Norwegian owner and operator of LNG carriers and FSRUs Höegh LNG has entered into a strategic partnership with oil major Aker BP to develop a fully comprehensive carbon capture and storage (CCS) offering for industrial CO2 emitters in Northern Europe. Under the agreement, the two companies plan to c
Malta’s Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Enterprise has issued a draft National Policy for the Deployment of Offshore Renewable Energy for public consultation and has demarcated six floating offshore wind development areas located beyond the country’s 12-nautical-mile territorial waters and
Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM), a member of Columbia Group, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Hong Kong-listed shipowner and operator Seacon Shipping Group that will see the firm’s Chinese-owned and operated vessels managed as clients out of CSM’s Greece office.
The UK is set on reviewing its Energy Charter Treaty membership, which will enable it to consider withdrawal as an outcome of the review.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received an order for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a hydrogen fluoride production plant, including utility facilities, in Hibikinada Oceanfront Industrial Park in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The order came from Mexichem Fluor J
Voyages through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) have long been on the radar, but recent developments indicate that Russia is now aiming to establish year-round sailing on this strategic maritime pathway as early as 2025, Gibson Shipbrokers said in a recent report. This ambitious goal comes as Russia se
Oceaneering International’s Offshore Projects Group (OPG) segment has secured two international contracts that have a combined total value of over $100 million. Oceaneering has been named a consortium partner to support transportation and installation work on the Girassol Life Extension project in A
The Isle of Man-based ExoTechnologies, the owner of Glasgow boat builder Ultimate Boats, and Arizona-based hydrogen car and truck maker RONN have entered a hydrogen propulsion partnership. The companies, which signed a Letter of Intent (LoI), are expected to develop clean hydrogen electric propulsio
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of its second con-ro multipurpose ship of the G5 class named the Great Lagos. The G5-class vessel was built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. in Ulsan, South Korea. It is able to transport 4,700 linear metres of rolling freight, 2,500 Car Equivalent Units (CEU)
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and AIDA Cruises have signed a long-term agreement (LTA) to strengthen Hamburg as a cruise location.
Europe and the United States have set in place a number of funding programs designed to boost and accelerate the development of a very diverse ‘clean energy sector’, which is being backed by significant initiatives from the major players coming from the more established maritime and oil and gas indu
Chinese powerhouses Cosco Shipping Energy and Sinopec Kantons Holdings, a subsidiary of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), have signed an order for the construction of three 175,000 cbm liquified natural gas carriers with the compatriot shipbuilder Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. Det
Port of Blyth is embarking on its largest oil and gas decommissioning project to date, covering several topsides and jackets from three North Sea platforms
Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) of energy majors Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, has placed an order for the third LNG-powered, wind-assisted CO2 carrier at China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Co. (DSOC).
