With the first legal stone cast at the reversal of ocean protections, the Trump administration is facing its initial environmental challenge from groups concerned about the threats stemming from steps taken to spur offshore drilling zest for a new era of oil and gas rush.
Work is set to begin this month in Holyhead, Wales, to strengthen the grid connection for the Menter Môn Morlais tidal energy scheme, an important step in the project’s development. Owned and operated by social enterprise Menter Môn, the Morlais project aims to generate up to 240 MW of tidal energy
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that connects Russia and Germany through the Baltic Sea suffered damage in September 2022 following an explosion. StreamTec Solutions, a company formed from the management team of the Nord Stream pipelines, has conducted research on the current condition of Nord Stream
Lloyd’s Register Foundation and the World Economic Forum have partnered to accelerate the transition to nature and people-positive ports.
ExxonMobil has handed over its environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the development of its seventh oil project in the Stabroek block off the coast of Guyana.
Norwegian shipping company Rem Offshore has held the steel cutting ceremony for its second energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV) being constructed in Vietnam. Two and a half months after entering the contract with compatriot Myklebust Verft, Rem Offshore announced it had celebrated the steel cutt
Although Europe’s maritime industry has made progress in cutting energy use and reducing certain pollutants, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as biodiversity conservation remain a ‘gargantuan’ challenge, a new report has stressed. According to the second edition of the European Maritime Transp
German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd, compatriot environmental association NABU and a number of other companies have jointly called on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to remove ‘unsustainable’ biofuels from its list of alternative fuels.
Dutch ship design company AURELIA has partnered up with compatriot nonprofit environmental engineering organization The Ocean Cleanup to conduct a feasibility study on innovative propulsion systems.
With the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) coming into effect on June 26, 2025, the clock is ticking for shipowners who need to ensure compliance with regulatory controls and inspections concerning the recycling of their end-of-life vessels, Norway-based classification society DNV has stressed. In its new
The Government of Canada is advancing green shipping initiatives along British Columbia’s coastline with up to C$35.5 million (circa $24.8 million) in funding to support three projects investing in clean technology and port infrastructure. As disclosed, the funding will be provided under Canada’s Gr
British-owned Pritchard-Gordon Group has expanded into the European offshore wind and marine energy sectors with the launch of PG Renewables, a company focused on offshore and nearshore unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance. According to the Pritchard-Gordon Group, PG Renewables aims to support offsho
Perenco UK and Carbon Catalyst Limited have kicked off the UK’s first-ever CO2 injection test, carried out at a carbon capture and storage (CCS) license in the North Sea that encompasses what is seen as the UK’s largest depleted gas field. As part of Project Poseidon, the test includes CO2 being inj
Gneiss Energy, a UK-based strategic and corporate finance advisory firm operating within the energy and natural resources sectors, has published a report on the potential negative effects the UK’s gas policy discouraging investments in local gas production could have on the environment and supply.
