Duke Energy, a North Carolina-headquartered electric power holding company, does not see offshore wind as having big enough potential until the end of the next decade, according to information from the company’s recent earnings call. Responding to a question asked by a Goldman Sachs analyst Michael Lapides, who inquired about the role offshore wind played …
Germany’s city of Kiel announced plans to use the 5G network technology for autonomous ferry shipping operations in the port area. As explained, the new mobile radio standard 5G is expected to enable passenger ferries to cruise partly autonomously between the banks of the inner Kiel Fjord and later even in a fully autonomous way. …
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The Polish Economic Institute (PEI) said on Wednesday that Poland, which is the only European Union country that has not pledged to reach net-zero by 2050, could reach that goal by 2056. The PEI stated that out of the 115 countries covered by the Energy Transition Index (ETI) in 2019, Sweden was the most advanced …
Resolución 420/38240/2020, de 12 de agosto, de la Secretaría General Técnica, por la que se publica el Convenio con Ecoembalajes España, SA, para promover la protección del medio ambiente y prácticas que favorezcan la reducción, la reutilización y el reciclaje de envases en la Escuela Naval Militar. https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2020/08/20/pdfs/BOE-A-2020-9894.pdf
A Panama-flagged chemical tanker has been reportedly attacked by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa. The incident, which occurred 180 nautical miles southwest of Socotra, would be the first successful hijack in Somali waters since 2017, maritime intelligence provider Dryad Global said. The vessel, identified at the 8,100 dwt Aegean II, was allegedly hijacked …
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Image courtesy: Hunter Group Oslo-listed shipowner Hunter Tankers AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hunter Group ASA, has taken delivery of Hunter Frigg, the seventh scrubber-fitted ECO design VLCC newbuilding. The vessel was delivered by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea, and marks the end of the company’s newbuilding program. The company revealed that Hunter …
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has signed lease agreements with Vineyard Wind and Mayflower Wind to use the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal as the primary staging and deployment base for the construction and installation of their offshore wind projects. The lease agreements commit the facility to full-time offshore wind work from 2023 into 2027 and are …
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Turkey has found significant gas resources in the Black Sea, a discovery which could help the country cut its dependence on energy imports if the gas can be commercially extracted. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; Source: Website of the President According to a Reuters article, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told energy executives on Wednesday he will …
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La Comisión Europea aprueba el proyecto Global EALING a la Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva para el desarrollo de infraestructuras de suministro eléctrico a buques El proyecto parte con el objetivo de aumentar la eficiencia energética y ambiental del puerto onubense dentro del Pacto Verde Europeo La APH sigue aumentando su cartera de proyectos europeos con …
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Film-Ocean has recently invested a six-figure sum in the design and manufacture of its latest compact remotely operated vehicle (ROV) launch and recovery system (LARS). Film-Ocean’s LARS system has a smaller footprint than the more traditional A-frame systems, an overall weight reduction and its built-in foldable knuckle boom crane allows for operations where height restrictions …
