Greek shipowner Aegean Shipping Management has entered into a pact with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Yangzhou for the construction of two LR2 ice-class tankers, each boasting a carrying capacity of 114,000 deadweight tons (dwt). The contract brings the total number of vessels constructed at COSCO b
The Council of the European Union (EU) and the Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on the directive to establish common rules for the internal markets in hydrogen as well as renewable and natural gases. According to the Council, the directive seeks to facilitate the penetration
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has launched Mein Schiff Relax, the inaugural vessel of the inTUItion class, a series of two LNG dual-fuel cruise ships being built for TUI Cruises, a joint venture between TUI AG and Royal Caribbean Cruises. The vessel, utilizing Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) and Marine G
Finnish oil refining and marketing company Neste has been granted an energy investment aid of €1.96 million for heat recovery from the green hydrogen production planned for the Porvoo refinery. According to Neste, the energy investment aid was awarded in November this year by the Ministry of Economi
Dutch offshore solar company Oceans of Energy has started scaling up its headquarters and construction facility to accommodate the growing needs for its offshore solar solution.
Five countries have taken steps to build closer cooperation within the European Union on carbon capture and storage by signing a declaration.
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners announced the arrival of the main engine for the first car carrier vessel of its Aurora Class newbuilds. The engine, produced in Ulsan, South Korea, has completed its journey to the China Merchants Heavy Industry shipyard in Jiangsu, China, setting th
Tankers International, a London-based shipping pool for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), revealed it will be partnering with the Baltic Exchange to further enhance data sharing and the provision of market insights for its VLCC fixture app.
The Shimonoseki Shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries hosted today the naming and delivery ceremony for a demonstration test ship intended for transportation of liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2). The ship will be used for carbon capture and storage (CCUS) demonstration projects being conducted by Ja
In an interview with Offshore Energy, the founder and head engineer of Slovenia-based wave energy company Sigma Energy, Mile Dragic talked about the development of wave energy technology, demonstration projects, future plans and the challenges of working in an emerging renewable energy industry.
A number of companies from Germany and Denmark have signed a German-Danish green hydrogen offtake declaration, which was initiated by Dansk Industri (DI), Green Power Denmark and the German-Danish Chamber of Commerce. According to Green Power Denmark, with the declaration, the companies on both side
Cargo ship Den Bosch Max Groen is expected to operate fully emission-free between Den Bosch, Maasvlakte, and Moerdijk in the Netherlands by April 2024, becoming the first ship to do so.
Members of the Federation of European Private Port Operators (FEPORT), meeting in Antwerp for their General Assembly, expressed growing concerns about potential cargo diversion from EU ports due to the forthcoming implementation of the EU ETS for shipping in 2024. The EU ETS directive for the mariti
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2023 (OEEC 2023) will kick off tomorrow, November 28, in RAI Amsterdam, where the offshore energy and maritime sectors will meet for two days of idea exchange, knowledge sharing, and networking. The 16th edition of OEEC will gather a wide range of businesses
