The World Shipping Council (WSC) is announcing the appointment of Tamekia Flack as its new Director of US Government Relations, effective immediately. Tamekia will lead WSC’s efforts to advance key safety, security, and environmental priorities in the US.
Strategic Marine, in collaboration with Centus Marine, is proud to unveil the introduction of Malaysia’s first hybrid Fast Crew Boat (FCB). This innovative vessel is equipped with cutting-edge hybrid technology and gyro-stabilization, marking a significant advancement in the region’s maritime industry.
The Department of the Interior is announcing it will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on Oct. 29, 2024, for eight areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.
Shanghai Electric subsidiary, Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group, took delivery of Asia's first offshore wind power service and operation vessels (SOVs), Zhizhen 100 and Zhicheng 60, recently in Qidong, Jiangsu province.
ShipTracks, a leader in maritime AIS, AI, and ESG customer-driven solutions, announced its acquisition of the Maritime Intelligence Division of Oceaneering (OceanSMART, TerminalSmart, PortVision360), marking a significant milestone in the advancement of maritime technology.
With the offshore wind industry rapidly deploying scaled-up turbines—swelling from 2 MW versions in 2000 to potential 20 MW+ variants by 2030—new operations and maintenance (O&M) challenges threaten to undermine profitability, efficiency, and safety in the sector.
High-technology offshore wind companies, Rovco and Vaarst, have announced their merger under a new brand: Beam.global. In uniting their industry leading capabilities across research, development, and deployment, Beam provides an unrivalled offering in cutting-edge automation technologies.
As part of their ongoing commitment to lower the carbon intensity of their operations, Chevron Shipping Company LLC (Chevron), a subsidiary of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced an agreement to install Wind Challenger, a hard sail wind-assisted ship propulsion system developed by MOL and Oshima Shipbuilding together, on a new build LNG carrier under long term charter from MOL Encean Pte. Ltd. (MOL’s 100% indirectly owned subsidiary) to Chevron Asia Pacific Shipping Pte. Ltd.
The world’s first ship-to-ship transfer of ammonia using vessels at anchorage in a working port environment has been completed. The transfer is a significant step towards realizing ammonia as a shipping fuel and enable bunkering worldwide.
The Ondas de Peniche (ONDEP) project has been awarded €19 million from the EU’s Horizon Europe funding program to deploy a 2 MW wave energy array featuring four WaveRoller wave energy converters.
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), a marine environmental consulting firm specializing in spatial data collection, analysis, and management, recently held a training course in Israel to certify a pool of Protected Species Observers (PSOs).
In February 2025, Maersk A/S (Maersk), an entity under A.P. Moller – Maersk, and Hapag-Lloyd AG (Hapag-Lloyd) will launch their operational collaboration Gemini Cooperation. The ambition is to deliver a flexible and interconnected ocean network with industry-leading schedule reliability above 90 percent once fully phased in.
NOAA and Esri, a global leader in location intelligence, will create the prototype for a one-of-a-kind, fully interoperable open data platform to provide equitable, actionable and ready-to-use ocean and coastal data for decision makers and communities.
Noble Corporation plc (NOBLE) announces the completion of its acquisition of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc (Diamond). This transaction enhances Noble's position as a leading offshore driller, creating the largest fleet of 7th generation dual-BOP drillships in the industry, and adding approximately $2 billion of backlog.
Saipem and newcleo have signed a collaboration agreement to identify solutions for the offshore application of newcleo’s technology to produce nuclear energy.
SLB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) through its OneSubsea™ joint venture with C-Power aimed at exploring the use of converted energy from ocean waves as a lower-cost, lower-carbon power source for subsea energy applications.
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