When Malcom McLean introduced the world to container shipping in 1956, it not only touched off a seismic shift in the way cargo was handled but also the equipment and infrastructure needed to support containerized operations. Loading and unloading cargo from ships piece by piece in breakbulk operations, a process that could take days and …
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Speaking at a Zero Emission Fleet Workshop in Phoenix, Arizona on January 25th, 2023, Maersk executives outlined what’s important in the Electrical Vehicle (EV) journey for customers to know as they plan for sustainable supply chains. The first requirement is management commitment to the decarbonization goal of net zero and the long-term investment in its …
A research team affiliated with Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has developed a system that helps identify and monitor potential oil tanker accidents in the Arabian Gulf. The system developed by HBKU through a scientific study undertaken in cooperation with Belgian University UCLouvain helps protect vital coastal facilities for seawater desalination and energy export from …
BIO-UV Group has reported a 31% increase in revenues from its maritime business segment, contributing to full-year consolidated revenues of €51.5m for the 2022 financial year. The Euronext Paris listed company, a specialist in water treatment and disinfection using UV, ozone, salt electrolysis and AOP, confirmed the sale of more than 200 BIO-SEA ballast water …
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UK-based oil and gas company Serica Energy has received a renewed license and secondary sanctions assurance from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for the Rhum field in the North Sea, in which the company has a 50 per cent interest. The license and assurance are set to allow certain U.S. and U.S.-owned …
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Welsh company Marine Power Systems (MPS) is looking to appoint a suitably qualified consultant to undertake a final evaluation of the full-scale WaveSub wave energy converter prototype operation. Illustration/MPS’ PelaGen wave energy device (Courtesy of MPS) With reference to the Operation Monitoring and Evaluation plan, the evaluation will aim to establish how efficient and effective …
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Solstad Offshore’s offshore construction vessel (OCV) Normand Cutter has arrived in Brazil to conduct decommissioning activities for Petrobras under a contract with Brazilian oil and gas services provider Ocyan. Normand Cutter offshore construction vessel (Courtesy of Solstad Offshore) According to Ocyan, the decommissioning activities will be performed on Petrobras’ subsea structures in Campos Basin and …
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India’s government-owned company Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has set the wheels into motion to hold a coronation ceremony to crown a jack-up rig, which was recently converted into a mobile offshore production unit (MOPU). ONGC disclosed earlier this week that the 1973-built Sagar Samrat offshore drilling rig, which was commissioned as a MOPU on 23 December …
Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck and the Australian Minister for Energy and Climate Protection Chris Bowen have agreed to intensify cooperation between the two countries in the area of climate and energy. The focal points of the discussion included cooperation in the field of hydrogen and the …
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Brazilian offshore oil and gas industry services provider Ocyan has secured a new long-term operating deal for a semi-submersible rig, which will carry out operations offshore Brazil. Ocyan reported on Thursday, 26 January 2023, that it had signed a new operating contract with PRIO, former PetroRio, with a duration of 730 days. This deal is …
