FIRST INLINE SHAFT GENERATOR RETROFIT DONE BY WÄRTSILÄ AND BERGE BULK
Ship operators are increasingly looking for new means of improving the operating efficiency for in-service vessels as new regulations such as the IMO’s EEXI and CII going into effect and the EU’s carbon emission...
NEW MILESTONE FOR NORTHERN LIGHTS’ LNG-FUELED CO2 CARRIERS
Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) of energy majors Shell, Equinor and TotalEnergies, has reached a new milestone for its LNG-powered, wind-assisted CO2 transportation ships.
According to the project’s update on social media, the steel...
GERMANY EXPLORES HYDROGEN BUNKERING FROM ITS NORTH SEA ISLAND
Germany is exploring a unique situation to develop a potential hydrogen bunkering operation serving the shipping industry from islands in the North Sea. A conceptual study is underway exploring linking the supply of green...
URGENT NEED FOR CHANGE IN SHIP RECYCLING SECTOR: 80% OF SHIPS SCRAPPED ON SOUTH...
A total of 443 ocean-going commercial ships and offshore units were sold for scrapping in 2022, data from NGO Shipbreaking Platform shows.
Of these, 292 large tankers, bulkers, floating platforms, cargo- and passenger ships ended...
NIGERIAN NAVY EVACUATES SIX CREWMEMBERS FROM TANKER
The Nigerian Navy is reporting that it responded to a call for assistance from a tanker waiting near the Lagos oil operations after six crewmembers became ill possibly from fumes in one of the...
DENMARK AWARDS FIRST CO2 STORAGE LICENSES SEEKING TO BUILD INDUSTRY
Denmark selected projects from Total Energies, INEOS E&P, and Wintershall DEA to receive the country’s first full-scale CO2 storage permits for projects in the North Sea. The recommendation from the Ministry of Climate, Energy...
SHELL HIRES PXGEO FOR SEISMIC WORK
Marine geophysical services provider PXGEO has entered into an agreement with UK oil energy giant Shell to provide seismic acquisition services.
The UK geophysical company said it will carry out a marine towed streamer seismic...
U.S. NAVY, COAST GUARD DEPLOY TO RECOVER CHINESE SPY BALLOON’S DEBRIS
The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard have deployed assets to an area off the coast of South Carolina to recover debris from the Chinese surveillance balloon that the U.S. Air Force shot...
KENYA’S AMB. NANCY KARIGITHU COULD BE THE NEXT IMO SECRETARY GENERAL
With the tenure of IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim ending this year, the agency has set in motion the process of searching for a successor. One of the contenders for the position is Nancy...
ORPC PICKS TURBINE SHAFTS SUPPLIER FOR TIDAL POWER SYSTEMS
US-based marine energy company Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has selected Millinocket Fabrication & Machine to manufacture the turbine shafts for its portfolio of tidal power systems.
In addition to providing the turbine shaft for...