At the end of April 2021, Canada’s largest bitumen industry dealer McAsphalt and China’s Wuhu Shipyard signed a contract for one plus one 12,000DWT/11,700m³ bitumen designed by FKAB Marine Design.
As the race between the virus and vaccine continues, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), section Seafarers, has called for global vaccination rollout to prevent the crew change crisis from spiraling out of control for a third time.
PGS and Joseph Exploration (JEX) have established a technical collaboration in the West Cameron protraction area in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the agreement, PGS will provide seismic data from the MultiClient 3D Flex Trend dataset for prospect development work to be undertaken by JEX. PGS’ processing
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled the 17 teams chosen to participate in the 2022 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition: Powering the Blue Economy.
HaiSea Marine, a joint venture partnership between the Haisla First Nation and Seaspan ULC, has announced the official start of its new battery-powered and low emissions tugboat build program.
Welsh social enterprise Menter Môn has launched a new forum to promote the skills and training opportunities from the Morlais tidal stream project.
Busan Port Authority (BPA), the governing body of the South Korean Port of Busan, has decided to integrate 5G mobile edge computing (MEC) convergence technology into crane remote controlling in an effort “to make the port safer and smarter”.
The Basque energy agency Ente Vasco de la Energía (EVE) has launched a call for marine renewable energy demonstration projects that will be funded under the state aid program for renewable energy development.
Diginex Solutions, a sustainability-focused impact technology company, has partnered with tanker owner and operator Hafnia to create a new environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting tool for the shipping industry.
Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has performed a landmark 150th marine LNG fuelling operation for Green Funnel Aframax tankers with its partner, Hague-based oil and LNG major Shell.
The EU-backed MegaRoller project has published several research papers related to the development of wave energy technology.
The Penguin wave energy device, developed by the Finnish company Wello, is completing the last leg of its journey to the Basque Country where it will be installed for testing at the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP).
On May 18, Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) hosted by the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) published its annual progress report compiling data from twelve major shipowners which operate a total of 3439 vessels.
Orbital Marine Power has signed an agreement with Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) to deploy its tidal turbines offshore the Isle of Wight.
