Norway has officially launched its long-awaited floating offshore wind tender for the Utsira Nord area. The tender, announced on May 19, 2025, comes after repeated delays and includes a financial support scheme capped at 35 billion Norwegian crowns ($3.37 billion).
The tender will award three project areas, each with an installed capacity of up to 500 megawatts (MW), to developers through a two-stage process.
In the first phase, applicants will compete based on qualitative...
The Yemeni Houthis announced on May 19 that they will begin enforcing a naval blockade on the Israeli port of Haifa in response to Israel’s intensifying military campaign in Gaza.
The group warned that all ships heading to or connected with Haifa will now be treated as targets, increasing risks for international shipping through the Red Sea and beyond.
The announcement followed rising tensions as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel would take...
A Greek-owned oil tanker was released on Monday, May 19 after being held by Russian authorities for around 24 hours in the Baltic Sea.
The vessel, named Green Admire and flying the Liberian flag, was detained on Sunday shortly after leaving the Estonian port of Sillamäe with a cargo of shale oil bound for Rotterdam, Netherlands.
According to Estonian public broadcaster ERR and LSEG ship tracking data, the tanker is now continuing its journey through the Gulf...
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched an investigation into the fatal crash of the Mexican Navy’s training vessel Cuauhtémoc into the Brooklyn Bridge, which resulted in the deaths of two naval cadets and injuries to several.
The 300-foot sailing ship struck the underside of the historic 142-year-old bridge at approximately 8:24 pm on Saturday, May 17, after departing from Pier 17 at Manhattan’s South Street Seaport.
The...
The Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP), set to become the first dedicated LNG marine fuel facility on the US Gulf Coast, has secured all final permits and is ready to begin construction later this year, according to company executives.
GLBP is a joint venture between Houston-based Pilot LNG and Seapath, a subsidiary of the Libra Group. The facility will be built on a 140-acre greenfield site along the Texas City Ship Channel, strategically located to serve major ports...
Guyana’s National Assembly has passed a major oil pollution bill that will hold oil companies and offshore operators fully responsible for damages caused by oil spills.
The bill, approved late Friday through a voice vote, is now awaiting the signature of President Irfaan Ali to become law. The country, whose offshore oil production is managed by a consortium led by Exxon Mobil, is set to exceed 900,000 barrels per day (bpd) this year.
According to Guyana’s...
The US Coast Guard Sector San Juan is actively responding to and investigating an oil spill discovered in San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, caused by an old, corroded pipeline structure found leaking between piers 2 and 3.
The leak was first noticed on April 11 during a routine patrol conducted by Station San Juan and Incident Management Division personnel. The patrol was part of Operation Resilient Coast, an effort aimed at protecting local waters.
While patrolling, the Coast...
Russia has detained an oil tanker, owned by Greece and sailing under the flag of Liberia, after it departed from a Baltic port of Estonia.
The Estonian Foreign Ministry has informed the NATO allies about the incident. Margus Tsahkna said that this incident shows that Moscow behaves unpredictably and stated that their partners and allies have been alerted.
The ship Green Admire was departing Sillamae port via a designated navigation channel that crosses the...
A training vessel of the Mexican Navy crashed into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night, killing 2 and injuring almost 22 people, per reports.
The masts of the ship sheared as the 147-foot or 45 m masts were too high to pass the arched bridge at that particular point and ultimately toppled when the ship sailed beneath the iconic structure.
Videos circulating online showed the Cuauhtémoc, named after the last Aztec emperor, as...
The ship STS Leeuwin II is going to be repaired after it was hit by a container ship at the Port of Fremantle 9 months ago.
The incident occurred when Maersk Shekou was trying to berth in port and slammed into the anchored vessel at 6 am on August 30, 2024, after which the training ship was badly damaged and the waterway was filled with debris.
However, a ray of light came when it was known that the Leeuwin’s diesel engine and steering gear remained operational and that...