Hyundai Glovis, the logistics arm of South Korea’s Hyundai Group, has signed a long-term contract with Australian Woodside Energy to enter the liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation business. Courtesy of Hyundai Glovis With this contract, which is signed for a period of up to 15 years, Hyundai Glovis plans to
DSME orders GTT tank design for two new LNGCs
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered tank design for two LNG carriers (LNGCs) from French LNG containment specialist GTT. Illustration only; Courtesy of DSME GTT said in a statement that it received this order in March 2022. Under the order, GTT will design the tanks
QatarEnergy hands out first batch of LNG ship-owner contracts
State-owned oil and gas company QatarEnergy has signed a series of time-charter parties (TCPs) with a subsidiary of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) for the long-term charter and operation of four LNG ships. Courtesy of QatarEnergy According to QatarEnergy, this is the first batch of TCPs awarded under
Crowley and Shell seek ways to decarbonise maritime sector
Florida-based marine company Crowley and the U.S.-based unit of Shell have teamed up to look into advancing decarbonisation of the maritime sector. Courtesy of Crowley Crowley and Shell Trading have entered into a memorandum of understanding to support alternative energy solutions for the future of shoreside and terminal operations. The
Canada in push to position Nova Scotia as clean hydrogen hub
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia have moved to position Nova Scotia as “a world leader in offshore wind and clean hydrogen production.” Illustration only; Courtesy of Net Zero Atlantic The Government of Canada is working with partners to build a clean economy, advance economic reconciliation, support the energy
PIL tests marine biofuel as a potential drop-in fuel solution
Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) is conducting a trial use of marine biofuel on its container vessel as part of its efforts to achieve decarbonisation objectives. As disclosed, the company started the trial on its containership Kota Megah when it called at the Port of Singapore on Sunday, 10
Shell and Uniper cooperate on UK’s blue hydrogen production
Shell and Uniper have teamed up to produce blue hydrogen at Uniper’s Killingholme power station site in the East of England. Uniper’s Killingholme power station; Courtesy of Uniper Specifically, Shell and Uniper signed a cooperation agreement to progress plans for low-carbon hydrogen production at Uniper’s Killingholme site in North Lincolnshire.
Wood hired to support Senegal’s first offshore oil development
UK oilfield services provider Wood has been awarded a contract by Woodside Energy for the Sangomar FPSO development, located offshore Senegal. The floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is specifically designed for the processing of hydrocarbons and the storage of oil before being transported to markets around the world.
Ship-to-ship bunkering of ‘world’s 1st LNG-fueled VLCC’ done
Dutch marine fuel supplier Titan LNG has teamed up with Petronas Marine, Petronas’ marine solutions unit, to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) under a term supply agreement to the “world’s first LNG-fueled very large crude carrier (VLCC)”. The ship-to-ship bunkering of the Yuan Rui Yang VLCC, chartered by Koch Industries
Icelandic-German collab to convert emissions into green methanol for ships
Icelandic energy company Landsvirkjun and German investment company PCC SE have agreed to jointly explore the possibility of capturing and utilising carbon emissions that will be used to produce green methanol for ships. The companies intend to look into capturing and utilising carbon emissions from PCC’s silicon metal plant in