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Maersk Supply Service wins its largest project contract ever Maersk Supply Service has secured a major solutions project contract for the Libra Consortium in Brazil concerning the pre-lay of anchors…

WiSP2 Project Launched To Further Improve Performance Predications , Rules and Regulations for Wind Propulsion on Commercial Ships Wageningen, 21-6-2021 – MARIN and ABS have kicked off the WiSP2 Joint…

DNV completes successful concept verification review of Odfjell Oceanwind’s WindGrid™ floating wind power system Oslo, 21 June 2021: DNV, the world’s leading classification society, has completed a concept verification review…

Remembering Jeancourt-Galignani; Central banks crucial to climate efforts Monday 21 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.25.1 Commentary: Dignified navigator of Parisian finance By Markus C Kerber in Paris Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani, charming…

Next Generation EU issuance will boost euro’s reserve status, How to close the sustainable infrastructure gap, and more THE WEEKEND REVIEW – OMFIF Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world 14-18…

German firms embrace sustainability measures, central banks buck trend Friday 18 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.24.5 Report: German companies back Brussels climate mitigation policy German companies are embracing European Commission…

Capital markets union and sustainable infrastructure vital for green recovery Wednesday 16 June 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.24.3 Commentary: Help us help Europe’s recovery, bank leaders tell policy-makers By Clive Horwood in…

Fugro minimises in-person inspections with new floating offshore wind real-time monitoring solution A Fugro-led consortium that includes AS Mosley and the University of Strathclyde has designed a mooring line fatigue tracker that safely and cost-effectively monitors offshore floating wind turbines, thanks to innovation…

Shipping industry agrees action on R&D investment and trade digitisation As world leaders meet in Cornwall, England, for the G7, the first ever meeting of the equivalent maritime bodies, titled…

Construction kicks off on world’s first zero-emission fast ferry 10 June 2021 Hardanger, Norway, 10 June 2021: Partners in the TrAM (Transport – Advanced and Modular) project are excited to…

Schram shipping & Wind Assist Installation Agreement The Winds of Decarbonization are Strengthening: Schram Shipping signs contract with eConowind for new Wind-Assist Installation Groningen, Netherlands Getting to the end of…

Stuart Crawford Appointed Managing Director of e1 Marine e1 Marine’s system will require very minimal retrofitting. The system is a practical and effective replacement for diesel generator sets, and can…

Yara Marine Technologies enters the International Windship Association After partnering with BAR Technologies to bring WindWings to the global shipping industry, Yara Marine Technologies is now entering the International Windship…

Namura and NS United Kaiun in project to develop wind-assisted Capesize London 4 June 2021:  Japan-based shipbuilder Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Osaka, President; Kensuke Namura) and operator NS United Kaiun Kaisha,…

bound4blue installs its eSAIL® system on the “Balueiro Segundo”, the first fishing vessel in the world to sail with wind-assisted propulsion technology ORPAGU’s vessel will start sailing with the eSAIL®…

Bureau Veritas launches Opera – a digital and independent tool to support design verification of floating units Building on its maritime expertise, Bureau Veritas innovates with a new state-of-the-art simulation…

Putting your foot on the gas pedal of decarbonization Many of the successes in life revolve around intentionality.  Legacy expressions such as “where there is a will, there is a…

Crowley and RelyOn Nutec Partner to Launch Specialized Wind Training Courses Across U.S. (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; June 3, 2021) ­– Crowley and RelyOn Nutec have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), to directly enhance the…

Study finds FuelEU Maritime may promote biofuels, raising substantial enforcement concerns A recent study on the upcoming FuelEU Maritime proposal finds that a promotion of biofuels may raise serious enforcement…

Bureau Veritas classes new urban electric ferries in Portugal 10 new electric ferries will transport 9 million passengers annually across the Tagus River in Lisbon Paris La Défense, 02 June…

Bureau Veritas named partner to certify UK’s iconic Moray West offshore wind farm  Paris La Défense, 1 June 2021 – Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, has been…

Maersk selects Wärtsilä hybrid solution to support decarbonisation efforts Wärtsilä Corporation, 28 May 2021 at 3.15 pm EEST – The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its Wärtsilä HY Module, a containerised hybrid…

Maersk Supply Service to install the first hybrid battery on an anchor handling vessel With ambitious targets to reduce its carbon intensity by 50% across its fleet in 2030, Maersk…

Korean Register, Pan Ocean and POS SM sign Joint Research Agreement Korean Register, Pan Ocean and POS SM sign Joint Research Agreement for Rotor Sail and Air Lubrication System Pan…

Fugro site characterisation contracts renewed for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Fugro has received a contract renewal from Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (Atlantic Shores) for the provision of real-time wind and…