Toyota Tsusho Petroleum Private Limited (TTP), a physical bunker supplier and bunker barge operator located in the Port of Singapore, will conduct biofuel trials in Singapore, Japan’s Toyota Tsusho Corporation said. This is the first trial of its kind conducted in Singapore and by a Japanese company, according to Toyota Tsusho. As informed,
Höegh Autoliners plans to have its 1st zero-carbon ready car carrier by 2023
The Aurora Class vessel; Image credit: Höegh Autoliners Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners launched today its Aurora Class of vessels as part of its decarbonization efforts. The ships will be zero-carbon ready and designed for 9,100 car equivalent units, making them the world’s largest car carriers. The company has
GasLog’s LNG newbuild starts sea trials, delivery mid June
Liquefied natural gas shipper GasLog informed its newbuild LNG carrier, GasLog Wellington has kicked off sea trials in South Korea. Courtesy of GasLog The vessel, currently known as SN2311 is under construction at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. The vessel features X-DF low-pressure, two-stroke main engines, and
Avenir Accolade completes first LNG bunkering off Malaysia
Avenir LNG, a joint venture consisting of Stolt-Nielsen, Hoegh LNG and Golar LNG, has completed the first bunkering of the Avenir Accolade. Courtesy of Avenir LNG The bunkering was completed by its sister ship the Avenir Advantage in Pasir Gudang, Pengerang, Malaysia on 26 April 2021. Both ships built by
Philippines: DoE approves VEC’s LNG-to-power project
Vires Energy Corporation (VEC) has been granted approval by the Philippine Department of Energy to proceed with the LNG-to-power project in Batangas. Courtesy of BW LNG VEC is developing an integrated natural gas-fired power plant and LNG storage and regasification terminal in the province. Securing the notice to proceed approval
Høglund tech deployed on Norway’s 1st LNG bunkering ship
Marine solutions provider Høglund Marine Solutions has supplied systems and supported the commissioning of Norway’s first LNG bunkering unit following successful gas and sea trials. Courtesy of Høglund Once a conventional bunkering tanker known as Oslo Tank, the Bergen Tankers-owned vessel has been renamed Bergen LNG and will play a
Shell, RWE & co move forward with German offshore wind-to-hydrogen project
Project partners Shell, RWE, GASCADE, and Gasunie have signed a declaration of intent to further intensify their collaboration on the AquaDuctus project. Source: RWE The AquaDuctus pipeline will transport green hydrogen from the German North Sea directly to the continent. It is part of the AquaVentus initiative, which plans to
Eni starts up ‘key’ Merakes project offshore Indonesia
Italian oil major Eni has started gas production from the Merakes project located in the East Sepinggan block in the Makassar Strait, deep offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Eni said on Monday that the project was a deep-water gas field development in the offshore Kutei Basin, with approximately 1,500 meters water
Equinor pushes Hammerfest LNG restart to March 2022
Norwegian oil major Equinor has pushed back the planned restart of its Hammerfest LNG facility to end of March 2022. The Hammerfest LNG plant. (Photo courtesy of Øivind Haug / Equinor) Initially the operation was planned to resume on 1 October 2021. However, based on extensive analyses and mapping of