
The European Commission has approved a €131 million German scheme to support “the sustainable modernization” of inland waterway fleets in Germany.

Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has improved power production performance through upgrades and modifications of its DG100 tidal kite system, as key aspects of test operations and electricity production get third-party verified by DNV.

Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has selected three companies to share nearly £1.8 million to demonstrate their quick connection systems which are expected to bring down the cost of wave energy.

The €20 million EuropeWave project has invited wave energy developers to apply for funding via its innovative pre-commercial procurement (PCP) programme.

German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has secured from compatriot KfW IPEX-Bank its second green loan within six months aimed at financing the construction of six LNG-powered ultra large container vessels (ULCVs).

A fire on the ocean surface dubbed the “Eye of fire” that broke out early on Friday in the Gulf of Mexico near Pemex’ Ku Maloob Zaap oil development was put out.

SIMEC Atlantis Energy, the developer of the MeyGen tidal energy project, has reduced the financial losses for 2020 – the year in which MeyGen tidal array exported over 37GWh of clean power to the UK grid, breaking every record for tidal energy production set so far.

One of the largest funding programmes of the European Union, launched to accelerate the economic recovery following the coronavirus pandemic, has provided a substantial subsidy for the development of an offshore floating solar farm off the coast of The Hague in the Netherlands.

De Nora, an Italian supplier of sustainable technologies, has formally completed the acquisition of the UV Technologies Division (CCUV) from Pennsylvania-based Calgon Carbon Corporation.

Equinor has secured regulatory consent to start-up facilities and modifications associated with the Troll phase 3 project in the North Sea.

South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has secured a new order for a liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier.

The Australian Government has released a Request for Expressions of Interest for Phase 1 works to decommission the Northern Endeavour FPSO.

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered six main engines to be installed on Hapag Lloyd’s recently ordered 23,000 TEU boxship sextet.

The Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE) and ORE Catapult have launched an innovation challenge to find solutions for tracking underwater species behaviour and movements in and around tidal stream turbines.