The world’s largest cruise company Carnival Corporation & plc is on track to achieve an overall 18% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity on a lower berth capacity basis in 2024 compared to 2019. The achievement is just a few points shy of its 20% reduction goal originally targeted fo
The first flight model of the European next-generation rocket Ariane 6’s upper stage has been loaded onto Canopée, the world’s first wind-powered hybrid industrial cargo ship.
Sweden has decided to close its investigation concerning the explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines that occurred in September 2022. Germany, Sweden and Denmark each initiated respective national investigations into the incident after four gas leaks were found on the Nord Stream 1 and 2
The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) and Japan’s capital Tokyo have signed two memoranda of understanding (MoU) that center on topics such as clean economy transition and hydrogen. According to the NSW Department of Planning and Environment, the first MoU marks a renewed commitment to progr
Spanish materials technology company Matteco has partnered with Siemens Energy and Horiba, as well as the Institute of Molecular Sciences (ICMol) of the University of Valencia, and the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg for Renewable Energies (HI ERN) to develop a sustainable, efficient, and sca
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected two marine energy projects to receive $6 million for the development of a tidal energy research, development, and demonstration pilot site. A team led by Orcas Power and Light Cooperative (OPALCO), based in Eastsound, Washington, and a team led by ORP
UK’s Enshore Subsea and Belgian Herbosch-Kiere have partnered to purchase a 25-year-old cable-laying vessel (CLV) in a newly created joint venture. Herbosch-Kiere and Enshore Subsea have purchased the 1999-built, 88-meter-long Topaz Installer vessel, set to be renamed CMOS Installer. The vessel is m
U.S.-based developer of subsea autonomous robotic systems and software Nauticus Robotics has secured over $12 million in funding, part of a second tranche of investment, to execute 2024 goals, including augmented autonomy for subsea robots. Nauticus Robotics secured the first tranche of financing be
The first Capesize LNG-fueled bulk carrier to be built at a shipyard in Japan has been named.
TotalEnergies has kicked off production from a field offshore Nigeria, which has been tied to an existing FPSO vessel.
Japan’s Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation is launching an initiative to showcase the operational prowess of hydrogen-fueled cargo handling machinery, marking a global first in converting a rubber-tired gantry (RTG) crane’s diesel engine generator to a hydrogen engine generator. The project i
On January 31, Japanese shipping company NYK and compatriot power generation company JERA signed a long-term charter contract for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier to be built in South Korea by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.
Helix Energy Solutions has secured the extension of its decommissioning contract with Trident Energy do Brasil at rates said to be in line with the improved well intervention market. The contract extension, expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2024, is for an additional 12 months and is in dir
Cool Company (CoolCo), an owner, operator, and manager of LNG carriers, has secured a new time charter agreement with Santos Shipping Singapore for one of its TFDE vessels that will undergo LNGe upgrades to reduce emissions. The 12-month charter agreement is scheduled to commence in the first quarte
