The government of Canada has established a task force on sustainable tidal energy to explore issues and opportunities associated with the deployment of tidal energy projects in the Bay of Fundy.
In a bid to tighten the enforcement of existing sanctions against Russia, the European Union has implemented a comprehensive 11th package of measures, including significant restrictions on ship-to-ship transfers. The new regulations, adopted by the Council, aim to curb circumvention tactics employed
The European Union (EU) has put forward an ambitious proposal to achieve net-zero emissions in the shipping sector by 2050. On 21 June 2023, the EU Delegation to the UN, together with Denmark, Palau and Samoa, and with the participation of Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General and ASG of the C
A green retrofit package solution designed by Dutch ship design company AURELIA in partnership with Econowind, Wattlab and Vertom has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the Italian classification society RINA. The solution incorporates rigid sails, solar panels, batteries, optimized weather
H-Line Shipping, a ship owner based in South Korea, has selected SN Corporation in Chittagong, Bangladesh, for its first green recycling initiative. “The pioneering steps taken by H-LINE Shipping and their confidence in choosing HKC-compliant facilities in Bangladesh will undoubtedly inspire other p
Longboat Energy and JAPEX are expected to complete all the steps for the creation of their Norwegian joint venture (JV) by mid-July 2023.
The European Commission (EC) has formally published the two delegated acts outlining detailed rules on the EU definition of renewable hydrogen. The first act defines under which conditions hydrogen, hydrogen-based fuels or other energy carriers can be considered as renewable fuels of non-biological
The recently introduced Infrastructure (Wales) Bill, which includes a new unified consenting process for significant projects in Wales – both on land and in the sea – has been characterised as transformative for marine energy. The Infrastructure (Wales) Bill was introduced on 12 June as an important
Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings, a Hong Kong shipowner, and Qiyao Environmental Technology (Qiyao Environ Tec), a subsidiary of Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute, have secured an approval in principle from Bureau Veritas (BV) for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project onboar
Norway’s gas output has fallen below the one recorded during the month before, last year, and the NPD’s forecast.
The UN’s 193 member states adopted a legally binding marine biodiversity agreement on Monday following nearly two decades of negotiations over forging a common wave of conservation and sustainability in the high seas beyond national boundaries – covering two thirds of the planet’s oceans. It forms t
Subsea 7’s offer to acquire the entire issued share capital of Norway’s DOF Group is expiring at the end of today, 19 June, after the rejection from DOF’s board. Subsea 7 made a proposal on 15 June to the Board of Directors of DOF to acquire the entire issued share capital of the group, offering [&h
The Bonn Climate Change Conference helped lay the groundwork for the political decisions required at COP28 in Dubai at the end of the year.
A small group of Greenpeace Nordic activists has taken action to prevent a tanker carrying potentially harmful waste from the Norwegian oil industry to be discharged in Denmark. Utilizing divers and magnets underwater, the activists attached a small sailboat to the hull of the tanker Bothnia, which
