French energy and gas giant Total announced that it agreed to invest in one of Taiwan’s largest windfarm projects, which is currently under construction and expected to begin production in 2022. The agreement provides Total with its first entry into one of Asia’s main offshore...
In this week’s edition of our In Focus article, we take a deep dive […] The post In Focus: In pursuit of carbon-neutrality – the holy grail of energy transition appeared first on...
Canada’s House of Commons followed through on the earlier announcements that the federal government intended to intervene to stop the strike by Montreal’s dockworkers. Conservatives joined with the Liberal government early Thursday morning to pass by a vote of 255-61 a bill ordering the dockworkers...
Clean-up efforts are getting underway to contain and recover the oil leaking from a Suezmax tanker that was struck by a cargo ship off the port of Qingdao, China. Chinese officials and the tanker’s management company confirmed that pollution response teams are on-site while both...
Of the 204 ships broken in the first quarter of 2021, 155 ships were […] The post NGO Shipbreaking: 76% of ships broken in Q1 ended up on South Asian beaches Q1 appeared first on Offshore...
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Optimised Maintenance agreement with Greece-based Latsco LNG Marine Management. The agreement covers the main engines for two large LNG Carriers (LNGC), the ‘Hellas Diana’ and the ‘Hellas Athina’, and was signed in March 2021. Optimised Maintenance agreements are...
The French cruise line Ponant has reached a new milestone in the construction of its LNG-powered hybrid electric polar exploration vessel. The post Ponant’s LNG-powered vessel nearing delivery...
Steps are being taken by the governments of the Baltic region along with the commercial industry to expand offshore wind power into the eastern regions of the Baltic. In the latest development, Danish energy company Ørsted and Enefit, a Baltic utility company, signed a memorandum...
Japanese shipping company Shoei Kisen Kaisha has filed an appeal before the Ismalia court in Egypt […] The post Ever Given’s owner files appeal against ship’s arrest appeared first...
The containership Ever Given ran aground while transiting the Suez Canal on March 23, 2021, lodging herself against both banks of the waterway. The blockage caused vessels backed up in the Mediterranean to the north and the Red Sea to the south. It is estimated...
