
An innovative £10 million research project, led by the University of Strathclyde, has been set up to investigate the potential of harnessing offshore wind and marine renewable energy to produce zero-carbon hydrogen and ammonia fuels.

South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has received three orders for the construction of a total of seven LNG carriers.

Italian classification society RINA has signed an agreement with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) for the classification of “the largest ever cruise ship to be built in China”.

Environmental organization One Earth – One Ocean (oeoo), with the support of building materials group Holcim Ltd., has launched the Circular Explorer, a purely solar-powered catamaran built to collect trash from the water.

Stena RoRo has signed an agreement with China’s CMI Jinling (Weihai) to order an LNG-powered E-Flexer roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) vessel that will be chartered out to Marine Atlantic, a Canadian federal Crown corporation.

U.S. oil and gas company Hess Corporation has outperformed its five-year targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and set new targets for 2025.

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) in the UK Parliament has launched a new inquiry in an effort to look at how the shipping and aviation sectors can best achieve net-zero emissions.

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has established a new audit program and dedicated audit team to assess container carrier compliance with the agency’s rule on detention and demurrage.

The environmental consulting company Ricardo has joined the Waterborne Technology Platform as part of its commitment to maritime decarbonisation.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced funding for continuing research and development projects in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, including $8.1 million for seven hydropower and marine energy projects.

Norway’s oil production in July 2021 was 3.6 per cent below predictions made by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD).

Swiss shipping major MSC Group and German dry bulk shipping company have become the newest members of the Methanol Institute (MI).

As the energy transition is accelerating across the offshore energy industry, a question arises: what will happen to its workforce?

Oil major Shell has confirmed it will appeal a ruling issued by a Dutch court ordering the energy company to accelerate its carbon emission reduction target.