Environment News – Page 12
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News - VideosWATCH: Donkeys help nature at Port of Rotterdam
Donkeys are being deployed to manage a nature reserve at the Port of Rotterdam
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NewsAutonomous USVs revolutionise offshore wind
A new project will use advanced USVs to revolutionise offshore wind farm environmental monitoring and data collection
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NewsDeep dive: Battery tugs - feasible or ‘crazy’?
Driven by calls and looming regulations to operate with zero emissions, fleet operators all over the world are having to consider electrifying their fleets, but one tug manager told Maritime Journal they were a ‘crazy’ idea.
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NewsChartwell cements APAC footprint with CTV delivery
Chartwell Marine and Pacific Radiance have delivered a Brevity-Class CTV as the Chartwell expands its global footprint into the APAC region.
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NewsGovernments expand ETV tasks for safety and value
State-sponsored Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) were initially seen as an expensive luxury, often lying seemingly idle at anchor for long periods. But times and attitudes are changing, reports Peter Barker.
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NewsVattenfall introduces seaweed farms at wind farms
Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has enlisted the talents of Samuel L. Jackson to promote seaweed farming amidst the turbines of two of its offshore wind farms.
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NewsHydrogen fuel cell powers emissions-free future
The multi-megawatt hydrogen fuel cell technology works in tandem with ABB’s Onboard DC Grid and Azipod propulsion units
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NewsWasaline claims it’s hit net zero five years early
Ferry operator Wasaline has become the first shipping company in the Baltic Sea to reach carbon neutrality, five years ahead of its original 2030 target, it says.
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News£111 million port expansion granted dredge licences
A major expansion at one of Scotland’s ports has passed a milestone with the granting of marine and dredging licences.
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NewsEU hands France €11 billion for offshore wind
The European Commission has agreed to give France €11 billion to support its offshore wind energy industry.
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NewsAmpereship converts first diesel ferry to electric
German shipbuilder Ampereship has converted a 42.4m passenger ferry to full electric propulsion
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NewsCanada seeks European expertise on offshore wind drive
Canada will turn to Europe in its drive to unlock offshore wind potential, the government has said.
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NewsNo bids received in German offshore wind auction
Germany’s second offshore wind auction for 2025 has failed to attract a single bid.
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NewsOil giant BP enters offshore wind JV despite ‘reset’
Oil giant BP has finalised a joint venture in offshore wind, despite announcing cutbacks from renewables just 6 months ago.
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NewsRWE signs long-term agreements with North Star for 2+2 SOVs
German energy firm RWE has contracted two of North Star’s SOVs for up to 12 years with another two newbuilds planned in a few years’ time.
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NewsHyNet boosts UK carbon capture
HyNet is advancing with five priority carbon capture projects that will remove the trace gas from industrial waste.
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News54m jacket towed out to Atlantic coast
A substation jacket for the Dieppe Le Tréport offshore wind farm has been installed off the French Atlantic coast after an impressive navigation underneath a 100-year-old bridge.
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NewsUlstein converts wind vessel for oil and gas
Shipbuilder Ulstein will convert an existing Commissioning Service Operation Vessel into a Walk-to-Work vessel for unmanned production platform on the Norwegian continental shelf, it says.
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NewsFloating wind takes pride of place in Gulf of Lion
Ocean Winds and partner Banque des Territoires have installed the first of three floating wind turbines that they say are the most powerful floating turbines in the world.
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NewsFirst Jones Act-compliant cable layer deal agreed
The first US-flagged cable-lay barge to connect offshore wind farms to the US grid will be built by the new partnership of Nexans and Crowley Wind Services.
