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The only way to lower greenhouse gas emissions in shipping and entice companies to set zero-emission targets in the sector is by setting an end date for fossil fuels in the shipping industry through a global regulation, Maersk’s Chief Advisor for Green Transition Concepción Boo Arias said. “It is very important to get the right …

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Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck has been awarded a contract for the world’s largest hybrid offshore floating solar power plant at the offshore wind park Hollandse Kust West VII in the Netherlands. Illustration/Offshore floating solar with offshore wind (Courtesy of SolarDuck) Following winning bid of RWE’s subsidiary Oranje Wind Power II for the subsidy-free Hollandse Kust West …

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Shell has joined a joint industry project dedicated to developing and testing advanced 3D printing technologies as an in situ, metal-to-metal, repair method for subsea assets. Shell joins project partners Kongsberg Ferrotech, Equinor, Gassco and SINTEF who have been working on this industrial project, named SAMLE, since 2021. Project partners believe that new methods, in …

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With COP27 in full swing, governments have set out an action plan to make clean technologies cheaper and more accessible in a bid to scale up decarbonisation efforts, says the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This builds on the progress made since COP26 and the intergovernmental organisation anticipates that investments in wind and solar projects …

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The Philippines’ President, Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., has given the country’s Department of Energy (DOE) the green light to move forward with its plan to explore and develop the offshore wind potential as a source of clean and sustainable energy, and electricity for green hydrogen production. The Department of Energy reported to the President that …

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The Government of New South Wales (NSW Government) has fast-tracked the renewable energy shore power project at Glebe Island and White Bay, with two berths now expected to be ready for ships to plug in by the end of 2024.   Work currently underway includes design work on high voltage supply to Bays Port precinct, …

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Van Oord has selected the Port of Blyth as the location for the storage and mobilisation of inter-array cables for the 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind farm in the UK. The installation of the inter-array cables is set to begin in 2024, in which 350 kilometres of cable will pass through the Port’s Battleship Wharf …

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The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and BIMCO, together with the International Ship Suppliers’ Association (ISSA) and the International HazMat Association (IHMA), have collaborated to develop a new guide to help both shipowners and ship suppliers comply with new ship recycling regulations. As informed, the new guidelines will help the shipping companies to comply with …

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Norway-based liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) transporter Avance Gas has signed an agreement to sell another very large gas carrier (VLGC) as it is renewing its fleet. The company agreed to sell the 2009-built VLGC Promise with a time charter attached. The vessel is expected to be handed over to the new owner during the fourth …

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