Americal classification society ABS, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and the Ammonia Safety and Training Institute (ASTI) have joined forces on a study of the potential of ammonia as a marine fuel for Singapore. Titled Ammonia as a Marine Fuel in Singapore – Supply Chain, Bunker Safety, and Potential Issues, the
A pipelayer vessel has started work in Danish waters ahead of the resumption of construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline regardless of the pressure from the United States and European Union to stop it. The project, designed to boost Russian gas supplies to Europe and bypass Ukraine, has
Waves Group, an offshore marine and engineering consultancy company, is expanding its team by adding Kenneth English, an LNG specialist and class one marine engineer. Courtesy of Waves Group English is a chartered engineer with over 20 years of experience working within the maritime sector, predominantly in LNG. He is
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a financing agreement with Iberdrola to support the company’s two-year innovation, research and development strategy for renewables with €100 million. Iberdrola will use the funds for R&D in renewables, the production of green hydrogen and the development of floating wind and photovoltaic installations,
MSC Shipmanagement Limited of Cyprus, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mediterranean Shipping Company, has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Quadrise to trial MSAR, an enhanced emulsified synthetic heavy fuel oil (HFO), on commercial container vessels. The trial is set to commence in 2021 with subsequent commercial rollout upon success. According
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore shipyard for the delivery of a large technology package for the BT-220IU Wind Turbine Installation Unit, a next-generation installation vessel to be built for OIM Wind. OIM Wind Norway-based OIM Wind and China’s CIMC Yantai Raffles
British multinational oil and gas company BP begun to directly supply LNG to gas customers in China, thus completing an integrated gas value chain in the country. BP launches direct sales of LNG in China BP has created a fully integrated gas value chain into China, directly connecting upstream resources,
India’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) import ticked up during the month of December 2020. Data from the oil ministry’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell monthly report shows that December LNG imports reached 2.78 billion cubic meters, edging 0.9 per cent up from the corresponding month in 2019. However,month-on-month imports slipped
Klaipėda LNG terminal in Lithuania began the year 2021 by exceeding 200 LNG operations, counting from the beginning of the LNG terminal operation. Courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta The 200th loading operation was performed from 31 December to 1 January from a small-scale LNG carrier. On 2 and 3 January, the
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has completed Kobe LH2 Terminal (Hy touch Kobe), the world’s first liquefied hydrogen receiving terminal. The terminal was built for the CO2-free Hydrogen Energy Supply-chain Technology Research Association (HySTRA). Operation testing has started at the facility, which will be used for a demonstration test for an international