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UK oil and gas company EnQuest has received approval from the UK authorities for its decommissioning programme for the Heather platform topsides, located in the UK North Sea. Heather Alpha platform; Source: EnQuest EnQuest filed its decommissioning programme for the Heather Alpha platform topsides to the country’s authorities back in April 2021. The decommissioning of …

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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd., one of the largest private shipbuilders in China, has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Sanfu Shipbuilding Holdings for the purchase of the remaining 20% equity stake in Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. As informed, the stake in Xinfu Yard will be purchased for an aggregate consideration of …

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AquaSector project partners RWE, Shell, Gasunie and Equinor want to intensify their collaboration on the first large-scale German offshore hydrogen park. Courtesy of AquaVentus The AquaSector hydrogen wind farm project is a part of the AquaVentus initiative. Its goal is to install approximately 300-megawatt electrolyser capacity to produce up to 20,000 tonnes per year of …

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Norwegian shipping company Seaworks’ new bulk carrier will be equipped with a propulsion system and LNG engine by compatriot technology company Kongsberg Maritime. Courtesy of Kongsberg The ship will be running on zero-emission liquid biogas (LBG) or LNG. The new bulk carrier is being constructed at Wuhu, China using Norway’s vessel architect Polarkonsult’s PK-164 LNG …

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Norwegian hydrogen company NEL ASA has officially joined the consortium agreement for the PosHYdon project, the world’s first offshore green hydrogen pilot on a working platform. Courtesy of PosHYdon The company officially announced on 23 July it joins the PosHYdon project which aims to validate the integration of offshore wind, natural gas, and hydrogen, offshore …

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Germany-based green hydrogen production company Hy2gen and Swiss commodity trader Trafigura have joined forces on a study aimed at quantifying the needs of the shipping industry for green ammonia as the industry transitions to low and zero carbon maritime fuels. The duo signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 23 July to develop the study. …

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La Autoridad Portuaria de Motril sigue al pie de la letra las directrices medioambientales, adaptándose no sólo a la agenda 2030 de Naciones Unidas, sino también a las directrices que marca la Unión Europea y el propio marco estratégico de Puertos del Estado, que establecen los principios de sostenibilidad y de eficiencia energética. El presidente …

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Norway-based compressed air system supplier TMC Compressors (TMC) has been contracted to supply eco-friendly compressed air systems to four containerships for Seaspan Corporation. As disclosed, the four 15,000 TEU vessels are being built at Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Company and will be equipped with scrubbers. Under the contract, TMC will supply the marine compressed air …

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Van Oord has signed a contract with Iberdrola for the installation of monopile foundations and the supply, transportation and installation of inter-array cables for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm in Germany. The offshore construction specialist will deploy its heavy lift installation vessel Svanen to install the project’s the 50 foundations, starting in 2023. Van …

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American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has reviewed a deep-sea mineral riser system developed by Oil States Industries (OSI). In what has been described as an industry first, ABS design reviewed the Merlin Deepsea Riser System produced to collect polymetallic nodules 6,000 meters below the surface of the Pacific. It is the first time a deep-sea …

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