North Wales-based company Jones Bros Civil Engineering has made progress on the construction of onshore infrastructure for the Morlais tidal energy project and is now on track to complete the works ahead of original schedule.
The much-anticipated removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from the decaying FSO Safer off Yemen’s Red Sea coast started today. The ship-to-ship transfer of oil to the replacement tanker Yemen, formerly known as Nautica, which arrived in Yemen a few days ago, is expected to last 19 days. The
The Canadian government has now set its cap on making good on its climate commitment to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies.
The Hydrogen Utility (H2U), an Australia-based developer of green hydrogen infrastructure, and Vopak Terminals Australia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of tank storage company Royal Vopak, have started a collaboration in relation to H2U’s H2-Hub project, a multi-billion renewable energy complex producin
French provider of tubular solutions Vallourec has secured two new orders to deliver line pipes for an oil field development operated by Petrobras offshore Brazil. As part of the orders defined as “major”, Vallourec will supply line pipes for phases 6 and 8 of the Búzios oil field development. The o
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) and Green Marine have signed a cooperation agreement to develop a methanol bunkering training programme, with support form the Methanol Institute. The aim of the agreement is to provide for existing and future crew operating on bunker tankers and
On 24 July, Freesia Leader, the fifth LNG-fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) operated by NYK, arrived at the port of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture for a delivery ceremony.
Chinese shipbuilder Wuhu Shipyard has signed a contract with RFOcean, a London-based alternative investment and commercial management firm focusing on the maritime industry, for the construction of four 6,600-ton methanol dual-fuel stainless steel chemical tankers. This series of ships represents an
Shell has inked a sale and purchase agreements with Petronas and Pertamina to divest its entire stake in a deepwater block off Indonesia.
A new study carried out by Herbert Engineering Corp. (HEC) on behalf of ABS classification society finds that the adoption of advanced nuclear reactors onboard a 14,000 TEU containership would basically eliminate the need for refueling of the vessel during its entire 25-year lifespan. The study look
A floating Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) buoy has been deployed in waters off the coast of Brindisi, Italy, to conduct surveys and preparations for the construction of the Kailia Energia and Lupiae Maris floating offshore wind farms. Equipped with fully autonomous remote sensing devices, the b
Shell has submitted an environment plan (EP) for the installation of the drilling template on the Crux natural gas field off Australia.
Marine survey operations are about to begin along a section of an interconnector between France and the UK. UK’s A-2-Sea Solutions will conduct marine survey operations along a section of the IFA2 cable route, commencing on 27 July with an estimated completion on 13 September. For the activities, th
Michelin’s Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) project has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of the installation of its wing sail on the MN Pélican, a container ship owned by Compagnie Maritime Nantaise – MN. The vessel has returned to sea since June, according to an update from WISAMO. T
