Germany’s Uniper has teamed up with General Electric to decarbonize its gas-fired power plants and natural gas storage facilities. Illustration only. Courtesy of Uniper GE’s Gas Power business and Uniper will explore, assess, and develop technology options for decarbonization, Uniper said. The company added this is GE’s first fleet-wide decarbonization
Illustration; Image by Navingo Polish shipbuilder Remontowa Shipbuilding has launched the fourth and last hybrid electric passenger-car ferry in the series being built for Norwegian shipowner Norled. The ships, ordered back in 2018, feature LMG 120-DEH design. According to LMG Marin, the design LMG 120-DEH features many energy-efficient solutions including
Novatek, Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, shipped the first cargo of liquefied natural gas from the Yamal LNG project to Japan transported eastbound via the Northern Sea Route. Courtesy of Novatek The LNG cargo was delivered by the LNG tanker Vladimir Rusanov under a spot contract by Novatek’s unit,
Image by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), a shipbuilding unit of Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register for its ammonia-powered design of a 50,000 dwt MR tanker. The shipbuilder has been working on a joint development project of
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) containment specialist GTT signed a technical services agreement (TSA) with the Hong Kong-based Fleet Management. Courtesy of Fleet Management Under the TSA GTT will support the ship management company with shipbuilding supervision, maintenance and operation of the vessels they manage. GTT added the agreement includes technical
Minerva Gas, the Greek LNG carrier owner and operator, has launched its newbuild vessel at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. Courtesy of Minerva Gas The vessel, Minerva Kalymnos is capable of transporting 174,000 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas. The company noted in its statement SHI performed the launching
Golar Power has executed a memorandum of understanding with Norsk Hydro to develop the first LNG terminal in the North of Brazil. Illustration only. Courtesy of Golar LNG According to Golar Power, a joint venture between Golar LNG and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, this is a major step towards one of
Seven months into the implementation of the IMO 2020 sulphur cap, which shaped a monumental shift for the shipping industry to less-polluting fuels, the issues with regard to the quality of bunkers persis, despite being sidetracked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking in a recent webinar hosted by Capital Link, Nikolas
