Norwegian maritime solutions provider Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has joined the Maritime Battery Forum (MBF), a global community of maritime battery enablers, to drive adoption of clean energy and accelerate electrification in the maritime sector.
As the global energy transition journey continues to make inroads, a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the G-7-AP greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment block off the northwestern coast of the Northern Territory of Australia has secured the Australian government’s backing with the award of a majo
India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) has officially inaugurated the Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL), the country’s first non-banking financial company (NBFC) in the maritime sector. Initially envisaged to be named Sagarmala Development Company Limited, SMFCL is antic
The European Commission has launched the Hydrogen Mechanism under the European Union (EU) Energy and Raw Materials Platform, aimed at supporting the market development of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen and its derivatives, including ammonia, methanol, and electro-based sustainable aviation fuel (
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder VARD has launched the hybrid power cable lay and construction vessel it is building for the Japanese company Toyo Construction at its shipyard in Romania. VARD held the keel laying ceremony in September 2024 for the vessel, while this March the aft part of NB
The project promoters of the Nordic Baltic Hydrogen Corridor (NBHC) have signed a grant agreement with the European Climate, Infrastructure, and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) for the European Union (EU) financial support to the NBHC.
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), CORE POWER, and Athlos Energy have established a consortium to assess the feasibility of deploying floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs) in the Mediterranean Sea.
Italian cabling giant Prysmian Group will soon kick off the second phase of cabling works in UK waters for NeuConnect, a high-voltage submarine cable that will create the first direct energy transmission link between the UK and Germany. The 725-kilometer land and subsea cable system is said to creat
London-based carbon capture company Carbon Clean has inaugurated what is hailed as one of the ‘world’s largest’ dedicated carbon capture research facilities in Navi Mumbai, India. As disclosed, the new Global Innovation Centre (GIC) spans 77,121 square feet, housing two carbon capture plants togethe
Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has cut the first steel for the second hybrid power ocean energy construction vessel (OECV) it is building for compatriot shipping group Island Offshore, some four months after the first steel was cut for the first vessel. Island Offshore placed an order with VARD for the
Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg has signed new agreements with Inter Terminals Sweden, a Scandinavian bulk liquid storage provider.
An energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV) being built in Vietnam for Norwegian shipping company Rem Offshore has hit the water one month ahead of schedule. Once delivered next year, the vessel will perform heavy construction work in offshore wind and subsea arenas with net-zero emissions. Followin
In response to an increasing need for safeguarding critical maritime infrastructure due to ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and an increasingly dynamic risk picture, Norway’s KONGSBERG has opened a maritime test bed for protecting potentially vulnerable infrastructure such as subsea pipelines, power
South Korean subsea cable installation company LS Marine Solution has signed a contract with Türkiye’s Tersan Shipyard for the construction of its new, ultra-large cable laying vessel (CLV). To expand orders for large-scale HVDC and offshore wind projects, both domestic and in Europe and North Ameri
