2023 was an exciting year for offshore wind, but there are still major challenges to tackle, said Jan Vos, Chairman of the board of the Netherlands Wind Energy Association (NWEA), at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2023, proposing standardization in the industry. Vos affirmed that
A site located within Malta’s territorial waters has been identified as the potential location for the country’s first grid-connected floating solar project, Maltese Minister for Environment, Energy and Enterprise Miriam Dalli announced. A preliminary market consultation (PMC) has been launched to a
Oslo-headquartered Fred. Olsen 1848 has deployed its pilot floating solar project at sea in Norway, with commissioning scheduled for spring. Fred. Olsen 1848 sees the 50×50 meter, 124 kW pilot project in Risør as a testing ground for refining the components of its floating PV technology. The next s
A new e-fuels project has kicked off aiming to develop and convert a bulk carrier to run on climate-neutral fuels. Led by Icelandic engineering company Verkís, the European GAMMA project, initiated in January 2024, involves retrofitting a TOPIC Fleet bulk carrier with innovative technologies to demo
Greek pure-play Capesize ship owner Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. has revealed that it will retrofit one of its existing Capesize vessels with hydrogen (H2) technology. The project is being bankrolled through the European Union Funded SAFeCRAFT Project Consortium. Seanergy, through its wholly-own
As the global offshore energy industry takes steps to evolve in line with emerging technological innovations, the UK regulator, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) points out that the North Sea is increasingly becoming a hotbed of activity aimed at employing new technology to enable the streng
Archer has joined forces with Horizon56 to launch a new solution, which will digitalize operating procedures to bolster rig safety and efficiency.
French container shipping heavyweight CMA CGM and China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co. have sealed a contract for a containership methanol dual-fuel conversion project at Beihai Shipbuilding. The deal is expected to cover 9,360 TEU vessels built around a decade ago,
Japanese maritime leaders Idemitsu Tanker Co., Iino Kaiun Kaisha, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), and Nippon Shipyard Co. have joined forces to create a consortium to design and build a low-emission Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC). The consortium is targeting up to 40% reduction in greenhouse g
Startup-corporate partnerships are becoming increasingly important as the maritime sector experiences a greater demand for innovation. At the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023, Buccaneer, a company that sources and supports startups and scaleups in the maritime, and PortXL, a B2B maritime
A Scottish consortium of four renewable and maritime companies has secured funding from the UK Government Department for Transport (DfT) to develop a green hydrogen shore power trial project at the Port of Leith. As disclosed, the project was granted over £535,000 (around $679,000) as part of the Cl
Wind-assisted propulsion developers in the UK have secured major victories in the latest round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC), which has assigned £33 million (€38.6 million) for new technologies to 33 projects across all twelve regions of the UK. Leading the charge is GT Gree
Jan De Nul has signed an agreement with ABC Engines for the delivery of methanol marine engines for what is said to be the world’s largest cable-laying vessel (CLV). Jan De Nul has placed an order for four 7,200 kW engines and one 1,800 kW engine that can run on (bio)diesel, HVO and methanol with [&
Floating Man, a Dubai-based pioneer in floating structures, has unveiled an innovative floating solar structure, said to be a groundbreaking technology, especially for open seas. These floating structures are said to span 900 square meters and have the capacity to hold around 200 solar modules, whi
