The governments of Denmark, Norway, and the United States, along with the Global Maritime Forum and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, will lead a new Zero-Emission Shipping Mission as part of Mission Innovation. The mission aims to accelerate international public-private co
Blue Abyss is bringing what is said to be the world’s biggest and deepest pool to Cornwall, UK, for testing the latest underwater technology and advancing subsea robotics. The £150 million Blue Abyss facility will be an extreme environment research, test, and training center serving the offshore ene
South Korean wave energy developer Ingine has received support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to advance its planned wave power plant in Vietnam.
Sercel, CGG’s seismic equipment business, has launched the new GPR300 nodal seismic acquisition solution designed for shallow waters down to depths of 300 meters. GPR300, developed in partnership with BGP, features Sercel’s QuietSeis broadband digital sensor technology which is said to enable ultra-
Japanese majors NYK Line, Nihon Shipyard, and ClassNK have signed an MOU with Norwegian chemical company Yara International to study the practical application of an ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier (AFAGC) that uses ammonia as its main fuel. The project is part of joint R&D for the practical appli
Norway’s Kongsberg Ferrotech has teamed up with Equinor, SINTEF and Gassco to develop and test 3D printing technology as a repair method on the seabed. The 3D printing technology will be integrated in the company’s underwater maintenance and repair robot the Nautilus. According to Kongsberg Ferrotec
Swedish-Israeli company Eco Wave Power (EWP) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Pecém Complex for the implementation of its wave power plant in the facilities of Pecém Port in the northeastern Brazil.
Dutch energy major Shell has awarded the Australian engineering company Worley a services contract to support the development of a new 200 MW electrolysis-based hydrogen plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The new plant will be powered by renewable energy from an offshore wind farm that is currentl
Dutch company Water2Energy (W2E) has successfully tested the installation of the mounting frame that will support its next generation tidal energy turbine in the Port of Flushing, the Netherlands.
Swire Shipping plans to sign the building contract for the first pilot vessel of the Project Cerulean by the end of June 2021. The project, announced two years ago, aims to develop low-carbon, low-cost sail-assisted inter-island cargo vessels to serve communities in the Pacific that lack cargo handl
Swedish wave energy company Seabased has unveiled plans to build a 10MW wave power park at Audierne Bay, located in the French region of Brittany.
A new partnership between academia and business entities has been established in East Asia under the joint goal of introducing and developing marine energy industry in Taiwan.
Australian company Wave Swell Energy (WSE) has launched the Bluefire project, a comprehensive enhancement programme dedicated to refining its wave energy technology, and developing and implementing additional benefits for both the wave energy sector and the environment as a whole.
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has opened a consultation on a decommissioning programme for Mocean Energy’s half-scale wave energy prototype Blue X.
