After the lawsuit against Shell’s board of directors was thrown out of court recently, ClientEarth hopes to turn things around at a hearing.
The number of containers lost overboard in 2022 is 661, the World Shipping Council (WSC) said in its annual report on containers lost at sea, revealing positive developments in container safety within the international liner shipping industry. As explained, this represents the lowest losses in % sin
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has grid-connected its Haiyou Guanlan deepwater floating wind turbine and integrated it into the power grid of the Wenchang oilfield. Earlier this month, CNOOC announced the 5-kilometre dynamic subsea cable was installed, which set up the transmission
Single-fuel methanol engines may hold the key to a greener future for tugs, marine propulsion systems manufacturer Rolls-Royce Power Solutions (RRPS) and Maersk’s towage operator Svitzer said in a joint paper. The main driver behind the development of dual-fuel engines is fuel flexibility, allowing
The three seafarers who were kidnapped in early May from Grebe Bulker, a bulker vessel managed by Eagle Bulk Ship Management Singapore, have been rescued, the company confirmed. The vessel was boarded by pirates whilst in the inner anchorage of the Port of Owendo, Gabon, on May 2, 2023 after arrivin
NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC), a joint venture created by ACWA Power, Air Products and NEOM, has achieved financial close on the mega green hydrogen production facility in Saudi Arabia at a total investment value of $8.4 billion. The financial close was reached following the signing of financia
Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) has opened an innovation challenge for technology developers seeking support for their offshore test campaigns.
Turkish Petroleum has awarded a contract for subsurface solutions for the second phase of what is said to be one of Türkiye’s largest energy projects ever built to four companies. Subsea 7 confirmed the award of the “major” contract by Turkish Petroleum for the second phase of the Sakarya field deve
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, in collaboration with China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. (CSTC), hosted a naming and delivery ceremony for the 24,000 TEU container vessel, MSC Gemma. The colossal containership was officially handed over to ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.,
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, and Nihon Shipyard Co., a Tokyo-based joint venture for ship design and sales between Imabari Shipbuilding Co. and Japan Marine United Corporation, have started a joint study for the development of an ocean-going liquified C
South Korean shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has been awarded a contract for the construction of five containerships for an undisclosed shipown
The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) has reached an historic membership milestone, and the association now represents 32% of the global dry bulk fleet dwt. INTERCARGO has within its global fleet more than 3,200 bulkers registered by over 155 dry bulk owners/managers/ope
The Uldolmok Tidal Power Station in South Korea has completed two years of electricity generation, exploiting the tides of the Myeongnyang Strait at Jindo Island.
Nordic energy company Gasum has terminated the long-term natural gas supply contract with Russia’s Gazprom Export while the long-term LNG supply contract between the two companies remains in place. On 22 May 2023, Gasum announced its decision to terminate the natural gas supply contract following Ga
