The US Department of Commerce and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have launched the Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators program, designed to support blue economy startups and concepts.
Nexans is investing in a new third-generation cable-laying vessel in order to, as the company says, support a record project backlog and meet future needs of offshore wind and interconnector projects. According to Nexans, building upon the cutting-edge technology featured on the flagship vessel Nexa
French company GTT has obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) from Japanese classification society ClassNK for a new concept of membrane type containment system for liquid hydrogen (LH2). As explained, GTT’s scalable containment system can be adapted to any size of LH2 carrier without major design mod
newcleo, a London-based nuclear technology company developing Generation IV reactors using nuclear waste as fuel, has signed a cooperation agreement with Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri and RINA classification society. The trio has agreed to carry out a feasibility study for nuclear applicati
Canadian company Oneka Technologies has teamed up with the City of Fort Bragg to deploy the first wave-powered desalination project in California.
French LNG containment specialist GTT has secured an order from Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd. for the tank design of two new LNG carriers. GTT said the order was received in the second quarter and was placed on behalf of an undisclosed Asian shipowner. The French
Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has revealed that a study of operational data for two medium range (MR) product tankers fitted with its technology indicated significant emissions reductions.
A new study carried out by Herbert Engineering Corp. (HEC) on behalf of ABS classification society finds that the adoption of advanced nuclear reactors onboard a 14,000 TEU containership would basically eliminate the need for refueling of the vessel during its entire 25-year lifespan. The study look
Michelin’s Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) project has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of the installation of its wing sail on the MN Pélican, a container ship owned by Compagnie Maritime Nantaise – MN. The vessel has returned to sea since June, according to an update from WISAMO. T
With temperatures reaching all-time high all over the globe, it is difficult not to question whether we are doing enough to stop or even slow down global warming. But that did not interrupt the European energy players to make new deals and link up with each other to reap the benefits of the offshore
United Arab Emirates (UAE) has teamed up with Det Norske Veritas (DNV) on the establishment of a new UAE Decarbonization Centre. H.E Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, and Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO DNV Maritime signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on establishing the fac
Swedish company Waves4Power has been selected to participate in Launch Alaska’s 2023 Tech Deployment Track, a program which accelerates decarbonization and deployment of climate tech solutions by helping companies forge partnerships and identify projects in Alaska.
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued an approval in principle to the fully autonomous ship framework named Action Planning and Execution System for full autonomous (APExS-auto). The system was developed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI), and Ja
Eco Wave Power and its project partner Rogan Associates have conducted an official site visit to the Port of Heraklion in Greece to discuss the next steps for the planning of the 2MW wave energy project.
