Scottish wave energy specialist Mocean Energy and Norway-based offshore energy services provider Aker Solutions Subsea have teamed up to explore how locally generated wave energy can extend the lifetime of existing oil and gas hubs by accessing stranded reserves. To this end, the two companies signe
Taiwanese shipping firm Evergreen Marine Corp. (EMC) held an official opening ceremony for the newly built Terminal 7 at Kaohsiung Port, Taiwan, on Monday, August 14. This is the first and largest fully-automated container terminal equipped with remote-controlled gantry cranes in Taiwan. The facilit
Following the carbon storage license award to progress the Poseidon project over the Leman fields, Perenco UK and Carbon Catalyst have secured two further CO2 storage licenses in the Southern North Sea sector of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The Orion carbon capture and storage (CCS) project enco
Towage operator Svitzer, part of A.P. Moller – Maersk, has launched the second phase of its project to design the world’s first methanol hybrid fuel cell (MHFC) tug. In the first phase, Svitzer conducted technical studies to establish the feasibility of this type of vessel accommodating the real-wor
Japanese shipping company NYK Line and compatriot TB Global Technologies (TBG) have signed a basic agreement to jointly develop Japan’s first bunkering boom for ammonia, a device used to supply ammonia fuel between ships. A bunkering boom for ammonia is a device consisting of rigid pipes and hoses t
LNG-fueled cruise ship Silver Nova, the first in the future line of Nova class ships for Monaco-based Silversea Cruises, has started its maiden voyage. The ship started its maiden voyage on 14 August, departing Venice, Italy, and will sail on a seven-day roundtrip through the Adriatic. It will call
Elliott Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ebara Corporation, has secured an order to supply cryogenic rotating equipment for the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project being developed by Sempra Infrastructure in Jefferson County, Texas. Elliott said it was awarded the contract by Bechtel Energy, a compan
Eco Wave Power has connected its wave energy plant to Israel’s national electrical grid, making it the first wave energy project to deliver electricity to the country’s power supply.
Dubai-based port operator DP World expects to add approximately 3 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) of new container handling capacity by the end of the year. The company currently manages approximately 9% of the world’s handling capacity, putting it among the top five global port operator
Maritime fuel supplier Peninsula has concluded its first biofuel deal for Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line). On 11 August, Peninsula arranged the delivery of 700 tons of UCOME-based B24 marine biofuel to K Line’s oceangoing bulk carrier M/V Cape Amal in Hong Kong through local
Just shortly after news that the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) awarded a license for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to Perenco UK and Carbon Catalyst as part of its first competitive carbon storage license round, Wintershall Dea announced it had won one as well. Wintershall Dea’s
APM Terminals Pipavav (GPPL – Gujarat Pipavav Port) commenced very large gas carrier (VLGC) operations with the maiden berthing of MT Jag Viraat, owned by Great Eastern Shipping, earlier this month. The VLGC vessel MT Jag Viraat loaded cargo from Ruwais, ADNOC Refinery Jetty, and discharged 21,907 M
Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), has started the construction of the first Qatar-bound LNG carrier for K3 Consortium comprising H-Line Shipping, Pan Ocean, and SK Shipping. To mark the start of the construction, the shipbuilder held a steel-cutting cer
Significant progress is being made to create a multi-purpose and future energy-ready port in Pembrokeshire as part of redevelopment plans that will enable greater flexibility for developers and marine businesses looking to test new marine energy devices and launch and recover vessels.
