Switzerland-based Proman has finalised an agreement to build two additional 49,900 dwt methanol dual-fuel MR tankers, bringing its total investment to six methanol-powered newbuildings. Proman, which is the world’s second-largest methanol producer, will be the sole owner of the Provident and Progressive, alongside the Promise which is due to be delivered
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has cut the first steel for MSC Euribia, marking the official construction start of what MSC Cruises has described as its most environmentally-advanced ship. Set to come into service in June 2023, MSC Euribia will become the 22nd vessel in the MSC Cruises’ fleet and the second to run
UK-based ship management company V.Group has appointed LNG industry expert David Taylor as managing director of LNG. Courtesy of V.Group V.Group has over 35 years of experience in managing vessels in the shipping, cruise and energy sectors. The new apointment marks a continued push for the energy sector. David Taylor
UK unit of Italian oil and gas company Eni and German utility Uniper have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly evaluate decarbonisation initiatives in North Wales. Courtesy of Uniper Eni UK owns and operates the oil and gas fields in Liverpool Bay, feeding gas into the Uniper’s Connah’s
As the result of the first phase of the DNV-led MarHySafe project, ‘Handbook for Hydrogen-fueled Vessels’ promises a road map towards safe hydrogen operations using fuel cells. Courtesy of DNV The handbook reportedly details how to navigate requirements for the design and construction of hydrogen-fueled vessels. It is also covering
Dutch Gate terminal, a joint venture of Vopak and Gasunie, has received the first carbon-neutral cargo, brought jointly by TotalEnergies and OMV. Courtesy of GATE The cargo was delivered last month via Sovcomflot’s LNG tanker SCF La Perouse. Operating since September 2011, Gate import terminal is located at Maasvlakte in
Illustration; Image credit: GoodFuels Belgium-based Euro Marine Logistics N.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japanese MOL, has started sea trials of its operated car carrier, the City Of Oslo, using biofuel. EML signed a deal for biofuel supply with GoodFuels, and about 370 tons of biofuel were bunkered on the vessel at
Cerulean Winds, a company that recently unveiled a project for the production of green hydrogen and electrification of offshore oil & gas assets with 200 floating wind turbines off Scotland, has named the first of its delivery partners. The company has selected NOV as the exclusive provider of floating and
Mid-West LNG, a unit of Clean Energy Fuels Australia, has signed a five-year gas supply agreement (GSA) with Beach Energy and Mitsui E&P Australia (Waitsia JV). Courtesy of Clean Energy Fuels Australia Under the GSA, the Waitsia joint venture partners Beach Energy and Mitsui E&P will supply gas from the
CMA CGM Sorbonne, the last LNG-fueled 23,000 TEU containership out of a series of nine giant containerships built in China, has been delivered to French shipping major CMA CGM. The LNG-fueled containership and its eight 23,000 TEU sister vessels are equipped with dual-fuel Wingd engines and with tanks of 18,600