Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has teamed up with Mitsui E&S Machinery to launch a joint study to introduce hydrogen fuel port cargo handling machinery. As part of this agreement, MOL’s company Shosen Koun Co. has signed a contract for a new near zero-emission (NZE) rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cont
The Government of Canada has awarded funding to Marine Renewables Canada to support the work of the country’s experts participating in the development of international standards for marine renewable energy.
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub has awarded almost £800,000 to eight projects at UK institutions to advance research in the offshore renewable energy sector.
Swedish wave energy company Seabased is optimising its electrical system that channels inputs from many generators, each absorbing power from different waves, into a single stream of electricity that is ready for the grid.
A new mooring, anchoring and quick connect solution optimised for marine energy systems is set for trials in the Atlantic Ocean, following a range of laboratory and on-land test campaigns currently underway.
FTAI Ocean’s new well intervention tower system has left the fabrication hall and loaded onto the test and shipping grillage in Teesside, UK. The next step for the Smart Tower System (STS) is to undergo final assembly and testing ahead of shipment and installation on FTAI’s offshore construction ves
Scotland-based University of Strathclyde has designed a greener, more efficient rudder system that will be demonstrated as part of a €6 million EU-funded research project.
Swedish-Israeli wave energy developer Eco Wave Power (EWP) is nearing completion of the reinforcement works on the seawall meant to accommodate wave energy floaters in Port of Jaffa in Israel.
Battery and energy solutions provider Xalt Energy, part of Germany’s Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, has provided lithium-ion batteries for New Zealand’s first all-electric ferry.
eCap Marine, a recently created company through the merger of the maritime business of eCap Mobility and Hybrid Port Energy, a Becker Marine Systems’ subsidiary, is seizing on the market demand for green energy technologies onboard ships. Namely, the company, officially launched on January 1, 2021,
Neodrill has signed a frame agreement with oil and gas operator Lundin Energy to provide its CAN-ductor technology for the company’s Norwegian fields. The agreement will see Neodrill’s CAN-ductor technology installed on Lundin’s future exploration and production wells. The deal was signed for an ini
U.S.-based underwater technology company EdgeTech has introduced a new combined tri-frequency side-scan sonar and sub-bottom profiling sonar system. The 2050-DSS is developed for cable and pipeline surveys, marine construction surveys, as well as pre and post-dredging surveys, among others. The syst
Baker Hughes has been awarded a subsea equipment contract from Petrobras as part of the Marlim and Voador field revitalization plan.
In the first quarter of 2021, high-sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) has been the only bunker fuel to experience year-on-year growth in Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub, data from BIMCO shows. HSFO sales are up 47.2% from Q1 2020, reaching 3.1 million tonnes. This is, however, still less than a th
