ECO WAVE POWER AND BPCL SEAL THE DEAL FOR WAVE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to explore the potential of wave energy in India.
According to Eco Wave Power, the agreement...
DUTCH PROJECT ADVANCES AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS AS IT TARGETS LARGE SHIPS
A Dutch project contributing to the development of autonomous navigation continues to make progress. By 2023 it had developed critical data and demonstrated its concepts with a Damen patrol boat, and now the vessel...
ICS: GLOBAL GHG LEVY IS THE WAY FORWARD FOR SHIPPING’S NET-ZERO ASPIRATIONS
The shipping industry wants a simple, effective levy-based greenhouse gas (GHG) pricing mechanism to accelerate the uptake of zero-near-zero GHG emission (ZNZ) fuels and enable full-scale maritime decarbonization, according to the International Chamber of...
PROCESS USES INDUSTRIAL LASERS FOR RUST, PAINT, AND COATING REMOVAL
Successful trials were conducted in December 2024 on a new system that uses industrial laser technology to remove rust, paint, and other coasts from the hull of a ship. The goal is to create...
PETROBRAS ENTERS ASIAN BUNKER MARKET WITH INAUGURAL BIOFUEL-INFUSED VLSFO SALE
Brazil’s state-owned oil and gas titan Petrobras has tapped into the Asian bunker market, having completed its inaugural sale of very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) with 24% renewable content (B24) in Singapore.
As disclosed,...
U.S. COAST GUARD RELEASES AUDIO OF LOST SUBMERSIBLE’S IMPLOSION
For the first time, the U.S. Coast Guard has released audio from the implosion of the submersible Titan, which was lost during a dive at the Titanic wreck site in the North Atlantic in...
OFFSHORE SURVEY ON SCHEDULE FOR UK’S FIRST CARBON STORAGE PERMIT
A geophysical offshore survey is scheduled to start next month at the first-ever carbon storage permit in the UK, being developed by a joint venture between BP, Equinor and TotalEnergies.
The geophysical offshore survey for...
1.1 MW TIDAL TURBINE HITS THE WATER IN JAPAN’S NARU STRAIT
According to PMR, the AR1100 turbine is expected to generate 1.1 MW of power, supporting the decarbonization of the Goto Islands’ electricity supply.
Building on the AR500 pilot, which operated in the Naru Strait with...
AS GAZA CEASEFIRE TEETERS, HOUTHIS WARN OF RENEWED RED SEA HOSTILITIES
On Tuesday, following announcements from the U.S. and Israel that put the future of the Gaza ceasefire agreement in doubt, Yemen's Houthi rebels issued a reminder that they could restart ballistic missile attacks if...
TANKER SUFFERS ENGINE ROOM EXPLOSION AT RUSSIAN PORT OF UST-LUGA
A tanker full of fuel oil sustained an explosion and may have partially sunk at the pier at the key Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga, according to Russian sources.
Security services-linked channel Baza reports that...