Shell has been given approval to restart its Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia after a more than three-month shut-down. The post Shell gets approval to restart Prelude FLNG appeared...
Under pressure to find new sources of energy to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, Germany is moving to accelerate projects that would permit the country to import new forms of energy. Recently, the government announced it would participate in the country’s first LNG import...
UK-based offshore drilling contractor Stena Drilling is preparing for the latest addition to its fleet of drilling rigs, the Stena Evolution. The post Stena Drilling preparing for Evolution: new...
In 1838, with black smoke belching out of its single funnel, the steamship SS Sirius sailed into New York Harbor, having left Ireland 18 days prior. The wood-hulled vessel was the first transatlantic voyage to be powered entirely by coal. Sirius’ voyage opened a new,...
The global energy transition continues to be a strategic priority for many players, including those involved in the maritime and offshore energy sectors. The post In focus: Accelerating the energy...
[By Vincent E. Castillo] Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, invoking King in his virtual address to Congress on March 16, 2022, said he has a need. “We need you right now,” Zelenskyy told U.S. lawmakers. Since November 2021, the U.S. has provided...
Nautilus Labs, a US-based technology firm advancing the efficiency of ocean commerce through artificial intelligence, has announced $34 million in Series B funding. The post Microsoft Climate...
Authorities at the port of Tarragona have seized the megayacht Crescent, the third Russian-linked ultraluxury vessel seized in Spanish waters this week. Crescent is a 440-foot behemoth built in 2019 and valued at roughly $600 million. She is a close cousin of the 459-foot Scheherazade, which...
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) has developed a 'groundbreaking' platform that deliver information on cargo transported by individual vessels, the companies that own the cargo and the...
The NTSB has released a report on a dangerous engine failure aboard the ferry Wenatchee after an overhaul in 2021. When an undertorqued bolt rattled loose, the engine threw a conn rod and half of a piston through an inspection cover, starting a fire and causing millions...
