South Korean shipping major HMM, Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), Korean Register (KR), LOTTE Fine Chemical, Lotte Global Logistics and POSCO have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to seek feasible solutions on the green ammonia supply chain. Photo: HMM Under the terms of the MoU, each member pledged
Thun Tankers welcomes 3rd gas-powered newbuild
Thun Tankers has taken delivery of Thun Equality, the third “E-Class” LNG-powered tanker built by Scheepswerf Ferus Smit B.V in the Netherlands. Upon delivery, the Thun Equality will be trading within the Gothia Tanker Alliance network. “Equality describes how we want to approach people and the societies where we operate.
DSME delivers BW’s LNG newbuild, BW Helios
Majority of UK offshore workforce transitioning to low carbon energy by 2030
Almatech, e5 Lab to build hydrogen-powered ship
Swiss space and naval company Almatech has teamed up with e5 Lab, a Japanese firm funded by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Mitsubishi Corporation and others, to develop a passenger vessel powered by the hydrogen fuel cell system. Courtesy of Almatech The ocean shipping industry is one of the sectors aiming to
Wilhelmsen takes over management of Turkey’s FSRU
Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) has been selected as the ship manager for the first Turkish-flagged FSRU, the Ertuğrul Gazi. Courtesy of BOTAŞ WSM said it has completed the takeover of the FSRU built by the South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries. The Ertuğrul Gazi is owned by the Turkish state-owned
Lhyfe to install a hydrogen production site in Denmark
French renewable hydrogen company Lhyfe will install a 24-megawatt hydrogen production site at the new Danish industrial park GreenLab by the end of 2022. Courtesy of GreenLab The French company signed a master supply agreement with its partners Green Hydrogen Systems and Eurowind Energy for an electrolysis plant with up
GTT scores new LNG tanks order in China
French liquefied natural gas containment specialist GTT has secured a deal to design four very large onshore LNG storage tanks. The order was placed by GTT’s partner China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering (HQC), the company said in its statement. This order is part of the new cooperation agreement related to
GSE, ABB present simulation project for Nihonkai LNG
GSE Systems’s collaboration with ABB Bailey Japan has resulted in a project to provide process simulation for the Nihonkai LNG terminal in Niigata, Japan. Courtesy of ABB The collaboration between GSE, a U.S. company for advanced engineering and workforce solutions that decarbonise operations for the power industry, and ABB Bailey
Under sanctions vessel Fortuna starts laying Nord Stream 2 pipes off Germany
Despite sanctions imposed by the U.S. in January, Russian vessel Fortuna has started laying pipes for the Gazprom-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in German waters. Fortuna pipelayer; Source: Verdijk Maritiem According to an article by Reuters, Germany’s Waterway and Shipping Authority stated that the Fortuna arrived on site and