
By Marnix Viergever In the maritime media there is a strong focus on the ship building sector. Obviously ship construction creates a lot of business opportunities and journalists are eager to reveal new maritime trends and technologies. Ship breaking, on the other hand, is not a popular topic as it

Santos has filed its environment plan for the abandonment of the Tern-1 wellhead to the Australian offshore regulator and the plan is now under assessment.

Many shipowners are facing challenges in finalizing the Inventory of hazardous materials (IHM) required under the upcoming European Union’s Ship Recycling Regulations (EUSRR) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, BIMCO, the world’s largest shipowner association, said. Namely, as of December 31

Italian oil and gas company Eni has submitted its plans for decommissioning of six platforms on the Hewett field to the UK authorities.

French container shipping major CMA CGM has unveiled new steps to fight illicit trafficking in protected species and said it is tightening its shipment control procedures.

Houston-based oil and gas company Vaalco Energy has regained compliance with the NYSE continued listing standards following a listing warning from the end of April 2020.

The European Parliament’s environment committee voted on Tuesday, July 7, to include CO2 emissions from the maritime sector in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). Maritime transport is the only sector with no specific EU commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, despite the fact that global

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) said it supports the initial aim of the EU taxonomy framework to encourage private investors to prioritise green and sustainable investments by providing them a clear manual with common definitions.

The final phase of East Anglia One has started to receive payments under the project’s Contract for Difference (CfD), thus passing the milestone of Operational Conditions Precedent (OCP) to officially start generating electricity under the CfD scheme. The final, third phase of East Anglia One has an

Transocean and Italian oil company Eni have reached an agreement in a dispute related to a contract for the Deepwater Pathfinder drillship.

Jadestone Energy has started arbitration proceedings against Teikoku, a subsidiary of Inpex, related to Jadestone’s acquisition of an interest in Block 05-1 PSC, offshore Vietnam.

Offshore drilling contractor Borr Drilling has regained compliance with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) continued listing standard.

Perenco has received approval for its draft decommissioning programs for four Amethyst gas field topsides, located in the Southern North Sea, from the UK authorities.

Corrosion has emerged as the arch-enemy of the exhaust gas cleaning systems as the uptake of the technology rose with the entrance into force of the IMO 2020 sulphur cap. Like with any new technology, scrubber maintenance and operation has been a learning curve for ship owners and operators, especia