Seiche Ltd. has mobilized onboard two vessels at the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm to support marine mammal safety during project construction. The Seiche team is in charge of ensuring compliance with procedures that seek to minimize the effects of construction noise on the local marine population.
Nippon Paint Marine has developed a new hull inspection tool that eliminates the need for divers or remotely operated vehicles. A single inspector can now perform underwater inspection of a ship’s hull coating on dry land or from a boat. The NPM ‘Hull Monitor System’ uses GoPro camera technology att
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with the Dutch ferry joint venture Aqualiner-Swets for the construction of nine passenger vessels.
Oilfield services player Baker Hughes is acquiring a pioneering technology development company Compact Carbon Capture (3C). The agreement includes all intellectual property, personnel and commercial agreements. With this move Baker Hughes aims to provide solutions for carbon-intensive industries, in
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.
