Uruguay unveils offshore wind-to-hydrogen plan
Uruguay’s state-owned oil and gas company ANCAP, together with the country’s ministries of industry and environment, has presented a plan for green hydrogen production powered by offshore wind, which could see a tender launched in a couple of years. Under the new H2U Offshore programme, ANCAP has called for interested
MHI-MME’s engine turbochargers for 4 NYK Line LNG-fueled vessels
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine (MHI-MME) will deliver its turbochargers for the main engines of four NYK Line LNG-fueled pure car and truck carriers (PCTC). Courtesy of NYK Line China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) is constructing the PCTCs for the Japanese shipping major NYK Line. MHI-MME will provide
Unifeeder boxship bunkered with GoodFuels’ sustainable biofuel
Dutch marine biofuels supplier GoodFuels and Denmark-based shortsea operator Unifeeder have together completed their first bunkering of sustainable marine biofuel in the Port of Rotterdam. Photo: Unifeeder/GoodFuels Under this new partnership, the shortsea containership Elbsummer was bunkered with a blend of marine biofuel produced from 100 percent sustainable feedstock and marine gasoil
DOE to invest $8 million in hydrogen projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will invest $8 million for nine projects that will complement [email protected] efforts and support DOE’s Hydrogen Shot goal to decrease the cost of clean hydrogen. Illustration only; Courtesy of DoE Above all, the DOE’s Hydrogen Shot goal is to drive down the cost of
Fortescue chooses green ammonia to decarbonize its fleet
Australian iron ore company Fortescue Metals Group has revealed plans to convert its existing fleet to run on green ammonia and adopt it in new vessel construction to push up the company’s decarbonisation efforts. The plans were announced as part of a broader target to achieve net-zero Scope 3 emissions
Brazilian GNA LNG terminal as milestone for KN
With the Brazilian GNA LNG-to-power project launching commercial operations, Lithuanian LNG terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta (KN) is now handling operations of two LNG terminals worldwide. Courtesy of GNA The opening ceremony of the Gas Natural Açu (GNA) LNG terminal and the GNA I thermal power plant In Brazil marks a
Canada’s Kitimat LNG project halfway to completion
The Shell-led LNG Canada project in Kitimat Harbour has just surpassed the 50 per cent completion mark. Courtesy of Canada LNG LNG Canada is a major $17 billion LNG project currently under construction in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada. It will have a production capacity of 14 million tonnes per annum
Waterfront Shipping welcomes new methanol dual-fuel MR tanker
Canada-based Waterfront Shipping Company (WFS), a subsidiary of Methanex Corporation, has taken delivery of the fifth in a series of eight methanol dual-fuel tankers from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. The contract for eight new methanol dual-fuel vessels is being carried out in partnership with Marinvest , Nippon Yusen
Methanol-fueled ship pioneer Marinvest has a new owner
Clean Sea Transport, a joint venture between MSEA Group, Arkview Capital, and Scorpio Tankers, has acquired 100% of the shares in Swedish shipping company Marinvest AB to promote clean fuels in the shipping sector. The deal entails Marinvest’s managed fleet of five dual-fuel methanol carriers and four LR1 ice class