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US Competition Selects Finalists in Floating Offshore Wind Technologies

Published May 19, 2024 3:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The U.S. Department of Energy selected the finalists in its ongoing competition to promote the development and commercialization of technologies for floating offshore wind energy. It is part of a broader government initiative designed to accelerate floating offshore wind installations. The government believes that floating offshore wind has the potential to provide massive amounts of renewable energy but to achieve that new technologies and manufacturing will be required to make the manufacturing and installation of floating turbines more economical...

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Ukraine Says Naval Forces Destroyed Another Russian Warship

Published May 19, 2024 2:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

  For a country without a large naval presence, Ukraine continues to report a string of successes against the Russian Navy. In the latest report, the Ukrainian Defense Force reported on Sunday morning that it destroyed another Russian minesweeper as part of its attacks on occupied Crimea. Unconfirmed reports circulating on the Internet are suggesting though it might have been a more significant strike on a Russian Karakurt-Class corvette named Tsiklon (Cyclon), which was only commissioned in 2023. The speculative reports are...

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Winds of Change for Energy Ports

Published May 19, 2024 1:14 PM by Tom Peters

The global production of energy has taken a new twist: It has to be cleaner. Reducing carbon emissions and reaching “net zero” targets are terms becoming commonplace in the energy industry’s vocabulary. Several U.S. ports that handle petroleum products or lease land to energy-producing companies are becoming more involved in the emissions reduction scenario, not only as depots for cleaner energy production but also as cleaner users. “Electric” seems to be the way to go – from drayage vehicles on...

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Refloating of Dali to Begin Sunday for Monday Removal to Baltimore Berth

Published May 18, 2024 6:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Unified Command overseeing the recovery operation in Baltimore reports that the removal operation for the Dali is scheduled to begin on Sunday, May 19 with the vessel expected to begin the journey from the wreck site to the berth early on Monday, May 20. They are reporting that the surveys confirmed that a safe path exists to remove the containership back to the Baltimore terminal. It will be a complex operation expected to require up to 21 hours...

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US Competition Selects Finalists in Floating Offshore Wind Technologies

  The U.S. Department of Energy selected the finalists in its ongoing competition to promote the development and commercialization of technologies for floating offshore wind energy. It is part of a broader government initiative designed to accelerate floating offshore wind installations. The government believes that floating offshore wind has the potential to provide massive amounts of renewable energy but to achieve that new technologies and manufacturing will be required to make the manufacturing and installation of floating turbines more economical...

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Assembly Starts for First U.S. Rock Installation Vessel for Offshore Wind

  Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation reports that construction has begun on its subsea rock installation vessel, the first of its kind planned for the U.S. and the first to be Joens Act complaint. The vessel is part of the company’s long-term growth strategy to enter the U.S., and possibly internationally, offshore wind market. The vessel is designed to put the company in a unique business position in the U.S. market while it also continues to pursue and tender...

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Momentum is Building for Ammonia as Technology Matures

  Demand for ammonia is being transformed by the energy transition. Until recently used as an input for fertilizer and chemical products, new markets for green and blue ammonia are emerging, replacing coal in power generation, in green steel production and as a marine fuel. Today some 200 million tonnes per annum is produced worldwide, with 20 million transported in LPG carriers. The scale of the emerging and potential demand will see these figures rise; how quickly this can be achieved will...

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UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary Officers to Launch First Job Action Says Nautilus

  The officers of the UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the civilian support service for the Royal Navy, will start a work slowdown according to their union Nautilus International. It is the latest step in a long-running dispute over wages but will stop short of a full-on strike.  Hundreds of Nautilus members working onboard RFA vessels, which include the Royal Navy’s fleet of tankers and supply ships, starting June 1 will only undertake work responsibilities commensurate with their job title according...

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