Outlook & Strategy
Allseas installs pipeline for ‘flagship’ Dutch North Sea gas development
Allseas has completed the pipeline installation and post-lay activities for what is said to be a flagship project in the Dutch North Sea led by the Netherlands-based exploration and production player ONE-Dyas. Under a contract secured at the beginning of 2023, Allseas was in charge of the transport
DNV: Maritime appetite for cyber risk higher than other key industries
The maritime sector’s appetite to take on emerging risks arising from digital transformation is notably higher than other critical infrastructure industries including energy, manufacturing and healthcare, according to a new report published by the classification society DNV.
Is North Atlantic the next emission control area for shipping?
Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU), Germany’s ‘oldest and largest’ environmental association, is urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to establish an emission control area in the North Atlantic.
French energy company to work on e-methanol project on Haropa Port site
As part of the ‘West A29’ call for projects, French renewable energy company Qair has been awarded a parcel on the Haropa Port site, in Le Havre, to develop its e-methanol production project Methavert.
New Dutch-German partnership targets shipping decarbonization
GoodShipping, an insetting brand of Dutch FincoEnergies, and SQUAKE, a German climate tech company, have partnered up to accelerate the decarbonization of the shipping industry.
Denmark and the Netherlands press ahead with green hydrogen cluster plans
Danish green hydrogen producers and Dutch industrial market players have reiterated their commitment to developing a green hydrogen cluster in Northwestern Europe and welcomed a new partner to this initiative. The Danish-Dutch partnership aims to establish Northwest Europe’s leading green hydrogen c
Int’l shipping emissions surge amid weak energy efficiency improvements, report says
There has been an increasing trend in international shipping emissions in stark contrast to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) objectives to achieve absolute emission reductions of 20-30% by 2030, on 2008 emissions levels, a new report found.
PSV undergoing refit completes its first geotechnical project
Ross Offshore, part of ABL Group’s AGR, has performed the first geotechnical project with Ross Eagle, following the completion of the first phase of upgrades on the vessel that was built as a platform supply vessel (PSV). Owned by Eagle Offshore Bømlo, the 2003-built Ross Eagle was constructed at Br
Orkney Islands step closer to mainland connection as substation works start
SSEN Transmission has broken ground on a new electricity substation that is part of the subsea link that will connect the Orkney Islands to the UK mainland for the first time. The start of work at the Finstown Substation is said to mark a major step forward for the Orkney-Caithness 220 kV Subsea Lin
INEOS, Royal Wagenborg sign landmark CO2 carrier agreement to step up CCS game in the EU
Dutch shipowner and operator Royal Wagenborg and INEOS Energy, a London-based E&P business, have signed an agreement on the delivery of a new CO2 carrier.
APM Terminals awards electrification contract for Maasvlakte II expansion
APM Terminals has chosen a consortium comprising ABB, Dura Vermeer and GMB to provide civil works and electrification for the expansion of the Maasvlakte II (MVII) container terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
New initiative launched at COP29 to accelerate uptake of zero-emission fuels by 2030
At the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, global industry leaders have committed to increasing the uptake of zero or near-zero GHG emission shipping fuels to at least 5%, striving for 10%, by 2030.
DeepOcean and EXCEED shake hands for vessel-based plug and abandonment
Norway-based ocean services provider DeepOcean and Scotland-based well management company EXCEED have entered a partnership to deliver vessel-based well plug and abandonment (P&A) services to the global decommissioning market. According to DeepOcean, the collaboration leverages the company’s subsea
Swiss chocolate maker partners with DHL to reduce ocean freight emissions
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, and Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli have joined forces to utilize sustainable marine fuels and cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in ocean freight, expecting a total reduction of around 4,800 tons by the e