Dutch Titan LNG has commissioned a short-term truck loading facility in Belgium’s Port of Zeebrugge to help supply LNG as marine fuel during GATE terminal maintenance. Courtesy of Titan LNG Titan LNG launched project Bridge, designed to accommodate LNG truck loadings as an interim solution during a four-week period in
The government of Bangladesh plans to buy 3.36 million metric million British thermal units (MMBtu) of LNG from US-based Excelerate Energy. Excelerate Energy’s FSRU Excellence moored offshore Moheshkhali Island in the Bay of Bengal; Courtesy of Excelerate Energy The liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be bought by Petrobangla, the government-owned
German shipping company Hartmann Reederei has ordered three liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers in China. “I can confirm that Hartmann Reederei recently signed contracts for three 40,000 cbm LPG carriers with Yanzijiang Shipbuilding,” a spokesperson for the company told Offshore Energy – Green Marine. Although no further details on the
French LNG containment specialist GTT has signed technical assistance and license agreement (TALA) with China’s COSCO Shipping for the construction of membrane tanks. Courtesy of COSCO Shipping GTT reports that this agreement enables COSCO Shipping Qingdao to offer solutions using GTT’s membrane containment systems for the construction of several types
Indonesian gas companies Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) and Pertamina have signed a Head of Agreement (HoA) on the supply of LNG carriers and LNG bunkering facilities. Illustration only; Courtesy of Pertamina This collaboration includes Pertamina providing an LNG carrier and its supporting facilities to PGN. This is done in order
The first Turkish-flagged floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Ertuglrul Gazi was put into service with a ceremony held on 25 June at the Dortyol facility in the southern province of Hatay. Courtesy of Fatih Dönmez,Twitter The Ertuglrul Gazi FSRU features an LNG storage capacity of 170,000 cubic metres, which
Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has placed an order for the construction of up to six dual-fuel car carriers with China Merchants Jinling shipyard. The deal includes four firm 70,000 tonne-class car carriers and an option for two additional ones. The companies have not disclosed further details on the
South Africa holds an untapped opportunity to supply the global shipping industry with zero carbon fuels, a new report by Ricardo and Environmental Defense Fund reveals. The report “South Africa: fueling the future of shipping”, issued on behalf of P4G Getting to Zero Coalition Partnership, states that country’s potential can
Old habits die hard. Hence, it may be a lot more difficult for the offshore energy industry and the maritime sector to make peace with the transition they have to undergo and renounce previous business practices. The message was echoed in this week’s protest of Greenpeace environmental activists, who chained
Green ammonia as an energy source has great potential for climate protection, a new study has found. The study, entitled “Ammonia as a marine fuel”, has been commissioned by Nature and Biodiversity Union (NABU), Germany’s largest nature conservation union, in cooperation with Öko-Institut. Ammonia has recently received increasing attention as