Day: March 27, 2025

Shell seals LNG deal with India’s IRM Energy

Energy News Beat IRM Energy, which delivers natural gas to industrial, commercial, and residential customers, announced the signing of the deal with Shell Energy India in a statement on Wednesday. “The total quantity to be purchased under the agreement will be 1,23,21,200 MMBtu equivalent to approximate 326.84 mmscm @ 9500 k/cal gross calorific value (GCV),” […]

Ingka, Oxan, and Avapa to develop two floating wind farms off Italy

Energy News Beat IKEA owner Ingka Investments and French offshore wind developer Oxan Energy have partnered with Avapa Energy on two floating offshore wind development projects in Italy. The projects have the potential to reach a total installed capacity of 2.45GW. The two offshore wind projects will be named Sicily South and Sardinia Northwest. The […]

Japan developing green energy-powered offshore data centres

Energy News Beat A consortium consisting of NYK Line, NTT Facilities, Eurus Energy Holdings, MUFG Bank, and the city of Yokohama has signed a memorandum of understanding to build an offshore floating green data center. With the advancement of digital transformation, an explosive increase in demand for data centers is expected, and large sites are […]

Shipping tackles potential workforce crisis

Energy News Beat In a move to improve seafarer well-being and tackle worsening labour shortages in the shipping industry, the Global Maritime Forum has launched new guidelines for improving life at sea. The international not-for-profit organisation said that it aimed to use its most recent Sustainable Crewing Guidelines to boost working conditions and alleviate the […]

Constellation Oil Services nets jackup deal with Petrobras

Energy News Beat AmericasOffshore ADES Brazilian offshore driller Constellation Oil Services has won a contract from compatriot oil and gas giant Petrobras for jackup rig work. The company said it was declared the winner of a recent tender and that the deal was awarded to the Admarine 511 jackup, owned by its commercial partner ADES. […]

Prysmian, N-Sea team on rapid response maintenance and repair for subsea cables

Energy News Beat EuropeOffshore Prysmian Italian cabling giant Prysmian has signed a seven-year framework agreement with Dutch subsea services specialist N-Sea for rapid response maintenance and repair of submarine cables. This partnership will bring a brand-new solution for submarine cable maintenance and repair to the market. The announcement follows the European Commission’s recent request to […]

Hours of unrest

Energy News Beat Andrew Craig-Bennett provides readers with a history of hours of rest at sea. How much have things changed over the centuries? A few years ago, ships were being pulled up for hours of rest breaches by Port State Control (PSC) officers all the time, everywhere. This was brought on by the International […]

Industry and academia unite to tackle global shipping challenges at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Energy News Beat AmericasTech Some famous names in shipping have teamed up with one of America’s most famous science research institutes to tackle challenges facing global shipping. ABS, Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, Foresight Group, Navios Maritime Partners, the Singapore Maritime Institute, and Dorian LPG are joining forces with […]

CMA CGM and ABB collaborate on parametric roll algorithm

Energy News Beat CMA CGM Tech firm ABB and French liner giant CMA CGM are collaborating on a new parametric roll algorithm to improve ship safety with Splash reporting on many container overboard incidents over the years. The solution integrates a theoretical framework developed by CMA CGM into the ABB Ability OCTOPUS Marine Advisory system. […]