Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku has decided to permanently lay off additional 84 people after closing the latest phase of talks with unions, pushing the total count of job cuts to 250. As Offshore Energy – Green Marine reported in August, the first phase of the employee cooperation negotiations (YT
Triangle Energy has entered into an agreement with Pilot Energy to acquire an interest in an offshore in the Perth Basin and agreed to enter into a wind & solar JV.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have expressed their support for the safe resumption of cruise ship operations following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) and the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), along with SSI members, have launched a new project focusing on seafarers’ labour and human rights.
Nine Chinese and Filipino seafarers, some of whom have been onboard their Panama-flagged cargo ship Brio Faith for 20 months with no leave, will be reunited with their families after an intervention by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).
The Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS) crossed the 96 million gross tonnage milestone in 2020, maintaining its position among the top five ship registries in the world.
Subsea UK has decided to postpone its underwater engineering event Subsea Expo due to the current coronavirus-imposed restrictions. The industry body announced today that the three-day conference and exhibition, along with the annual Subsea Awards dinner, will now take place on 25-27 May 2021. Neil
Welsh-based marine energy company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has expanded its board with the appointment of Andrew Diplock as non-executive director.
Danish wave energy technology developer Resen Waves has appointed Roland Boysen as its new chief commercial officer. Boysen will be responsible for developing global sales of the Smart Power Buoy for a wide variety of applications. Per Resen Steenstrup, CEO of Resen Waves, stated: “Resen Waves is gr
Oil major Chevron has decided to reduce Noble Energy’s workforce by 25 per cent following the recent merger between the two companies.
Subsea services company Oceaneering has appointed Ben Hooker as director of business development – Renewables. Hooker is accounting and finance manager with sales and business development background within the upstream oil and gas; defense, marine and renewable energy sectors. He most recently serve
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British armed forces have taken control of the oil tanker Nave Andromeda after seven stowaways reportedly hijacked the vessel in the English Channel over the weekend. The Liberian-flagged tanker arrived into UK waters on Sunday from Lagos, where the stowaways allegedly boarded the vessel. The crew i
The crew of the crude oil tanker MV Gulf Sky remains unpaid for months, according to the maritime NGO Human Rights at Sea (HRAS). The crew’s wages haven’t been paid since March 2020 totaling in excess of $197,000, while the crew’s Continuous Discharge Certificates (CDCs) are still retained by UAE au
