An outbreak of Covid-19 on a Shell-operated field off the UK has forced the oil major to remove dozens of workers from the North Sea hub.
Following Ireland’s launch of the National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF) on 1 July, RWE Renewables announced its intention to apply for development consent to build a 900 MW offshore wind farm under the new Maritime Area Planning (MAP) legislation once the new consenting framework is established.
Saipem’s pipelay vessel Castorone has installed 50 kilometers of the gas pipeline for the Baltic Pipe project in the Baltic Sea. Approximately 225 kilometers remain to be laid by Saipem’s pipelay trio of Castorone, Castoro Sei and Castoro 10, project developers reported. Castorone began laying the o
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd — the world’s fifth-largest container shipping company — has closed the acquisition of the Dutch container shipping specialist Nile Dutch Investments B.V. (NileDutch).
Dutch clean technology start-up Ocean Grazer has completed the first live test phase of its Ocean Battery energy storage system, deemed as a ‘missing link’ in the global energy transition movement.
Sweden-based Alfa Laval has acquired a minority stake in the Netherlands-based technology company Marine Performance Systems, a developer of air lubrication technology for ships. The air lubrication technology generates microbubbles under the ship’s hull, reducing friction between the ship and the w
Norway’s ferry operator Fjord1 has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) to act as a system integrator and deliver power control, distribution and battery systems to three ferries that will be converted from gas and diesel propulsion to zero-emission battery operation.
Italian energy giant Eni has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to assess projects of hydrogen production in Egypt.
SEA-KIT’s latest unmanned surface vessel (USV) has received Unmanned Marine Systems (UMS) certification by Lloyd’s Register, becoming the first-ever to achieve this milestone. The 12-meter X-class USV, delivered to Fugro, received the new UMS certification on 28 June. SEA-KIT said it had worked clos
The biggest excavation project in Denmark has now begun, Femern A/S reports. “We have started the excavation of the 18 kilometer tunneling between Rødbyhavn and Puttgarden in Germany, where the Femern tunnel will be located,” said Femern. “Our tunnel contractor FBC has inserted some of the world’s l
CNOOC International has confirmed that the heavy lift of the Buzzard Phase II topside module onto the Buzzard ‘P’ platform was completed, using the Pioneering Spirit.
U.S.-based marine energy company Resolute Marine has been awarded the Solar Impulse Foundation’s (SIF) Efficient Solution label for its Wave2O wave-powered desalination technology.
Kongsberg Maritime’s new deep-water multibeam echosounder system has completed its first trials onboard the NOAA vessel Okeanos Explorer offshore Florida. Okeanos Explorer is the first vessel to be fitted with the EM 304 MKII transmit array, a comprehensive upgrade to the EM 302 deep-water multibeam
South Korean Hyundai Motor Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with marine service provider Hyundai Global Service and classification society Korean Register (KR) to develop and commercialize hydrogen fuel cell systems on marine vessels.
