Human rights and environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are urging UNDP to ensure the clean and safe recycling of the decaying floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel Safer, moored offshore Yemen, that is threatening to cause a massive oil spill. In a letter addressed to UNDP, the
The Ports of Stockholm and the Freeport of Riga Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on a joint application for EU funding to reduce the impact of port activities on the environment. The partnership aims to enable further development of passenger terminals in the two cap
Large energy consumers, renewable energy producers and other members of the energy industry and its supply chain have in a joint letter urged for the faster final adoption of the revised EU’s Renewable Energy Directive.
Toxic air pollutants from cruise ships around ports are higher than pre-pandemic levels, leading to increased air pollution in Europe’s port cities, a new Transport & Environment study shows. The study indicates that despite introducing the UN shipping body’s sulphur cap in 2020, Europe’s 218 cruise
Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator to use one of Transocean’s rigs on a block located in the Norwegian Sea.
Classification society DNV has verified the safety of all aspects of Project Greensand’s CO2 storage in the North Sea. Project Greensand includes capturing CO2 at an INEOS Oxide site in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, which is transported cross-border and stored in the Nini field in the Danish North Sea. The
Focusing on its renewable energy transition, the government of the Caribbean island state of Grenada held a roundtable discussion on ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), under the banner of the Global Ocean Energy Alliance (GLOEA).
Equinor has received consent from Norway’s regulator for exploration drilling in the North Sea, using one of Odfjell Drilling’s rigs.
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has joined forces with leading offshore wind developers and seabed mobility experts to provide clear guidance on seabed change and how it affects offshore wind and marine energy projects.
Ships’ emissions of metals and hazardous substances pose a significant threat to the marine environment, warns a new study conducted by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. The research found that water discharged from ships’ scrubbers, designed to clean exhaust gases, accounted for over 90%
Bangladesh has granted approval for the implementation of the Hong Kong Convention on the safe recycling of ships and offshore assets. This landmark decision positions Bangladesh as the second sub-continent recycling destination, following India, to ratify the convention. Following extensive and sus
US-based marine energy company C-Power has completed the preliminary trials of its SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system (AOPS), that will soon be deployed for a six-month pilot project at the US Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) off the Hawaii coast.
Equinor has secured a drilling permit from the country’s authorities for two wells in the North Sea off Norway.
Almost two-thirds (59%) of the shipping industry underestimate the negative environmental impacts of biofouling, with as much as 1 in 4 claiming to know little about the issue, a new report by marine coatings manufacturer Jotun has found. Biofouling is caused by the build-up of micro-organisms, plan
