The European Council has approved an extension of the Danish scheme for reduced tax charges for shore power for ships until June 2027. The scheme, which was due to expire in June this year, is being extended amid considerable backing from Danish shipping companies. The extension of the scheme for on
Norway’s safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given Equinor and Wintershall Dea consents to use two Odfjell Drilling rigs for work offshore Norway.
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control over Belgium-based PSA Breakbulk NV and Coil Terminal NV by Singapore’s PSA International and Austria’s Felbermayr Holding.
The Norwegian offshore safety body Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has issued an order to KCA Deutag Drilling following a serious personal injury incident on the Askeladden jack-up rig.
Norwegian engineering company TECO 2030 has urged the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to recognize the role carbon capture will play in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping, as not enough vessels will undergo fuel switches to meet the climate targets.
Shipping association representatives from G7 countries along with Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa have created a new shipping association, M7 with the first meeting organized by the UK Chamber of Shipping.
Stolt Tankers and Tufton Investment Limited have teamed up to create a chemical carrier pool and cooperate in the field of decarbonization and sustainability.
The IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 project has been granted 14.5 million NOK ($1.75 million) in additional funding by Norwegian government to support the path to decarbonization in the shipping sector.
A key meeting of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76), set to adopt greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) cutting measures, has begun.
Norway’s oil and gas company Equinor has drilled dry wells near the Fram field in the North Sea off Norway.
Spain is the latest country to accede to International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) treaty for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling – the Hong Kong Convention.
Classification society Bureau Veritas, French Ministry of the Sea, and Foundation de la Mer have issued the world’s first label for ocean protection, “Ocean Approved”.
Norwegian offshore safety regulator has carried out an audit of Aker BP and its planning for exploration drilling in the Barents Sea.
French tire manufacturer Michelin has launched the Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) project featuring inflatable wing sail system designed to boost the decarbonization of shipping.
