[ad_1] A study led by the University of Southampton has mapped several sites in Europe containing gas hydrate including areas off the west coast of Greenland, around Svalbard, off central Norway and west of Ireland. Vast amounts of natural gas are stored in an ice-like form...
[ad_1] The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has offered 69 production licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) to 28 oil companies. 33 of the licenses are located in the North Sea, 23 in the Norwegian Sea and 13 in the Barents Sea. The licenses cover...
[ad_1] Global economic growth is forecast to increase to 2.5 percent in 2020, the World Bank says in its January 2020 Global Economic Prospects. Growth among advanced economies as a group is anticipated to slip to 1.4 percent in 2020 in part due to continued softness...
[ad_1] Dr. Pablo Rodas-Martini has produced a book IMO 2020: A Regulatory Tsunami. He says: “Since IMO 2020 will drastically switch the composition of marine fuels and since there has not been such a dramatic change for decades, the comparison made mainly with the latest technological...
[ad_1] Australian shipping is playing an important part in the relief effort following the bushfires in the states of NSW and Victoria. The crew of the Norwegian-flagged Far Saracen supply vessel was tasked by the Victorian Emergency Co-ordinator to deliver relief supplies to 4,000 people...
[ad_1] Mabanaft GmbH & Co. KG will become ammonia offtaker and operating partner in Gulf Coast Ammonia LLC (GCA), a special purpose entity owned and controlled jointly by an affiliate of Starwood Energy Group Global LLC and Mabanaft. On December 30, 2019, GCA issued formal notice...
[ad_1] On Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for two fishermen who were reported missing after the commercial shrimp trawler Papa’s Girl capsized near the Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. “The marine environment is a dangerous place to work because of the cold water,...
[ad_1] [By Nancy Bazilchuk] Several high-profile studies report that ocean acidification will affect coral reef fish behaviour enough to jeopardize their survival. One research team looked more deeply at this assertion - and found it is simply not true. A three-year, comprehensive study of the effects of...
[ad_1] DNV GL has released a new study on managing the fire risks involved with lithium ion battery installations, and its findings point to important new safety considerations. Like diesel engines, batteries come with fire risks, and they require special safety measures to reduce the hazard to...
[ad_1] I have been a professional mariner since 1983 when I graduated from MMA. Since that time I have worked tugs, factory trawlers, tankers, high speed vessels, drill ships, container ships, grain ships, heavy lift and ro-ros. Each type of vessel has it's own unique...
