Amplify Energy has been accused of negligent conduct during the oil spill off the California coast, which renewed efforts to ban offshore drilling.
11 out of 23 ship finance portfolios are aligned with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) decarbonization target. In 2020, only 20% of reporting signatories were aligned with this goal, according to a new Poseidon Principles report.
Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its compatriot maritime technology company JRCS are planning to jointly research the use of AI-based object recognition technology to support watchkeeping aboard vessels.
The first large cruise ship built in China has been floated out at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) shipyard, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
The Wenzhou Taihan 550MW project, which combines floating solar with aquaculture, has been officially connected to the grid in East China.
The US Port of Oakland has exceeded all its original goals set in the master plan for the port’s long-term commitment to reducing the air quality and health risk impacts of its maritime operations, according to the results of the emissions inventory.
The classification society ClassNK has selected ForePass, provider of the unified end-to-end platform that accelerates machine learning and analytics projects, to speed up ship inspections and prevent pollution of the marine environment.
On the site of the former Coal Island, Germany’s duisport is to construct the trimodal Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT) by 2023 together with Cosco Shipping Logistics, Hupac SA, and the HTS Group.
Scottish tidal energy company Nova Innovation has secured €2.5 million to build an upscaled tidal energy turbine, expected to further slash the cost of tidal power.
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has embraced the European Commission’s proposal setting out the new guidelines for the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).
In view of the upcoming CO2 emission regulations, Finland-based green tech company Langh Tech has started researching the possibility of carbon capture onboard vessels.
“Now is the time to invest in the energy infrastructure of the future. The revised TEN-E rules will allow clean technologies to be plugged in to our energy system – including offshore wind and hydrogen. We need to update and upgrade now to achieve the Green Deal’s goal of climate neutrality by 2050”
The Isle of Wight tidal power initiative, known as Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC), has been granted a planning permission to begin with the construction of onshore elements of the project.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) have signed an agreement to kick-start a new biofouling project.
