
Several European companies have collaborated to set up the measurement system and data analytics platform on SolarDuck’s offshore floating solar unit in the Netherlands.

Danish ferry operator Scandlines has entered into a contract with Turkish Cemre Shipyard for the construction of an emission-free freight ferry for the Puttgarden (Germany) – Rødby (Denmark) route.

State-owned petroleum firm QatarEnergy has placed the first batch of liquified natural gas (LNG) shipbuilding orders with Korean shipyards as part of its plans to meet future LNG carrier requirements.

UK-based mining company Anglo American has set an ambition to achieve carbon neutrality across its controlled ocean freight activities by 2040, with an interim 30% reduction in emissions by 2030.

Towage services provider KOTUG International will use Shift Clean Energy’s new PwrSwäp clean energy service — which uses swappable batteries on a pay-as-you-go basis — on KOTUG’s E-Pusher vessels.

Belgian Port of Antwerp, Port of Zeebrugge and the energy ministry of Chile have signed a deal to make green hydrogen flows between the continents happen.

The Suez Canal Authority has decided to increase canal dues by six per cent for the year 2022, except for LNG carriers and cruise ships.

There is a burning need for maritime professionals to receive training in environmentally friendly skills and technologies, second engineer Allan Dickson told the Maritime Skills Commission (MSC) Green Skills Forum at COP26 in Glasgow.

At the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) on climate change, the Dutch Port of Antwerp and the Canadian Port of Montreal have signed a cooperation agreement to support the creation of the first green shipping corridor in the North Atlantic.

Five Portuguese institutions – CEiiA, +ATLANTIC CoLAB, Fórum Oceano, INESC TEC, and WavEC – have have come together under the name of OceanACT to promote the testing of innovative ocean technologies in Portugal.

A consortium of academic institutions, including the University of New Hampshire (UNH), Stony Brook University, Lehigh University and Coastal Studies Institute, has formed a new research and development centre focused on ongoing needs for sustainable renewable ocean energy.

Finnish engineering majors Cargotec and Konecranes, which launched in 2020 a process to merge the two entities, have unveiled the operating model and leadership team of the future company.

Casper Kunst, Commercial Manager at Navingo, the organization behind the OEEC and Navingo Career Event, shares his experience of the event and announces the next edition scheduled for November 2022.

Prosafe has achieved the highest quarterly fleet utilisation rate since 2019, nearly quadrupling its revenues when compared to 3Q last year.