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Maersk becomes first to have climate targets validated by SBTi under the new Maritime Guidance

A.P. Moller - Maersk´s (Maersk) greenhouse gas emissions targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to be in line with the 1.5-degree pathway from the Paris Agreement. This marks an industry first under SBTi’s new …
Feb 12, 2024 / Curious

Helix Announces Decommissioning Contract Extension with Trident Energy and other Commercial Updates

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) has announced the extension of its decommissioning contract with Trident Energy do Brasil Ltda. The contract extension is for an additional 12 months and in direct continuation of the current contract. …
Feb 8, 2024 / Curious

ESL Shipping commits to set science-based targets for GHG emissions reductions

ESL Shipping, the leading carrier of dry bulk cargoes in the Baltic Sea region, has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and committed to setting both near-term and long-term company-wide science-based emission reduction targets in line …
Jan 25, 2024 / Curious

Subsea7 awarded decommissioning contract in Brazil

Subsea7 today announced the award of a sizeable contract by Shell for the decommissioning of subsea infrastructure associated with the FPSO Fluminense in the Bijupirá and Salema fields of the Campos Basin, at 700m water depth. Subsea7’s scope …
Nov 20, 2023 / Curious

Incat offers innovative Zero Emission ships to the world ferry market

Incat Tasmania has unveiled exciting new plans to do for short sea ferry services what Boeing did for the aviation industry, but with zero emissions. Led by its founder and world-renowned ferry builder Robert Clifford, Incat has been a world leader …
Nov 14, 2023 / Curious

New version of the Wärtsilä 31DF engine reduces methane emissions by an additional 41% on average, when compared to previous market best

Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced a new ultra-low emissions version of its already efficient Wärtsilä 31DF engine. Whilst operating on LNG, this new version can further reduce methane emissions on a 50 percent load point by up to 56 percent …
Nov 2, 2023 / Curious

VARD has signed a contract for two hybrid Commissioning Service Operation Vessels

VARD and Windward Offshore, a consortium, currently under establishment and led by ASSC´s offshore arm SeaRenergy Group in Germany are pleased to announce that they have signed a contract for the design and construction for two hybrid Commissioning …
Oct 27, 2023 / Curious

VARD orders SMST mission equipment for North Star’s newbuild CSOVs

SMST has been awarded a contract by Norwegian shipbuilder VARD for the supply of two sets of mission equipment for North Star’s newbuild Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs). The agreement also has an option for equipping two additional …
Sep 5, 2023 / Vessels

Port of Melbourne sets sights on net zero target

Port of Melbourne has set a target to achieve net zero emissions for Scope 1 and 2 for port operations by 2030. Port of Melbourne plans to achieve its net zero target by: Sourcing 100 per cent of the electricity needed for its business operations …
Jun 15, 2023 / Curious

VARD's cutting-edge vessel for Norwind Offshore named Norwind Gale

VARD to present the CSOV (Commissioning Service Operation Vessel) Norwind Gale to Norwind Offshore. The vessel was named in Aalesund, 12 June. The naming ceremony took place in the center of Ålesund in front of VARD’s headquarters. This is the first …
Jun 14, 2023 / Vessels