South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has secured approval in principle (AiP) from Norwegian classification society DNV for the basic design of ammonia fuel-ready very large crude carrier (VLCC). The design’s hull structure, fuel tank specifications, risk assessment, etc. enable ships propelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and diesel
Norway-based provider of roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) transportation United European Car Carriers (UECC) has launched its second battery hybrid LNG-powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). The launching ceremony for the vessel took place at Jiangnan Shipyard on 16 August 2021, just over a year after the first steel was cut. The
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has partnered with REintegrate, a subsidiary of the Danish renewable energy company European Energy, to produce green fuel for its first methanol-powered containership. According to the agreement, the renewable energy company will establish a new Danish facility to produce approximately 10,000 tonnes of e-methanol that
Washington-based boat builder All American Marine (AAM) and shipowner SWITCH Maritime have launched and started operational trials of Sea Change, a 70-foot, 75-passenger zero-emissions, hydrogen fuel cell-powered, electric-drive ferry that will operate in the California Bay Area. This will be the first hydrogen fuel cell vessel in the US, representing
INPEX Corporation, Japan’s largest exploration and production company, has signed a sales and purchase agreement with the United Arab Emirates-based oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) concerning the application of clean ammonia for a demonstration supply chain linking the UAE and Japan. The clean ammonia purchased from ADNOC
U.S. offshore engineering and construction services player McDermott International has been awarded an EPC contract for the second LNG storage tank and double-wall bullet for AG&P’s Philippines LNG import and regasification terminal. McDermott said on Wednesday that the deal was awarded by Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Company of Manila to
Bermuda-based ship owning and chartering company SFL Corporation Ltd. has ordered two additional dual-fuel car carriers. The company also entered into long-term charters with an unnamed Asia-based transportation company for the two newbuilds which are designed to use liquified natural gas (LNG). As explained, the vessels are sister ships of
Swiss engine developer Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has won a contract to integrate hybrid energy systems on four newbuild car carriers for Japanese owner NYK Line. As disclosed, the four pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) will run on liquified natural gas (LNG), with WinGD’s X62DF-2.1 two-stroke engines coupled with shaft
The first LNG cargo has been loaded out from the Sakhalin-2 integrated gas system following a major turnaround campaign. Sakhalin Energy said that LNG train 1 had been restarted, while post-shutdown commissioning continues at train 2. The company added that the LNG cargo departed from the Port of Prigorodnoye on
Malaysia’s Petronas has completed the delivery of its maiden carbon-neutral liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to Shikoku Electric. Petronas said on Wednesday that the cargo was delivered from the Petronas LNG Complex (PLC) in Bintulu and was received yesterday at the Sakaide LNG terminal in Shikoku Island, Japan. The company