SeaspanLNG has secured approval in principle (AIP) with Bureau Veritas, for the design of a 7,600-cbm LNG bunker vessel. Courtesy of SeaspanLNG The LNG bunker vessel has been designed for ship-to-ship LNG transfer as well as coastal/short sea shipping operations by Seaspan Ferries’ partner Vard Marine. Vard developed Seaspan Ferries’
Britanny Ferries test for LNG docking at Port of Bilbao
SAL supports Arctic LNG 2
German heavy-lift sea transportation company SAL has moved equipment for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project. Courtesy of SAL SAL’s Type 171 ice-class vessel MV Klara transported equipment from Masan and Pyongtaek, South Korea to Murmansk, Russia. Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project being developed
Industry majors to tackle safety issues linked to the use of ammonia as fuel
Industry heavyweights Lloyd’s Register’s Decarbonization Hub, Maersk, MAN Energy Solutions, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, NYK Line, Total and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping are embarking on a new project with the aim of providing guidelines on the safe use of ammonia as a fuel for shipping. Ammonia-fuelled
SEA-LNG stresses LNG’s role in shipping decarbonisation
The multi-sector industry coalition SEA-LNG has answered the recently published World Bank’s report on LNG’s role in zero-carbon shipping. Courtesy of SEA-LNG SEA-LNG emphasises that LNG reduces up to 23 per cent of ghg emissions and that bio and synthetic LNG offer low-risk pathways to shipping decarbonisation. It sees waiting
Hynion takes a step in decarbonising the transport sector
Swedish hydrogen company Hynion has bought a hydrogen station from public transport company Ruter. Courtesy of Hynion The refueling station will be moved and rebuilt so that it can be used by vehicles that run on hydrogen. The station includes a hydrogen production plant that will provide Hynion with cost-effective
CCS awards China’s 1st hydrogen fuel cell type approval
Wuhan-based PEM fuel cell supplier Troowin Power System Technology Co has won a type approval from China Classification Society (CCS) for its marine fuel cell product. CCS said that this was China’s first certificate of type approval for a marine fuel cell, and that it follows more than a year of
Sycar secures final approval for Ecuador LNG project
The U.S. project development company has been granted the final environmental approval for its LNG import terminal in Ecuador. Courtesy of Sycar The approval of the Environmental Impact Study was granted by the Ecuadorean Ministry of Environment and Water on April 19. The approval marks the completion of the permits
Wärtsilä joins Finnish clean propulsion project
The technology group Wärtsilä has taken participation in a consortium of Finnish research organisations studying new solutions for clean marine and off-road transport. Courtesy of Wärtsilä The consortium is organised in the Clean Propulsion Technologies project that aims to find ways by which new technologies can be employed to create
Australia will need to retool commodity exports to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050
As Australia gears up efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 it is clear that the nation would have to commercialize low emission technologies and change its energy mix in the next 30 years. Speaking on Monday ahead of a climate summit occurring this week, Australian PM Scott Morrison said