
S&P Global Platts, an independent energy markets information provider, has launched time charter equivalent (TCE) assessments for Newcastlemax class dry bulk ships using LNG as bunker fuel.

ConocoPhillips has received consent from a regulator to use one of Prosafe’s semi-submersible units at Norway’s first producing field.

OMV has received consent from Norway’s offshore safety regulator for exploration drilling of a pilot hole in the Norwegian Sea.

BW Offshore has inked a deal to recycle one of its FPSOs at a yard in India, as part of its strategy to optimise its current asset portfolio.

Swedish shipping company Erik Thun Group has ordered two new dry cargo vessels from Dutch shipyard Ferus Smit in an effort to replace some of the existing vessels with newbuilds.

MAN PrimeServ Augsburg, part of MAN Energy Solutions, has completed the retrofitting of dual selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems aboard the cruise ship MS Amadea.

The American Petroleum Institute appeals the ruling, which invalidated the results of last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale.

Japanese bunkering vessel Techno Star has been successfully operated using biodiesel fuel (BDF) supplied by Aburatou Shoji K.K.

The Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) is set to become the world’s first flag state to incentivise ship owners by offering a new green discount on registration fees for ships deploying green technology.

Eco Atlantic is one step closer to finalising its 2022 drilling plans and completing the acquisition of Azinam Group and its asset portfolio.

South Korean classification society Korean Register (KR) has developed new “Guidance for Underwater Radiated Noise” to help protect marine ecosystems by reducing noise from ships.

INTERCARGO has “cautiously welcomed” the recent proposal by EU Parliament’s Rapporteur, MEP Peter Liese, to update Amendment 9 of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) draft directive and support the ‘polluter pays’ principle.

U.S. senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), both members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, have introduced the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, bipartisan legislation that would update federal regulations for the global shipping industry.

Tension Technology International (TTI) has launched a survey to check potential interest from the wave energy developers in its NetBuoy product.