
Finnish wave energy company Wello and government-led agency Export Barbados (BIDC) have announced a new cooperation agreement to explore the opportunities that lie in Barbados’ marine space for energy generation.

Finland-based Wärtsilä Voyage and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on smart port innovation and digitalisation.

Swedish wave energy company Seabased has signed a lease agreement with the Government of Bermuda for the construction of 40MW wave energy park.

Logistics provider Asyad Group has issued a request for expression of interest (REOI) to local and international private firms looking to enter joint engagements and cooperate to develop the infrastructure and operations of Suwaiq Port in Al Batinah North, Oman.

Leading figures in the marine energy sector have warned that the UK’s world-leading position in tidal energy can only be maintained with ‘practical support from Government to match its undoubted goodwill’.

The representatives of the Basque Energy Cluster and the Blue Cluster from Belgium have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote European offshore energy know-how worldwide.

As the dust is settling in the aftermath of COP26, new developments in the offshore energy sector are laying the grounds for the net-zero future.

Swedish wave energy developer Ocean Harvesting Technologies has commissioned a Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test rig to validate the InfinityWEC’s power take-off (PTO) with instant force control capabilities.

South Korea has completed the construction of a wave energy demonstration plant, equipped with energy storage system, on one of the islands of the Chuja archipelago in the Jeju Strait.

A special online conference has been organized by Portugal’s leading marine energy R&D centre, WavEC Offshore Renewables, to provide a platform for Japanese energy firms, institutions and government officials to uncover key marine renewable energy opportunities in the region.

China Classification Society (CCS) has signed a new initiative to drive greater data-driven green global logistics supply chains.

Scottish company Orbital Marine Power has established a strategic partnership with one of the leading offshore energy players TechnipFMC to accelerate the global commercialisation of its pioneering tidal energy technology.

The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access to Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) programme has selected nine marine energy projects to receive testing and technical support as part of its fourth call for applications.

Aberdeen Harbour and oil and gas company BP have entered the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on projects that could help decarbonise the port operations.