Norwegian fertilizer company Yara International ASA is planning to produce green ammonia, powering emission-free shipping fuels and decarbonized food solutions. Against this backdrop, Yara will fully electrify its ammonia plant in Porsgrunn, Norway with the potential to cut 800,000 tonnes of CO2 per annum, equivalent to the emissions from 300,000 passenger cars. The plant
The Dutch shipping company Anthony Veder has continued the expansion of its fleet. Courtesy of Anthony Veder The company said it has taken delivery of Excalibur, a 4,5000-cbm Ethylene carrier. The vessel will be renamed Coral Siderea following its delivery in the Port of Rotterdam. With the addition of the
The American Bureau of Shipping has issued its Guide for Hybrid Electric Power Systems for Marine and Offshore Applications. Illustration only (Courtesy of ABS) The guidelines focus on systems integrating electric power generation and storage technologies with conventional power generation. ABS noted that hybrid power systems have significant potential to
A Russian pipe-laying vessel has stopped near the construction site of the Gazprom-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea. According to a Reuters article, AIS data from Saturday puts the Akademik Cherskiy pipelayer near the Nord Stream 2 construction site. The Russian pipe-laying vessel has stopped north
Australian energy company Viva Energy has selected and entered into memorandums of understanding (MOU) with two partners for the development of Geelong LNG facility. Courtesy of Viva Energy The partners comprise two consortia, the first being a partnership between ENGIE Australia & New Zealand and Mitsui & Co., and the
Norwegian energy major Equinor and German utility RWE have joined the NortH2 green hydrogen project in the Netherlands. Source:RWE NortH2 aims to produce green hydrogen using electricity from about 4 GW of offshore wind off the coast of the Netherlands by 2030, and 10+ GW by 2040. The project was
Japan is planning to introduce ammonia as fuel into the shipping industry and make it commercially available in the late 2020s as part of its efforts to go carbon-neutral by 2050. The solution was examined at today’s meeting of the fuel ammonia council, which was established back in October. The
Japan’s Inpex has signed a memorandum of understanding with Indonesia’s Perusahaan Gas Negara for domestic LNG supply from the Abadi LNG project. Illustration only (Courtesy of Inpex) Inpex signed the deal on behalf of its joint venture partner, Shell Upstream Overseas (Shell). In its statement, Inpex noted that discussions will