Across all segments of the shipping industry, one thing that everyone agrees on is that there is no quick solution to the supply chain disruptions and challenges that have been experienced in 2021. 

BP has started oil and gas production from the Thunder Horse South Expansion Phase 2 project on Mississippi Canyon block 822 in the Gulf of Mexico.

Federal contractors must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8, the Biden administration said Friday.

The family of a man who drowned six years ago in Nova Scotia and a diving safety advisor who has been examining his death are calling for changes to make underwater work safer in an industry plagued by fatalities. 

Effective July 1, 2021, ADCI has resumed the ADCI Audit Initiative for companies and schools that have not previously submitted to the ADCI Audit.
 
All companies and schools that have not previously gone through an ADCI audit will have until June 2022 to complete the process for continued membership.
 
Please contact the ADCI office for further information.

The operator of an oil tanker seized by Indonesian authorities at the request of Cambodia is protesting the detention of its crew, calling it a human rights violation.

The OM-1 is a compact and cost-effective single function manipulator designed for use on smaller ROVs. According to the company, the grabber may be used for a range of applications including recovering ordnance from the seafloor or for stabilizing the ROV by holding onto an object.

As explained, the SIM-based Energy Efficiency Evaluation (EEE) service will allow both newbuild vessels and existing vessels to compare different design and operational options and evaluate the performance impact of adding new technologies.

The Australian Ocean Energy Group (AOEG) has unveiled plans to establish the world’s first integrated ocean energy marketplace in an effort to accelerate the adoption of wave and tidal energy in the county, and showcase the ability of ocean energy to integrate with other renewables.

A credit rating and analysis firm based in Germany and focused on the European markets is launching the first dedicated database to display Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) ratings for the world’s commercial maritime fleet. According to Scope ESG Analysis, the database product which is known as Ship Review, will enhance the transparency of ships’ environmental, sustainability, and reliability/safety performance. 

Jadestone Energy PLC, Singapore, has successfully completed the horizontal development well H-6 on Montara oil field in the Timor Sea. The well has been tied into the existing field facilities.

COVID-19 has affected the world in many ways. Health and wealth have been at the forefront of the news and have been the subject of politics internationally. As the global economy works its way through the mutating of SARS-CoV-2, (now the most infectious variant in the form of Delta) we will look at how it has affected piracy and the shipping industry.