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US: New shipping reform seeks greater control of ocean carriers
U.S. senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), both members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, have introduced the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, bipartisan legislation that would update federal regulations for the global shipping industry.
Watch: Climate-smart Viking Glory completes journey home
Finnish shipping company Viking Line has welcomed its climate-smart flagship Viking Glory in the Port of Turku following the ship’s five-week journey home across the seas.
Western Bulk takes delivery of 1st carbon offset bio-blend bunker fuel
Norwegian dry bulk shipping company Western Bulk has taken delivery of its first carbon offset bio-blend bunker fuel (B30) from TFG Marine, a marine fuel supply and procurement joint venture between commodity trader Trafigura and shipping firms Frontline and Golden Ocean.
Maersk’s vessels to transmit live data for weather and climate forecast
In the largest project of its kind, shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk has installed automated weather stations (AWS) on 50 of its vessels to transmit live data helping forecast weather and climate.
Wärtsilä awards Skarpenord contract for new LNG-fueled container vessels
Wärtsilä has awarded Scana-owned Skarpenord a contract to supply valve control systems to 12 new LNG-fueled container vessels.
Canada: Prince Rupert Port, DP World to make west coast supply chains future-proof
Dubai-based port operator DP World and Canada’s Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) have announced updates to several critical infrastructure projects that will make Canada’s west coast more resilient to future supply chain challenges.
Aker, Dan-Unity join forces for maritime CO2 transport
Norwegian Aker Carbon Capture and Danish Dan-Unity CO2 have signed a collaboration agreement to develop flexible CO2 transport solutions, aiming to establish a full carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) value chain.
World’s 1st LNG-fueled Newcastlemax bulk carrier arrives in Singapore
Australian firm BHP has welcomed the world’s first LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carrier for bunkering in Singapore by Shell.
In focus: highlights from an industry in change
The world is changing fast and the offshore energy industry goes along with it.
Shell says Prelude FLNG will remain closed in Q1 2022
Shell CEO Ben van Beurden said that the Prelude FLNG facility in Western Australia will remain closed for most of the first quarter of 2022.
New biofouling mgmt rules for ships visiting Australia
International ships arriving in Australian waters will see a change in how they manage biofouling in 2022.
Giant Maersk boxship refloated after grounding off North Sea island
Mumbai Maersk, a 20,568 TEU containership that ran aground outside Bremerhaven, Germany, has been successfully refloated.
Danish consortium accelerates offshore wind-powered clean fuel project, eyes green jet fuel production by 2025
The partnership behind the Power-to-X project ‘Green Fuels for Denmark’ has decided to bring forward parts of the project two years earlier than previously planned. The new plan involves rolling out 100 MW of the project’s originally planned second phase’s 250 MW electrolysis in 2025 instead of 2027
Klaipedos Nafta to acquire FSRU Independence from Hoegh LNG
Lithuanian LNG terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta will acquire the FSRU Independence from Hoegh LNG at the end of its lease agreement.