STILLSTROM COMES ONBOARD MARITIME BATTERY FORUM
The Maritime Battery Forum (MBF), a global community of maritime battery enablers, has welcomed Stillstrom, an offshore power and charging solutions developer owned by the Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, as its newest...
Activist Group Claims Drones Attacked Aid Boat for Gaza Off Malta
A small vessel issued a distress call shortly after midnight local time off Malta on May 2 reporting that it was on fire and claiming it was under attack by drones. The activist group...
No hydrocarbons for TotalEnergies offshore Namibia
An exploration well within a petroleum exploration license (PEL) in Namibia’s Orange Basin operated by France’s energy giant TotalEnergies has come up dry.
As reported by Africa Oil Corporation, one of TotalEnergies’ partners in the...
ADNOC inks LNG deal with Indian player
ADNOC Trading, an affiliate of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has signed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading supply agreement with India’s Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), a unit of the state-owned Oil...
Houthis are Detaining and Threatening Vessels in Ras Isa Port
Multiple reports are coming from Yemen that the Houthis have been denying permission for vessels to depart the Ras Isa port complex in the two weeks since U.S. forces attacked the oil terminal facilities....
LNG CHAPTERS ON THE RISE IN 2024 GLOBAL ENERGY TOME
While the situation across the offshore energy arena was vastly different a year ago from today’s state of play, liquefied natural gas (LNG) is forecast to continue to display its resilience in the face...
CHINESE FIRM LAUNCHES HIGH SPEED, SUBMERSIBLE, AUTONOMOUS RESEARCH BOAT
A Chinese autonomous tech company has launched what may be the world's fastest research vessel - the Blue Whale, a high speed unmanned craft with a unique set of features. Designed for typhoon research,...
ARC-7 ICE CLASS LNG TANKERS: AN OVERVIEW
"ARC 7" is a classification of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers. It represents a specific type of LNG carrier designed to operate in harsh Arctic conditions. The term "ARC" stands for Arctic, indicating that...
SAFEGUARDING AUTONOMOUS SHIPS FROM ONLINE ATTACKS, AS DIGITALPIRACY RETURNS TO THE SEA
The massive cyber attack that affected the shipping behemoth Maersk happened in June 2017. Malicious spyware locked files on employee computers, putting an end to all port operations for Maersk. 76 port terminals were...
When Arctic and Mediterranian take a new turn in MARPOL
Two new MARPOL regulations regarding fuel properties will take effect in 2024 and 2025. It is important to keep ourselves updated with the latest amendments.
The latest amendments include, the Mediterranean Sea becoming ECA for...