French liquefied natural gas containment specialist GTT has secured a deal to design four very large onshore LNG storage tanks. The order was placed by GTT’s partner China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering (HQC), the company said in its statement. This order is part of the new cooperation agreement related to
GSE Systems’s collaboration with ABB Bailey Japan has resulted in a project to provide process simulation for the Nihonkai LNG terminal in Niigata, Japan. Courtesy of ABB The collaboration between GSE, a U.S. company for advanced engineering and workforce solutions that decarbonise operations for the power industry, and ABB Bailey
Despite sanctions imposed by the U.S. in January, Russian vessel Fortuna has started laying pipes for the Gazprom-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in German waters. Fortuna pipelayer; Source: Verdijk Maritiem According to an article by Reuters, Germany’s Waterway and Shipping Authority stated that the Fortuna arrived on site and
Scotland’s Port of Cromarty Firth has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) with Norwegian firm Gen2 Energy to import green hydrogen from Norway into the UK. Courtesy of Port of Cromarty Firth The port will become the UK transhipment hub for Gen2 Energy’s hydrogen, produced from Norway’s surplus renewable energy,
South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) has secured several contracts for the construction of a total of six vessels. The orders have a combined value of KRW 348 billion (about $308.5 million), the shipbuilder said today. Under the first deal, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI),
Japanese energy giant Jera and IHI Corporation have been green-lighted to start a demonstration project related to ammonia co-firing at a large-scale commercial coal-fired power plant. Courtesy of JERA Ammonia enables efficient, low-cost transport and storage of hydrogen, and it can also be used directly as a fuel in thermal
Japanese energy company INPEX today signed an agreement with the Future Energy Exports Cooperative Research Centre (FEnEx CRC) to study efficiency of LNG production value chains. Courtesy of Inpex The pair will research and develop new technologies that will lower the cost and carbon emissions of energy production in Australia.
Japanese shipping company MOL Co. revealed plans to buy a new Panamax type bulk carrier intended for transporting woody biomass as energy as its main cargo for domestic electric power companies. The vessel will meet the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) Phase 3 that will enter into force from 2025.
Croatia’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal, located on the island of Krk has completed its first small-scale reloading operation. Courtesy of LNG Croatia The project noted that the liquefied natural gas was reloaded from the FSRU LNG Croatia to Avenir LNG’s bunkering vessel the 7,500-cbm Avenir Accolade. Following
Several new energy transition developments in the offshore energy and maritime sectors have made headlines this week, contributing to the global 2050 net-zero targets and – at least to some extent – to the ambitious path that International Energy Agency (IEA) mapped in its latest report. Climate pledges by governments