Nine ocean carrier members of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) have committed to 100% adoption of an electronic bill of lading (eBL) based on DCSA standards by 2030. The bill of lading is one of the most important trade documents in container shipping. It functions as a document of
Under European Union (EU) state aid rules, the European Commission has approved a €170 million Danish scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen through Power-to-X (PtX) technologies. According to the Commission, the measure aims to contribute to the development of renewable hydrogen in
Workers employed by Wood Group on TAQA platforms and Petrofac on one of Ithaca’s platforms are being balloted for strike action.
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has submitted a revised proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that reaffirms the industry’s commitment to meet 2050 net-zero carbon goals. The proposal champions a Fund and Rewar
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made adjustments to monetary penalties for oil and gas companies, implementing the 2023 inflation adjustments.
Norway’s offshore engineering contractor Aker Solutions has revealed that its subsidiary CSE in Brazil was subjected to a cyber attack, which impacted its IT systems.
Monaco-based dry bulk shipping company Safe Bulkers is set to welcome eight eco-newbuilds in the upcoming two years pushing its fleet with improved energy efficiency to 23 ships. The company’s fleet currently consists of 44 vessels, with 12 of them being eco-ships built after 2014, and three of them
Santos has received acceptance from the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) of the Offshore Project Proposal (OPP) relating to its operated Dorado oil project offshore Australia.
Scottish company Flex Marine Power has been awarded significant funding from the UK government’s Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF) to further develop and demonstrate its low-cost tidal energy turbine.
Greenpeace activists have disembarked Shell’s oil platform at the port of Haugesund in Norway after 13 days of occupation and a journey of almost 4,000 kilometers from the Canary Islands, with no arrests having taken place. Four activists boarded the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO
The representatives of the UK tidal stream industry have met with Graham Stuart, the minister of the newly launched department for energy security and net zero, to discuss the role of tidal energy in the country’s secure and cost-effective transition to net zero.
Voyage optimization can reduce emissions by 7.3% and extend CII compliance by up to three years, according to the findings of a study conducted by maritime software and data analysis expert NAPA and classification society ClassNK with Marubeni Corporation. The joint research was carried out using NA
Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway.
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has officially opened the second phase of the Johan Sverdrup field located in the North Sea offshore Norway, following the start of production in December 2022. Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland made the official opening on 13 February
