Fugro and Fraunhofer IWES are set to carry out the geophysical investigation of offshore wind areas in the German North Sea. Fugro will perform the positioning and sub-bottom profiling recording and interpretation, while Fraunhofer IWES will focus on the seismic survey and interpretation. Work on th
Shell and Scottish Power Renewables, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Iberdrola, have joined forces to bid to develop the world’s first large-scale floating offshore wind farms in the north-east of Scotland. The partnership has submitted multiple proposals for new large-scale floating offshore wind farm
Australia’s Woodside plans to begin the drilling campaign for the Sangomar Field Development Phase 1 offshore Senegal this week.
Offshore cable-laying work to link the DolWin6 grid connection in the North Sea to the German grid has started, TenneT said. The cable-laying work follows an unexploded ordnance removal campaign where a total of twelve UXOs identified along the sea cable route were removed in May 2021. The 39-kilome
Of the numerous future fuel options available when considering the IMO’s targets for reducing ship greenhouse gas emissions, hydrogen is one of the top choices currently on the table. One way that hydrogen can be used for energy production is in a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. The power
d’Amico Group has teamed up with a number of industry majors in a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to test the biofuel blends on board its LR1 product tankers. The tests will involve biofuel (B30), which is derived from advanced second-generation feedstock. They will be undertaken on d’Amico’s vessels,
How do you keep your crew safe in times of COVID-19? The need to take good care of crew members and travelling employees is getting increasingly more attention. Keeping employees healthy and safe is not only an employer’s responsibility, but it is also fundamental to attracting and retaining talent.
Securing the flow of green energy by safely servicing and maintaining fast growing numbers of wind turbines on land and at sea, is no small challenge. Part of that challenge is to optimally protect against electrical shocks and to make turbine activation impossible while maintenance is still ongoing
Singapore-based tonnage provider Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has signed a charter deal with Rio Tinto for up to six LNG dual-fuel Newcastlemax bulkers.
French liner major CMA CGM has ordered the construction of 22 containerships worth around $2.3bn, making the deal the largest single containership order in China’s shipbuilding history. The orders are spread across three Chinese shipbuilders, Jiangnan Shipyard, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, and Qin
French ferry company Britanny Ferries has taken tests necessary for the arrival of the Salamanca LNG-fueled ship in 2022 at the Spanish Port of Bilbao.
Only six EU coastal member states submitted their final Maritime Spatial Plans (MSPs) by 31 March, while 16 countries failed to meet the EU’s deadline. WindEurope said that the 16 member states must submit their MSPs as soon as possible and align them with EU climate goals, allocating enough space f
Canadian shipping company Algoma Central Corporation was fined $500,000 after pleading guilty to dumping wastewater into Lake Ontario. The U.S. Department of Justice said that one of the vessels in the company’s fleet, the M/V Algoma Strongfield, was involved in the discharge of unprocessed oily bil
Maersk Tankers has on behalf of Maersk Product Tankers entered into a deal to sell six new Long-Range 2 (LR2) product tankers in an en-bloc transaction. The company said that the transaction was in line with Maersk Product Tankers’ asset strategy of continually adjust the fleet size and composition
