Outlook & Strategy

ADNOC partners with French firm to design unmanned supply vessels
ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of the Abu Dhabi-based oil company ADNOC, has signed an agreement with France’s SeaOwl for the design of unmanned remotely operated vessels (ROVs) capable of transporting vehicles, equipment and supplies to and from offs

KN and SK E&S to work on international LNG business development
Klaipedos Nafta AB (KN), the developer and operator of petrochemical and LNG terminals, and SK E&S, which is responsible for energy sectors such as LNG, renewables and hydrogen within the SK Group, have signed a Framework Agreement on cooperation opportunities in the field of international LNG busin

Ports of Rotterdam and Pecém bolster green hydrogen ties
A new partnership to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the Netherlands and Brazil in port-related energy projects, such as offshore wind energy and green hydrogen production, has been formed. Specifically, 27 parties operating in the ports of Rotterdam and Brazil’s Pecém signed a cooperation

RGU wins $1.5 million to establish hydrogen testing facility in Scotland
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has been awarded £1.2 million ($1.5m) of funding by the Scottish Government to establish a hydrogen testing facility at the National Subsea Centre (NSC) in Aberdeen. According to RGU, the funding comes as part of the Hydrogen Innovation Scheme, a £7 million ($8.8m) cap

Shared floating wind and wave projects offer 12% combined cost reduction, report finds
Sharing infrastructure, services and supply chain between wind and wave energy projects can significantly reduce the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) for both wind and wave energy projects, a new report has found.

BASF and Advent join efforts in building supply chain for hydrogen fuel cells
BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions and Advent Technologies Holdings have concluded the terms of a new agreement to establish a full loop component supply chain for fuel cells and enter discussions to extend the partnership into the field of water electrolysis. According to BASF, the sco

Scots start exploring green hydrogen production using tidal energy
Scottish company Nova Innovation is heading up a consortium to look at the potential of producing green hydrogen and oxygen from its tidal energy projects in Shetland.

TIGER project puts tidal energy in UK and France back on track
The Tidal Stream Industry Energiser Project (TIGER) has demonstrated the significant value tidal stream energy can bring to the future energy mix, economies and supply chains in both the UK and France.

Cepsa and GETEC sign green hydrogen agreement
Energy companies Cepsa and GETEC have reached a cooperation agreement by which, in 2026, Cepsa will supply green hydrogen and its derivatives to GETEC for use by its industry clients as part of their decarbonisation goals. The supply is expected to arrive at the Port of Rotterdam and from there deli

Prominent maritime ports, academia & innovation hubs unite to accelerate hydrogen innovation
Prominent maritime ports, universities, and innovation hubs from Australia, Brazil, Chile, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands have joined forces in a groundbreaking initiative aimed at expediting innovation for green hydrogen. Spearheaded by the Port of Rotterdam, Newcastle, O Complex

Capital Product Partners CEO pinpoints LNG segment as ‘particularly interesting’ for growth
Greece-based shipping company Capital Product Partners L.P., which is engaged in the seaborne transportation of natural gas, containerized goods and dry cargo, has set sights on exploring further growth in the LNG space. Speaking in a recent webcast on the company’s strategy moving forward Jerry Kal

Swedish group buys into UK subsea solutions supplier
Swedish technical solutions group Addtech has entered into an agreement to acquire 90 per cent of the shares outstanding in UK subsea solutions supplier Feritech Global. Feritech is headquartered in Cornwall, UK, and provides the design and manufacture of bespoke technical solutions for the geotechn

Irish company books EMEC’s wave energy test berth
Irish wave energy developer OceanEnergy has signed up to demonstrate its OE35 floating wave energy converter at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.

Merganser offshore solar pilot finds test site in North Sea
Industry consortium behind the Merganser offshore solar platform, led by SolarDuck, has selected the test site offshore the Netherlands for the development of innovative pilot project.