Washington’s Department of Commerce has rescinded a $1.37 million conditional grant for a tidal energy project in Puget Sound following objections from multiple tribal nations. The project, led by Dehlsen Associates’s subsidiary Aquantis, proposed testing a marine turbine for three months in the Sim
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted new guidelines set to protect seafarers from unfair treatment when detained in foreign jurisdictions in connection with alleged crimes committed at sea.
The European Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB), KfW Development Bank (KfW), Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO) and the Chilean Ministry of Energy have signed agreements to support Chile’s renewable hydrogen industry via the Team Europe Renewable Hydrogen Funding Platform fo
MSI has contemplated the possibility of a shift in energy policy within the European Union (EU), where the EU changes its mind about the ban on Russian fossil fuels and decides to take a page out of U.S. President Donald Trump’s book by reviving its energy ties with Russia against the backdrop of tr
A new legal battle is on the U.S. energy horizon as part of an attempt to challenge and foil the allegedly outdated plans for three aging oil platforms off the coast of California.
The project for retrofitting conventionally-fueled Kamsarmax bulk carrier to dual-fuel methanol, co-led by MMMCZCS and Tsuneishi Shipbuilding, has received approval in principle (AiP), paving the way for green transition within the medium-size bulk carrier sector.
UK’s trade and development body for the underwater industry Global Underwater Hub (GUH) and Subsea Innovation Cluster Australia (SICA), a membership organization of companies in the Australian subsea industry, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to foster innovation, collaboration and gr
Despite repeated calls for accountability concerning a number of accidents reported on board South Korean vessels sent for breaking in South Asia, the country’s shipowners continue offloading their end-of-life assets to cash buyers and circumventing international environmental safety stipulations. A
Norwegian FPSO operator BW Offshore has reached an arbitration settlement with Prio Comercializadora, previously known as Petro Rio O&G Exploração e Produção de Petróleo, concerning a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel.
A global carbon price on shipping—the world’s ‘first’ global carbon pricing on any sector—is being negotiated as part of measures to deliver the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) climate commitment: an equitable transition to zero-emissions by 2050.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has set its mind on freeing its liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry from the burden of regulatory barriers standing in the way of unleashing an LNG export boom by moving beyond the setback it perceives to stem from Biden-era policy requirements.
BW Energy has cheered the stamp of approval for the extension of a license production phase to 2042 for its asset in the Espírito Santo Basin off the coast of Brazil.
Marine classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Scotland-based renewable energy company Orbital Marine Power an International Electrotechnical Commission for Renewable Energy (IECRE) feasibility statement for its O2-X tidal energy converter (TEC). According to LR, the O2-X, an upgrad
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has received Revocable Permit 25-05 from the Port of Los Angeles, allowing the company to proceed with the construction and demonstration of its wave energy technology at Berth 70 in San Pedro, California. According to Eco Wave Power, the permit was approved and
