
IECRE has launched a survey to better understand the growing needs for certification in the marine energy sector and develop corresponding services by certification bodies and test facilities worldwide.

Polish manufacturer of steel foundations for offshore wind farms, ST3 Offshore – which declared bankruptcy in March 2020 – has been put up for sale by the Official Receiver of the company in insolvency. A tender has been issued for the sale of ST3 Offshore with a reserve price of the company amounti

Project SafeWAVE, supported by €1.5 million from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), has been officially launched with the aim to address the environmental concerns related to wave energy technologies.

Japanese classification society ClassNK has granted its remote survey (RMSV) notation for Orca Ace, a car carrier operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and managed by MOL Ship Management Co., Ltd. (MOLSHIP).

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has agreed to pay a settlement in a leniency deal with authorities of Brazil to settle a corruption investigation.

The Nigerian Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has launched the oil and gas search, rescue, and surveillance (SeRAS) command and control centre in Lagos.

The government of Russia has been working on some support measures for the oil-producing industry, including changes in taxation, following last year’s decision to hike taxes.

Europe won’t be able to achieve strategic autonomy without supporting and strengthening its own maritime technology industry, the Shipyards’ & Maritime Equipment Association (SEA Europe) said.

Oil and gas company Tailwind Energy has received consent and approval of the field development plan for the Evelyn Field from the UK Oil and Gas Authority’s (OGA).

The maintenance and operation of livestock ships exporting animals from Australia will be under the intense compliance spotlight of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) over the next six months, the authority said.

Aberdeen-based offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling has launched a petition urging the UK Government to give oil workers returning from overseas full quarantine exemption.

After more than 30 years on stream and over 400 million barrels of oil equivalent, Equinor is planning for the shutdown of the Veslefrikk field.

Australian energy giant Woodside Petroleum believes that the military coup in Myanmar is just “a transitionary issue” and would not affect its offshore drilling plans.

Croatia has become the latest country to accede to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling, the Hong Kong Convention.