
Norway-based engineering consultancy Multiconsult has been appointed to assess the potential for installing a floating solar power plant in Ghana.

SAL Heavy Lift, a Germany-based maritime heavy lift and project cargo carrier, has signed building contracts for four firm plus two optional new generation heavy lift ships with Wuhu Shipyard, China.

Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has teamed up with The Alan Turing Institute, UK’s national institute for data science and AI, to advance maritime digitalisation. The parties will collaborate to provide companies adopting digital technology with a fast and cost-effective independent ass

In Q2 2022, Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval started up a small-scale methanol fuel cell system at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre. Based on positive test results, the project is on track for a 200 kW installation.

Swedish marine energy company Minesto has started commissioning works for its second Dragon Class tidal power plant in Faroe Islands.

Chariot has inked a pipeline tie-in agreement, which has moved its gas project offshore Morocco closer to first gas.

Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian steel producer JSW Steel for establishing the working committee for collaborative research on decarbonisation. The companies agreed to share research and ideas on their respective know

British engineering services company Babcock has partnered with South Korean shipbuilders Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) to develop liquefied CO2 carrier designs to service a growing demand for this kind of vessel.

Valaris has expressed its excitement over growth prospects arising out of a 20-rig newbuild programme, which ARO Drilling is pursuing.

Baker Hughes has unveiled a simplified organisational structure and management team changes to position the firm for further growth.

With the fuel transition underway, the shipping industry will need massive onboard technology investments ranging between $8 to $28 billion per year between 2022 and 2050 to reach full net-zero goals, a forecast released by the classification society DNV reports. DNV released its sixth maritime fore

API advocates for a ramp-up of U.S. oil and gas production to solve energy security and energy transition concerns.

Aberdeen-based Rotech Subsea has set up an entity in Taiwan to service the demand coming from the local offshore wind sector. According to Rotech, the move comes as it had completed a series of cable trenching and seabed leveling campaigns in Taiwan’s offshore wind sector and secured new contracts.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged as an important pathway to contribute to the global carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction goals and support energy transition efforts. In parallel, this has given the shipping and shipbuilding segments the opportunity to shine.