UK’s most advanced polar research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough has left Liverpool for technical sea trials. Operated by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) the new polar ship should transform UK research in the polar regions. Its missions are critical for understanding and making sense of our changing
The Isle of Man Ship Registry has become the first flag state to join the Getting to Zero Coalition, an industry-led alliance working towards decarbonising the international maritime shipping sector.
Singapore-based shipping and trading company Petredec Holdings (Eastern) has signed a contract for the construction of up to six 93,000 cbm LPG carriers with dual fuel LPG propulsion at Jiangnan Shipyard in China.
Norwegian oil and gas major Equinor has revealed its ambition to become a net-zero company by 2050 as its new boss is taking over his position.
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has approved a $53 million grant to a consortium of the country’s top ocean-research institutions to build a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor ocean health. Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI),
Lloyd’s Register [LR] has launched a dedicated centre of excellence to accelerate decarbonisation of the world of shipping. The Maritime Decarbonisation Hub, a joint initiative between Lloyd’s Register Group and Foundation, brings together thought leaders and experts with the aim of helping the mari
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK-based Anemoi Marine Technologies for the future sales and servicing of rotor sail solutions to the shipping industry. Rotor sails, also referred to as ‘flettner rotors’, are comprised of vertical cylinders which, wh
Petronas has started investigating an incident involving its oil platform and an offshore vessel, which resulted in two fatalities.
The Republic of Korea and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have signed an agreement to establish a four-year training programme to support developing states to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping.
Operators have shut-in nearly half of oil production and over 55 per cent of gas production from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico due to the Hurricane Zeta.
Japanese shipping major Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has taken delivery of Sakura Leader, the first large LNG-fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) built in Japan.
Oil and gas operators are evacuating their offshore personnel from facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as Zeta nears hurricane strength.
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s nuclear science and technology organization, has won a contract from Transport Canada to develop an assessment tool to examine clean technologies that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the release of other pollutants from marine vessels. Using wh
None of the alternative fuels being discussed today as the potential fuels of the future, such as LNG, ammonia or hydrogen, will be able to cut it, Ioanna Prokopiou, Chief Executive Officer of dry bulk trading company Sea Traders, believes. Speaking during a Lloyd’s List forum during Posidonia Week,
