In a world troubled by climate change and energy crisis, it has become clear that hydrogen will play a significant role in creating a low-carbon energy mix. Multiple studies have explored its advantages in decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors and boosting the security of supplies as new pilot and lar
The largest European center for sea trials entirely dedicated to floating wind power and marine renewable energies called the OPEN-C Foundation has been set up in France by major industry players.
French industrial gases supplier Air Liquide has revealed plans to build an industrial-scale ammonia cracking pilot plant in the port of Antwerp, Belgium. The company announced the construction of the plant on 23 March, stating that it will use innovative technology to enable the conversion of ammon
Hess Corporation has opted to implement digital wells using a well construction suite from a compatriot oilfield services giant, Halliburton.
A new consortium comprising UK-based mining company Anglo American, Tata Steel, CMB, VUKA Marine, Freeport Saldanha, and ENGIE plans to explore the options for developing a maritime green corridor for the zero-emission shipping of iron ore between South Africa and Europe. The initiative has been des
Italian energy company Snam has completed docking operations for floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Golar Tundra in the port of Piombino. According to Snam’s social media update, the docking operations were safely completed on Sunday, 19 March as the company expects to put the FSRU into
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced £750,000 (€850,000) for research projects focusing on deployment of tidal lagoon technology as part of Tidal Lagoon Challenge.
Wreckdock, a Jubail-based offshore vessel recycling company, has revealed plans to develop a safe and sustainable facility in Saudi Arabia for the circular demolition of vessels. The company plans to build four drydocks from 350 meters to 500 meters long with eight quays equipped with heavy-duty cra
The joint venture established by the companies Grimaldi Euromed S.p.A., Minoan Lines S.A., and Investment Construction Commercial And Industrial S.A. (EKEV SA) signed an agreement with the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), which manages the privatization of Greek ports, for the purch
Canada’s Chamber of Commerce (CMC), representing over 100 Canadian & U.S. ports, shipowners, and other marine transportation companies operating in the Great Lakes-St., has unveiled its 2023 wish list to legislators and policymakers targeting the creation of a “green corridor” in the Great Lakes–St
A collaborative project dubbed OPTILE has been launched in France with the aim of decarbonizing the supply of electricity to island grids using offshore renewable energy.
The first unloading of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) across the deck of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) according to the ship-to-ship principle has been completed at the Elbehafen LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel, Germany. Höegh LNG, the owner of the FSRU Höegh Gannet which was charte
NKT has completed the cable pull-in of the 320 kV HVDC power cable for SSEN Transmission’s Shetland High Voltage Direct-Current (HVDC) link in the North Sea. The pull-in operations were completed by the crew on board the cable-laying vessel NKT Victoria. Once secured in the transition joint bay, the
An investigation carried out by the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has found that hydrogen embrittlement was the cause of a flowline jumper failure in the Gulf of Mexico in 2020 that resulted in a subsea leak. The incident that occurred in July 2020 saw approximately 479
