The UK’s underwater industry has grown from £8 billion to £9.2 billion in the last 12 months, now supporting over 51,000 jobs. Thereby, the Global Underwater Hub (GUH) has called on the UK Government to recognize the scale and potential of the industry and to deliver an industrial strategy to boost
The government of the Philippines has partnered up with the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) to develop green shipping corridors in the country.
Two tankers linked to the so-called Russian ‘shadow fleet’ encountered a storm near the Kerch Strait and were heavily damaged. As a result, one of the vessels split into two and sank while the other one ran aground.
The Nederwiek IB offshore wind site in the Netherlands, which was initially planned to be part of the upcoming tender in 2025, is expected to be added to the 2026 round as the Dutch government assesses the impact a wind farm there could have on accessing a nearby gas transfer platform. A gas project
Switzerland’s Federal Council adopted the national hydrogen strategy the same day that Axpo and its partners broke ground on the site of a new hydrogen production plant to be constructed by H2Uri.
One of the world’s largest container shipping companies, Switzerland’s Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has been put under the spotlight for its “substandard and hazardous” dismantling of obsolete vessels on tidal beaches in South Asia, the Belgium-based NGO Shipbreaking Platform has stressed.
The Parliament of Finland has approved a bill that prohibits the discharge of wastewater from cargo vessels into the Baltic Sea within the country’s territorial waters.
Japan-headquartered Sumitomo Electric Industries has completed an interconnector in the Philippines which included the installation of a 27-kilometer-long high-voltage submarine power cable. The project involved laying a 230 kV AC submarine cable of 1,200 MW capacity along a 27-kilometer route betwe
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of sole control of Navig8 Topco Holdings by Abu Dhabi Marine Business and Services Company (ADNOC) and the restructuring of ownership for the former’s subsidiary, Integr8 Fuels Holding, granting joint control of it to ADNOC and Navig8 Limited. As
Security is a topic that has expanded in the last couple of years, bringing new worries to Europe. With a number of incidents occurring in European seas that harmed subsea (energy) infrastructure, seabed security made its way onto one of the first places on the energy security chart. A panel at Offs
Despite initially contesting the fine, with a trial scheduled for the beginning of next year, Norwegian ship management company Altera Infrastructure has accepted the penalty of 8 million NOK (circa $720,048) for the illegal scrapping of two shuttle tankers Navion Britannia and Alexita Spirit on the
A years-long sage seems to be coming to an end, as Woodside Energy has secured environmental approval from the Western Australian government for its giant gas project off the coast of Australia. This decision has restarted the Federal environmental approvals process.
South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) has unveiled a whopping 14 trillion KRW (circa $9.78 billion) investment plan to upgrade the Port of Busan by 2045 aiming to achieve the world’s largest container handling capacity and establish the port as a “leading” logistics hub in the region.
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has awarded the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), comprising BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies, with the first-ever carbon storage permit in the UK. The project, located around 75 kilometers east of Flamborough Head, off Teesside on England’s east coast, is
