
UK-based small-scale LNG company Avenir LNG says that Carlo Ravizza of Höegh Capital Partners has joined its board of directors.

Tidal energy sites of the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) in Canada have been made available for exploration with the 3D animation created by 3D Wave Design.

Singapore-based digital technology company MariApps Marine Solutions (MariApps), part of Schulte Group, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OnboarD, a US provider of software solutions for the global cruise industry.

The Netherlands-based sustainable shipping company EcoClipper has purchased ‘De Tukker’, a retrofit vessel, with an aim to establish sustainable shipping on the North Sea.

The first of the Scottish-based Bryden Centre students to achieve a PhD, Emma Whettall, has identified 33 sites along Scotland’s west coast suitable for development of small-scale tidal energy generation projects.

South Korean classification society Korean Register (KR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO) to develop technologies for green ships.

Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has invested in Bombora Wave Power, cementing their wave energy partnership formed a year ago.

Malaysia’s Bumi Armada has arranged to sell its stake in four subsidiaries holding three ice-class vessels to Russia’s Lukoil.

HYON AS, a Norway-based provider of zero-emission maritime hydrogen bunkering solutions, has announced the successful completion of a private placement of NOK 50 million ($5.6 million), valuing the company at NOK 130 million.

The UK regulator welcomes the court ruling, while environmentalists suffer a setback, sparking renewed determination to continue fighting.

Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has entered into a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for four fixed and eight optional multi-fuel and zero-carbon ready Aurora-class vessels.

Certification company Bureau Veritas has verified greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions calculations made by the shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Bunker Fuels.

The following is a guest post by Westwood Global Energy Group’s Senior Analysts Michelle Gomez, Bahzad Ayoub and Ruth Chen. The offshore wind sector had another record-breaking year in 2021. Some 18.6 GW of capacity was put into operation – the industry’s highest level of annual capacity additions.

The design of an ammonia-fuel Panamax bulk carrier developed by the Japanese organisation Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC) has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society ClassNK.