Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the award of more than $220 million in discretionary grant funding to improve port facilities in 16 states and territories through the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Port Infrastructure Development Program.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has proposed to offer around 78 million acres in a region-wide lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico scheduled for November 2020.
Australian government has dedicated AUD 4.8 million (around € 2.9 million) from its 2020-2021 Federal Budget to the development of a regulatory framework related to offshore renewables. According to the budget document, the funds will “support the development of a regulatory framework for offshore c
The Dutch Port of Rotterdam and the Municipality of Rotterdam are working together on the joint rollout of shore-based power for sea-going vessels in Rotterdam.
The Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has warned that the coronavirus pandemic and maintenance delays might have led to a rise in the number of serious incidents.
Introduction of a carbon levy in the shipping industry must be done in a uniform, transparent and fair manner, Jeremy Nixon, CEO of Ocean Network Express (ONE) believes, reaffirming the industry’s pushback against a regional approach. A carbon levy on bunker fuels is being proposed as a way of colle
Norwegian oil major Equinor has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), for drilling in the North Sea using the West Hercules drilling rig.
Norway’s offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), has started an investigation of a well incident on the Gjøa field when the drill string became stuck fast and blocked the blowout preventer (BOP).
Ten Chinese ports will resume foreign crew change operations with certain requirements in place, taking into account the current COVID-19 situation. The 10 ports include Dalian, Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Haikou. The move was announced by seven major
Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has invited tenders for geophysical investigations and hydrographic surveys as part of the geological preliminary exploration in the N-9 wind energy area. Specifically, the sites to be surveyed within the area in the North Sea are N-9.1, N-9.3
German shipbuilder MV Werften, part of Genting Hong Kong (GHK), has received a €193 million (about $227 million) state-supported loan to complete the cruise ship Crystal Endeavor for delivery and keep the shipyard operations till March 2021.
The Ohio Power Siting Board has removed a requirement for the Icebreaker Wind project in Lake Erie to shut down its wind turbines during nighttime hours from March through November. Back in May, the Board approved the construction of the Icebreaker Wind project with 33 conditions, one of which was t
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted ConocoPhillips a drilling permit for a wildcat well in the Norwegian Sea.
On 1 October 2020, Saudi Global Ports Company (SGP), one of PSA International’s subsidiaries, assumed the management of both first and second container terminals at King Abdulaziz Port Dammam (KAPD).
