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Standardization for Cost Effective Pipeline Innovation - DNV GL

Feb 24, 2016

-40 years of standardization paves way for cost efficient offshore pipeline systems -Growing global energy demand and requirements for additional pipeline capacity are driving the pipeline segment.  However, pipeline related innovation is prioritized by only 4% of senior oil & gas professionals…

First Issue of Carbon Credits from Intersleek Technology

Feb 24, 2016

AkzoNobel has announced the issue of more than 126,000 carbon credits worth more than $500,000 – the first to be awarded under the company’s landmark scheme for the shipping industry – which was developed in conjunction with the Gold Standard Foundation and the Fremco Group…

Shipping Making Progress Towards Sustainability

Feb 24, 2016

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) is calling on the wider industry to embrace new finance models to fund clean tech upgrades and back calls for a new international framework for tackling shipping emissions. SSI has announced the…

Results of CIC on Enclosed Space Performance Satisfactory

Feb 23, 2016

PSCO’s in the Tokyo MoU and Paris MoU regions have performed a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Crew Familiarization for Enclosed Space Entry from 1 September through 30 November 2015. In general the results of the CIC indicate…

CWR Launches Shipping Efficiency Advisory Board

Feb 23, 2016

Six leaders and influencers from across the shipping industry will join global NGO Carbon War Room’s (CWR’s) Shipping Operation Advisory Board. Their backgrounds span the shipowning, chartering, technical analysis, finance, and academic worlds…

Reducing Emissions From the Shipping Sector

Feb 23, 2016

The EU is calling for a global approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping – a large and growing source of emissions.  As a first step, large ships using EU ports will be from 2018 required to report their verified annual emissions and other relevant information…

Beijing to Build Ventilation "Corridors" to Tackle Smog

Feb 21, 2016

Authorities in Beijing plan to develop a network of ventilation 'corridors' to help tackle the city's notorious air pollution, China's state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday.Construction in the zones, which will be created by connecting parks…

Chinese, Greek Ship Owners Accounted for 40% of Global Recycling

Feb 21, 2016

According to Clarkson Research Services, the record pace of fleet growth over the last decade and weakening global demand outlook has left many of the major shipping segments facing severe oversupply.  Demolition of older ships is one way…

Vessel Spills 80 Gallons of Oil Into Columbia River

Feb 21, 2016

Columbia's state environmental agency said that roughly 80 gallons of oil was spilled into the Columbia River by a vessel near Kalama. The Nord Auckland, a 618-foot ship flagged in Singapore, reportedly spilled the waste oil during an internal oil transfer on Thursday morning…

Technip Named Industry Leader in Sustainability by RobecoSAM

Feb 20, 2016

Technip has been recognized as industry leader and has received Gold Class distinction for its sustainability performance in the ‘Energy Equipment and Services’ sector according to the 2016 RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook. Technip has been…

UN's Climate Chief Figueres to Quit

Feb 19, 2016

The U.N.'s climate chief said on Friday she will step down in July, at the end of a six-year term, and praised governments for reaching a 195-nation deal in Paris in December to shift the world economy from fossil fuels to cleaner energies. Christiana Figueres…

Excellence in Partnering Award for "Atlantic Canyons" Team

Feb 19, 2016

The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) will present the 2015 Excellence in Partnering Award to 17 organizations involved in the Atlantic Canyons study during Ocean Sciences 2016 in New Orleans. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday…

“ProteOMZ” Surfaces Findings in Low Oxygen Ocean Waters

Feb 19, 2016

Dr. Mak Saito from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, along with his research team have just returned from a 22 day expedition, called “ProteOMZ”, aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor. During this voyage the team implemented…

Charleston Port Joins USDA Cold Treatment Program

Feb 19, 2016

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Miami-based subsidiary specializing in Customs clearance of imported perishable apparel and refrigerated products, said it could begin clearing certain produce requiring cold-treatment from Peru, Uruguay and Argentina into the Port of Charleston…

Research Priorities Defined for the Arctic

Feb 18, 2016

The leading international Arctic research organisations have set common scientific objectives for the coming decade. The indigenous peoples of the Arctic were also involved in this process. Under the auspices of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)…

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