EU failing on river transport, say auditors

A report published by the European Court of Auditors has concluded that, despite 15 years of effort, the EU has failed to increase the use of its inland waterways in any meaningful way.
UK offshore wind on track for £100/MWh target - Ore Catapult

The cost of offshore wind power off Britain has dropped by almost 11% since 2011, putting it well on track to reach the government's target of hitting £100/MWh ($154/MWh) by the end of the decade, acc...
Royal Caribbean’s Oasis III cruise ship will be largest ever built

Royal Caribbean International’s third Oasis-class ship is set to be the largest cruise ship ever constructed.
Stripping sulphur has only 'minor effect' on distillate fuel's energy content

Stripping large amounts of sulphur from distillate fuel has only a minor effect on the fuel's energy content, says the US Energy Information Administration.
Hyundai Heavy develops new gas management system for LNG carriers

Hyundai Heavy Industries has developed a new system to re-liquefying boil off gas (BOG) from a membrane-type LNG containment tank which can then be used as fuel for the vessel.
Norway’s Aibel wins $1.05 billion Statoil contract for Johan Sverdrup platform

Norwegian engineering firm Aibel has won a contract worth 8 billion crowns ($1.05 billion) from Statoil to build a drilling platform for the Johan Sverdrup field, one of the biggest deals for the gian...

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