French energy major TotalEnergies explores ammonia as an alternative marine fuel by participating in a series of relevant industry initiatives. Courtesy of TotalEnergies TotalEnergies entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 22 companies across diverse industries (energy, mining, power utility, chemical, terminal, shipping, shipbuilding, manufacturing, bunkering and classification society)
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has joined the Australia-based Global CCS Institute (GCCSI), an international think tank on carbon capture and storage (CCS) which is recognized as a means to achieve a low-carbon and decarbonized society. The announcement comes only a day after MOL’s compatriot Nippon Yusen
Rolls-Royce is testing a sustainable power supply based on hydrogen fuel cells at the Friedrichshafen plant, in order to assume a pioneering role in fuel cell applications. Courtesy of Rolls-Royce A 250-kilowatt demonstrator is in the process of being set up at the Friedrichshafen plant of Rolls-Royce’s Power Systems division
U.S. LNG producer Cheniere Energy will work with natural gas companies and academic institutions to quantify, monitor, report and verify (QMRV) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at LNG production sites. Courtesy of Cheniere A subsidiary of Cheniere will be running the project. The natural gas producers joining the project are Aethon
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has contracted Norway’s TMC Compressors for marine air lubrication system (ALS) to five newbuild LNG carriers. Courtesy of TMC Compressors The five LNG carriers are being constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. Each of the LNG carriers will have a
The construction has commenced on the world’s first fully electric passenger fast ferry at the Fjellstrand shipyard in Norway, partners in the EU-funded TrAM project said. Artist’s impression of the fully electric, zero-emission fast ferry Medstraum now under construction at Norwegian shipyard Fjellstrand / Photo: Kolumbus/NCE Maritime Cleantech Equipped to
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and classification society RINA have announced a novel propulsion design that aims to achieve “immediate compliance with IMO 2023 targets.” As disclosed, the new design features Wärtsilä 31DF 4-stroke engines operating with LNG fuel. The system sees a single engine being used for both propulsion and
Chinese oil and gas player CNOOC has started the construction of six LNG storage tanks at its Binhai LNG import terminal in Jiangsu. Illustration only; Courtesy of CNOOC China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) will expand the Binhai LNG terminal by adding six new large LNG tanks with a storage
Havfram has secured a contract with Technip Energies for the pre-installation and hook-up of the subsea mooring system for the natural gas floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) at the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project. Newly founded Technip Energies is providing the facility to BP for deployment on the maritime
Vitol Bunkers, a newly established global bunkering service of the Dutch energy and commodity giant Vitol, has launched a carbon offset offering to its marine fuel customers. Courtesy of Vitol With this new option, customers of Vitol Bunkers will be offered the opportunity to cancel emissions associated with any given