SEAFARERS HAPPINESS INDEX DECLINES IN Q1 REVERSING GAINS IN 2022
The Mission to Seafarers released the Seafarers Happiness Index report for Q1 2023, which shows a decline in overall happiness levels among seafarers during the first three months of the year, and levels lower...
ABERDEEN EXPLORES UNDERSEA HYDROGEN STORAGE FOR OFFSHORE PRODUCTION
One of the innovation projects being funded by a Scottish government initiative to support the development of hydrogen as an energy source will explore the concept of subsea storage as a means to support...
DP WORLD: DIRECT CARBON EMISSIONS DOWN BY 5 PER CENT IN 2022
DP World cut direct carbon emissions from its global operations by 5% last year, according to its latest Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) report, reflecting progress towards its 2040 carbon-neutral target.
The ESG report, published...
CHINA CONNECTS DEEPWATER FLOATING WIND PLATFORM TO WENCHANG OILFIELD
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has grid-connected its Haiyou Guanlan deepwater floating wind turbine and integrated it into the power grid of the Wenchang oilfield.
Earlier this month, CNOOC announced the 5-kilometre dynamic subsea...
CIP ACQUIRES MAJORITY STAKE IN PLANNED U.S. BLUE AMMONIA PROJECT
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, a well-known investment group specialized in energy infrastructure assets and in particular within renewables and the greenfield segment, acquired a majority stake in a blue ammonia project being planned for the...
ANOTHER SOLSTAD VESSEL MAKES ‘CONSIDERABLE’ FUEL AND EMISSION CUTS
Solstad Offshore’s construction vessel has managed to save “considerable amounts” of fuel and reduce emissions on its way home from a project in West Africa, the Norwegian company reported.
The 157-meter-long Normand Vision managed to...
HUTCHISON PORTS COMMITS TO NET-ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2035 ACROSS THREE UK PORTS
Global port developer and operator Hutchison Ports has set a target of 2035 for its three UK ports to achieve Net-Zero for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.
The three ports are the Port of...
SWEDEN’S STOCKHOLM NORVIK PORT SETS SIGHTS ON BECOMING CCS NODE
The Swedish Energy Agency has granted funding for a feasibility study to establish a logistics node for captured carbon dioxide (CO2) at Stockholm Norvik Port.
The initiative, named Norvik Infrastructure CCS East Sweden (NICE), aims...
SUBSEA LINK TO ORKNEY STEPS CLOSER TO REALITY
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has provisionally approved SSEN Transmission’s plans to develop a subsea electricity transmission link to Orkney.
SSEN Transmission submitted investment plans to Ofgem in March 2018 to build a new subsea...
NORDEN EXPANDS INTO WIND ENERGY AND GENERAL CARGO MARKET WITH THORCO PROJECTS ACQUISITION
Danish shipping company Norden has entered into an agreement to acquire Thorco Projects, a business specializing in general cargo segments such as break bulk, steel, and wind energy.
This strategic move marks Norden’s expansion into...