Under the recently opened €3 billion call for innovative next-generation low-carbon technologies as part of EU’s Innovation Fund, ocean energy technologies and projects have been specifically listed as eligible to apply for a share of €1 billion under two call topics.
Supporting efficient offshore wind construction with custom propulsion A vessel dedicated to the construction of offshore wind farms has unique requirements. Working at sea almost all of the time, the focus is less about transportation and more on operating in DP. When Acta Marine developed its new
Transocean has set the wheels into motion to acquire an interest in a newbuild drillship, after entering into a new joint venture.
Equinox is preparing to harvest stable renewable energy Standing on the shoulders of giants, start-up Equinox is developing turbines that are laid out to generate electricity from steady flowing ocean current. Supported by Damen Shipyards, working from the Damen headquarters in Gorinchem, innovators
An investigation has shown that explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in late September were caused by “gross sabotage”, Swedish authorities announced. Swedish prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist, who is leading the ongoing preliminary investigation at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, said
Aker Solutions has been awarded an extension for maintenance and modification work on the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea off Norway.
Stolt Tankers and Stolthaven Terminals have joined forces on the removal and sustainable treatment of wastewater from ships docked in Houston. Stolthaven Houston and New Orleans have been operating onsite biological wastewater treatment plants for more than 20 years, specialising in the handling of
Swedish shipping company Furetank has revealed that its dual-fuel tanker Fure Valö has undertaken the first voyage on a new Equinor fuel blend containing used cooking oil.
Oslo-headquartered Cecon Contracting and its partners have entered into an agreement for the construction of a cable installation vessel that will feature a methanol dual fuel system and a battery pack. The vessel will be built by the Sefine Shipyard in Türkiye, while NSK Ship Design is in charge of
German fuel gas system provider TGE Marine has secured nine contracts with Swedish shipowner Furetank to supply LNG fuel gas systems for the Vinga series of energy-efficient climate-friendly tankers. The contract is in relation to the 17,999 dwt vessels that will be built by China Merchants Jinling
Oil and gas exploration company Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has completed drilling of an exploration well on Block 2B offshore South Africa but came up empty as no commercial hydrocarbons were encountered. However, the operator is proceeding with its plans for more exploration wells. The Island Drillin
ExxonMobil has awarded a deal for operations in Canada to a rig owned by SFL Corporation and managed by Odfjell Drilling.
German liner major Hapag-Lloyd has signed a 5-year global partnership with Portchain, a Danish startup focusing on digitizing operations in the container shipping sector. Under the contract, Hapag-Lloyd will deploy Portchain Connect platform across its global operations and digitize the berth alignm
Chinese shipbuilding company Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has delivered a new 109,000-dwt Aframax dual-fuel tanker to Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co (BoComm).
