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
Japan’s exploration and production company Inpex has signed a joint collaboration agreement with Malaysian oil and gas exploration firm Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros) for the potential development of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Sarawak, Malaysia. The CCS project will target CO2
Swiss shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed an agreement with German freight forwarder DB Schenker for the use of 12,000 metric tons of biofuel components for all of DB Schenker’s consolidated cargo, less-than-container load (LCL), full-container-load (FCL) and refrigerated
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
French container shipping major CMA CGM Group has entered into exclusive discussions with STEF Group to acquire 100% of La Méridionale, a mixed freight and passenger shipping company based in Marseille. “With this acquisition, CMA CGM Group wishes to pursue its development in the Mediterranean, whil
Workers employed by Wood Group on TAQA platforms and Petrofac on one of Ithaca’s platforms are being balloted for strike action.
Nexans has reported an all-time high adjusted backlog of €3.5 billion for its Generation & Transmission business in 2022, an increase of 51 per cent compared to 2021, said to be pulled by the Celtic Interconnector project. In the “record financial year” for the French cable maker, Generation & Trans
Norwegian floating solar company Ocean Sun has released financial results for 2022, marking a significant increase in revenues when compared to a year before.
KCC Chartering AS, a subsidiary of Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC), and Raizen, an integrated energy company, have signed a three-year contract of affreightment (COA) that aims to improve trading efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint by up to 40%.
State-owned transmission system operator Gasgrid Finland is progressing its hydrogen transfer infrastructure demonstration project with a €9.5 million grant for project design and potential construction. The demonstration project aims to construct a pipeline to enable the hydrogen generated at Kemir
Spain-based water utility Miya has expanded its activities to the renewables sector with the acquisition of a stake in Xfloat, an Israeli floating solar developer.
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
A consortium comprising BeeX, Sulmara, and the University of Strathclyde has secured Enterprise Singapore – Innovate UK grant to develop a next-generation autonomous integrity inspection capability for offshore wind turbines. Autonomous robotics specialist BeeX, offshore survey and inspection specia
American classification society ABS has revealed that it will class a hydrogen-fueled research vessel commissioned by the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
