buys Two MR Newbuilds from CEO Associate
TOP Ships has purchased two MR tanker newbuilds from an entity affiliated with the company’s CEO.
Royal IHC: Turning Sand Into Solid Reef Modules
Royal IHC has collaborated with Subcon International to develop a purpose-built juvenile fish nursery in Australia by applying the IHC-developed Medusa geopolymer binder technology, which turns sand into solid reef modules. The nursery includes a purpose-built reef consisting of over 50 modules and
Tackling River Pollution by DEME
DEME Environmental Contractors (DEC), the environmental specialists of DEME, is installing a plastic collector on the river Scheldt on behalf of the Vlaamse Waterweg (the Flemish authority responsible for waterways in Flanders). A combination of a fixed and mobile installation will be tested for a y
Subsea 7 gets subsea installation gig on Chevron’s St. Malo
Subsea 7 has been awarded a sizeable contract by Chevron for the subsea installation services at the St. Malo field, located in the Walker Ridge area of the Gulf of Mexico.
CPRA Releases Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Plan
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has released a draft version of the agency’s annual spending plan for Fiscal Year 2021, which runs from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. The Integrated Ecosystem Restoration & Hurricane Protection in Coastal Louisiana: Fiscal Year
Vår Energi extends charter for DOF platform supplier
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has received a contract extension from Vår Energi for a platform supply vessel.
Flex LNG Bags New Charter Deal with Endesa
Flex LNG has entered into a new time charter with Endesa for the vessel Flex Ranger.
NKT Acquires Technology Consulting Unit from ABB
NKT has acquired a technology consulting unit from ABB to reinforce its technology capabilities developing the future technology for power cable solutions. The technology consulting unit specializes in key areas within power cable development such as Chemistry & Materials, Applied Mechanics and Elec
New Director of Seabed 2030 Project Takes Over
The new director of The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, Jamie McMichael-Phillips, has now taken up his position. He will lead one of the most challenging projects of the next decade, the mapping of the entire ocean floor by the year 2030. The announcement of his appointment was made in
Belgium: 7 Industry Players Team Up on Hydrogen Transport
Seven maritime industry players and stakeholders have joined forces to promote hydrogen as a form of energy.
UT Dallas Gets USD 3.3 Million for Vertical Axis Floating Wind Turbine
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the University of Texas at Dallas with a USD 3.3 million grant for its vertical axis floating offshore wind turbine. The award is part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) and will be used for designing and building the turbine prot
Barnegat Bay Dredging Plan on Display
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, is seeking public comment for a 10-year maintenance request by the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Office of Maritime Resources to dredge nine channels in the bay waters off Long Beach Island (LBI). Dredging is proposed for the Beach