Tag: Norway

What is considered to be the largest recycling operation of a production vessel (FPSO) ever has started in Vats, Rogaland, Norway, as the 235-metre-long production vessel "Curlew" was loaded-in by a float-over and subsequent site move operation.

The US, the European Union, Japan, Canada, Norway, Singapore and the United Kingdom committed to taking swift action to address the two climate and energy security crises the world faces, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels.

Ammonia-powered Viridis Bulk Carriers have signed another MoU with Stema Shipping, to join the Flexbulk – NH3 power consortium project.

Halten Bulk has received NOK 142 million in grants from ENOVA for building two hydrogen fuelled bulk vessels. Norwegian Ship Design now has five hydrogen fuelled vessels in order.

The UK made a major pledge alongside the US, Norway, and the Netherlands to roll out green maritime links between countries at this year’s COP27 conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.  

Three more governments have endorsed a worldwide cross-sector initiative to catalyse the supply of green fuels, as Panama, Uruguay, and Norway have now signed up to the Clean Energy Marine Hub Initiative (CEM-Hubs).

To help place the sector on a pathway to align with the goal to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°, the United States and Norway organized the Green Shipping Challenge for COP27.

Norway detained a Vietnam-registered ship, after issuing the vessel 19 orders to rectify due to several major deficiencies that were identified during a Port State Control (PSC) inspection. The ship had a crew of 22 on board.

The Norwegian Coastal Administration has raised the maritime security to level 2 for selected port facilities.

The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) published its report on the very serious accident regarding a fall overboard from the cargo ship Titran, that took place east of Stigen in Lurøy municipality, on 6 March 2022.