Germany’s Port of Hamburg has welcomed its first of two new eco-friendly pilot ships, making a contribution to its goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2040.
Increasing protectionist tendencies in global trade policy present challenges for German shipping, according to the German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) which warned that national interests must not come at the expense of free global trade flows.
Canada-headquartered marine technology player Kraken Robotics is expanding its U.S. footprint with the acquisition of 3D at Depth, a subsea technology and services company specializing in high resolution LiDAR imaging and measurements. Kraken Robotics, through a subsidiary, has signed a definitive a
Tidal energy developer Normandie Hydroliennes’ NH1 tidal energy project has been awarded €31.3 million in funding from the European Union’s 2023 Innovation Fund. According to Normandie Hydroliennes, the grant will accelerate the deployment of one of France’s first commercial-scale tidal energy pilo
The Netherlands-based shipbuilder and designer Neptune Marine has commenced construction of a new cable maintenance vessel. The vessel named Altera will be 100 meters long and will be used for offshore cable maintenance work and offshore support services. According to Neptune Marine, it will be capa
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has appointed Matthew Finn as its new Managing Director. Finn will lead a reshaped executive team as the facility for demonstrating and testing wave and tidal energy converters advances its clean energy initiatives. EMEC’s leadership revamp also sees Mark Ham
Japan’s shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has decided to change the name of its London-based wholly-owned subsidiary K Line LNG Shipping (UK) Limited in a bid to strengthen its energy transition endeavors in Europe. According to the company, its British branch is set to go under the na
China has cemented its position as the world’s top shipbuilding nation as it secured orders for 3,454 out of a total of 5,735 vessels in the current global orderbook.
UK’s Port of Tyne has purchased the country’s first fully electric foiling pilot vessel in line with the Government’s Maritime 2050 strategy, reinforcing the port’s “commitment to innovation, sustainability, and a cleaner future for the maritime sector”.
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Havila Shipping has secured a contract extension for its subsea vessel Havila Harmony with Brazilian company OceanPact. Founded in 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, OceanPact offers services for the study, protection, monitoring and sustainable use of the sea, the coast and
Reolum has awarded Técnicas Reunidas and Siemens Energy the front-end engineering design (FEED) of the La Robla Green project.
North American developer of marine- and land-based transportable nuclear power plants (TNPPs) Prodigy Clean Energy has joined forces with classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) to complete the development of lifecycle requirements for its TNPPs and start their fabrication by late 2020s.
Italy could install up to 1 GW of offshore solar capacity in the next five years, enough to supply electricity to around half a million households annually, according to estimates of a new position paper by the Italian Association of Offshore Renewable Energy (AERO). Unveiled by SolarinBlue, the rep
U.S.-headquartered Halliburton has been awarded technical assessment work by Perth-headquartered InCapture and its joint venture partners for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project offshore Australia, with the companies also having signed a collaboration agreement. The greenhouse gas assessment
