Nova Scotia has launched a competitive process to attract new tidal stream energy projects at Canada’s lead research facility for tidal stream technology, Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE). The process, administered by Power Advisory, seeks projects between 5 MW and 8 MW. Applicants may
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) have renewed their memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen collaboration in maritime digitalization, decarbonization, and talent development.
Finland-based shipping company Viking Line is to launch an emission-free route between Helsinki and Tallinn, Estonia, which will be serviced by what is hailed as “the world’s biggest” all-electric passenger car ferry. As disclosed, Viking Line has submitted a funding application to the EU’s Innovati
MODEC has joined forces with the UK-headquartered Carbon Clean Solutions to explore opportunities for accelerated development and deployment of offshore carbon capture technology on floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units to curb the carbon footprint from operations.
Offshore pipeline installation, heavy lift, and subsea construction contractor Allseas has launched a five-year plan to pioneer nuclear technology to optimize operations for energy-intensive offshore vessels and industrial clusters. Describing nuclear as “the next frontier”, the company noted that t
Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC), an arm of Japan’s shipping major Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Norway’s vessel operator Knutsen Group, has been given the thumbs up from classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its 40,000 cbm liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier d
Aberdeen-based Fennex has won a multi-year contract with EnQuest which enables the Scottish company to deploy its AI-powered safety management solution across the latter’s operated UK offshore assets and its oil and gas terminal in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
Solstad Offshore, Østensjø Rederi, DeepOcean, Remota and Kongsberg Maritime have set up what they say is a pioneering partnership that will launch a pilot project to explore the potential for remote dynamic positioning (DP) operations in the offshore sector. With commencement set for later this year
The UAE-based CCC (Underwater Engineering) has upgraded its fleet with a new Saab remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with the aim of strengthening its offshore inspection and construction capabilities. According to Saab UK, the Saab Seaeye Panther XTP is a compact, powerful ROV designed for a wide rang
Pertamina NRE, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s state-owned oil and natural gas corporation Pertamina, has joined forces with France-based decarbonization technologies firm MGH Energy to co-develop renewable synthetic fuel production projects. According to Pertamina, the two parties signed a memorandum o
NEOM Green Hydrogen Project in Saudi Arabia has reached an 80% construction completion across all sites, the US-based industrial gases company Air Products said.
Aker BP has made a new leap toward fully autonomous offshore inspections and maintenance, thanks to its recently completed first offshore beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation at its platform in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.
A new Welsh Government-backed project aims to design and develop next-generation tidal stream turbine blades, with a focus on increasing efficiency, durability, and overall performance in marine energy systems. Based in Broughton, the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Cymru will work alo
Sweden’s cleantech company Plagazi has received a €29.5 million grant from the EU Innovation Fund for ‘Gävle Circular Park,’ its flagship project described as a key part of efforts to advance the development of local value chains across several sectors, including hydrogen transport, CO2 transport an
