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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
EVACUATION SEALIFT CONTINUES IN PORT SUDAN
Evacuation sealift operations continue in Port Sudan, as foreign nationals take advantage of a tenuous ceasefire to make their way to one of the last jumping-off points for transit out of the country.
After initially...
NGOS ACCUSE ITALIAN COAST GUARD OF DELAYED RESPONSE IN FATAL CAPSIZING
The Italian Coast Guard has come in for criticism for an allegedly slow response to a migrant distress situation, resulting in loss of life. According to three rescue NGOs - Alarm Phone, Mediterranea Saving...
STATKRAFT’S UPGRADED 2MWP FLOATING SOLAR PLANT STARTS COMMERCIAL OPERATION
The 2MWp floating solar plant in Albania, developed by Europe’s largest renewable energy generator Statkraft, has started producing renewable energy and injecting it to the Albanian electricity grid following the installation of three new...
MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH SH DEFENCE
MAN Energy Solutions and SH Defence of Denmark have signed an MoU to explore the potential for collaboration regarding the development and use of MAN 175D GenSets in a modular capability for naval vessels...