Category: Business News
Foss Maritime LLC, Seattle, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Haugesund, Norway, headquartered Østensjø Rederi AS to establish a partnership to provide domestic Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) for offshore wind projects in U.S. waters. “After spending time in Europe engaging with marine service providers, we are very fortunate to have developed this relationship with […]
Source: MarineLog
Published: March 10, 2019
Category: Business News
Humanity is exacting a terrible toll on the ocean. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will publish its Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate later this week. Its overarching message will be that global warming, combined with the negative impacts of numerous other human activities, is devastating our ocean, […]
Source: CNN
Category: Business News
The Norwegian Government has released an updated Ocean Strategy, noting that the nation’s blue economy has been important for centuries. The Norwegian ocean areas contain rich oil and gas resources, which have played a key role in the development of the nation’s welfare state. At the same time, Norway’s ocean is the basis for one […]
Source: MAREX
Published: June 4, 2019
Category: Business News
Many of Norway’s shipping and offshore industries have achieved sustained growth through some of the most turbulent times ever faced, says VesselsValue’s Head of Offshore, Robert Day. Since the last Nor-Shipping in 2017, the number of Norwegian companies owning vessels has increased from 205 to 238. The Norwegian owned fleet has grown by 119 vessels, […]
Source: MAREX
Category: Business News
Pursuing Washington State’s vision of being a world-class, thriving and sustainable maritime industry by 2050, WA Maritime Blue, in partnership with DNV GL and Impact Washington, hosted the inaugural Blue Forum: Uptown Tech Meets the Working Waterfront. Bolstering the Maritime Sector The Blue Forum: Uptown Tech Meets the Working Waterfront is the first in a […]
Source: MAREX