More and more countries around the world are preparing to shift to renewable energy and gradually quit the fossil fuel game with dozens of new commitments, projects, and initiatives announced in the week behind us.
A regional alliance, including Peterhead Port Authority, Port of Aberdeen, Aberdeen International Airport and Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire councils, has launched its formal bid for Green Freeport status. It is estimated that the status will boost GVA by £7.5 billion (around $9.4 billion) over the
The Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program, supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE), has opened its seventh call for applications for marine energy developers.
UK’s JDR Cable Systems has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and has set targets to reduce its emissions and impacts. In its announcement, JDR stated that it is very motivated about plans to grow its business and deliver more cable products and services which will bring more renewab
Westwood reveals an uptick in offshore E&P investment and rig count with the demand for OSVs resulting in more idle fleets being reactivated.
Beach Energy plans to further develop its Kupe gas field, located offshore New Zealand, by drilling of up to two development wells.
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), classification society ABS and Greek LNG shipping services provider GasLog have joined forces to work towards carbon-neutral shipping. Specifically, the three companies signed a joint development project (JDP) focused on devel
The US Port of Long Beach has signed on to the Shanghai-Los Angeles green shipping corridor, a partnership of C40 Cities, ports, shipping companies and cargo owners convened to create a zero-emissions trans-Pacific trade route.
Energy project developers and businesses with large electrical loads have been invited to express their interest and take part in developing a major renewable energy zone in Australia. The government of the New South Wales (NSW) plans to deliver the state’s first five Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) i
Plymouth Marine Laboratory has revealed designs for what is said to be the world’s first long-range autonomous research vessel, capable of collecting data for research into climate change, biodiversity, fisheries and biogeochemistry. Plymouth-based M SUBS Ltd was commissioned to design the 24-meter
Perenco has launched a new platform, which is expected to be installed in the Teak, Samaan and Poui fields offshore Trinidad and Tobago.
Greek ship management company Capital Ship Management (Capital) and classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) have agreed to trial the use of biofuels in a new pilot project to support the maritime industry’s research for low to zero-carbon fuels. The trial is said to be in line with the Internat
Japanese shipping company NYK and Australian mining, metals and petroleum company BHP have signed a memorandum of understanding MoU to expand and deepen their existing business relationship and to support the decarbonisation of ocean transportation across their shared supply chain.
More than 35,000 New Zealanders have signed a petition calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to ban seabed mining in waters off the coast of New Zealand. The signatures were gathered by Greenpeace, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM), Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC), Environment & Conservat
