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Alfa Laval gets marine industry’s 1st AiP for firing boilers with methanol

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Maritime classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Swedish company Alfa Laval the first marine approval for operating boilers on methanol. The company received the approval in principle (AIP) on 4 November 2021, based on extensive solution testing at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre. Image Courtesy:

MSC Cruises marks construction milestones on two LNG-powered newbuilds

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The Cruise Division of MSC Group and French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique have marked construction milestones for two liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled newbuilds. The first milestone is the launching of MSC’s first LNG-powered vessel MSC World Europa. The ceremony took place at the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire where the ship will

Samsung Heavy Industries wins $622M order for 3 new LNG carriers

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South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received orders for three new LNG carriers that total $622 million (733.9 billion won). Illustration only; Courtesy of Business Wire Specifically, the shipyard received these orders from a Bermuda regional shipping company and from an Oceania regional shipping company. The delivery of

Höegh LNG offers buyout of Höegh LNG Partners

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Norway’s floating terminal projects company Höegh LNG wants to buy all publicly held common units of the Bermuda-based Höegh LNG Partners in exchange for $4.25 in cash per common unit. Illustration only; Courtesy of Höegh LNG On 6 December, Höegh LNG Partners (the “Partnership“) said that its board received an

NOVATEK and RWE join in on LNG supply and decarbonisation

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Novatek, Russia’s natural gas producer, and RWE Supply & Trading, the trading unit of German utility RWE, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on LNG supply and decarbonisation. Courtesy of Novatek Under the MoU, Novatek will supply low-carbon ammonia and hydrogen to RWE. These will originate from

North Sea Midstream Partners joins Acorn Project in UK

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The Acorn Partners – Storegga, Shell, and Harbour Energy – have revealed that North Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP) has acquired a 10 per cent interest to become a participant in the Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Hydrogen Project in the UK. Storegga, Shell, and Harbour Energy became equal

ENGIE and Masdar partner up for UAE green hydrogen hub

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French energy company Engie and Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy developer Masdar have signed a strategic alliance agreement to explore the co-development of a UAE-based green hydrogen hub. Courtesy of ENGIE The parties are looking to develop projects with a capacity of at least two gigawatts by 2030. Therefore, they will

Dutch LNG-ZERO concept receives subsidy

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Dutch maritime consortium has received financial aid for the LNG-ZERO concept, an ambitious research project originally introduced by TNO. Illustration only; Courtesy of Shell LNG-ZERO is an ambitious research project, in addition to international carbon capture research projects like Everlong. It wants to develop technology and strategy for reducing exhaust

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