Japan’s Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC), in cooperation with member shipbuilders in Japan, has developed an ammonia-ready LNG-fueled Panamax bulk carrier. Courtesy of GSC On 20 April 2022, the design received approval in principle (AIP) from the classification society ClassNK. The Panamax bulk carrier is LNG-fueled but
Italian oil and gas company Eni has agreed with The Republic of Congo to increase gas production and supply primarily through the development of an LNG project that is to start in 2023. Illustration; Courtesy of Eni On 21 April, Congo’s hydrocarbons minister Bruno Jean Richard Itoua and the CEO
Canadian asset management company Purpose ESG will invest in compatriot firm Nauticol Energy which might become the world’s first large-scale net zero methanol producer. Courtesy of Nauticol Energy Nauticol Energy is an energy transition company that will produce net-zero and carbon-negative fuels for sectors such as the marine. Its first
As part of its journey towards net-zero emissions by 2050, MSC Cruises, the cruise division of Swiss MSC Group, will have shore power connections in two Northern European ports this summer. MSC Virtuosa arrives into Southampton. Courtesy of MSC Cruises, Blue Harbour. Having made the pledge in 2021 to achieve
Japanese energy companies ENEOS, JERA, and JFE will look into establishing hydrogen and ammonia receiving and supply base at the Keihin Waterfront Area in Kanagawa Prefecture. Keihin Waterfront Area; Courtesy of Yokohama Economic Affairs Bureau & Riken Yokohama The parties have concluded a memorandum of understanding and begun to discuss
Transparency Market Research (TMR) sees the global LNG bunkering market rising at CAGR of 63.6 per cent in the period between 2021 and 2031. Illustration only; Courtesy of MOL/Pavilion Energy Transparency Market Research, a global market intelligence company, published an analysis report on the global LNG bunkering market and its
Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has ordered the tank design for two new LNG vessels from French LNG containment specialist GTT. Illustration; Courtesy of Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries GTT said in a statement it has received this order in March 2022. Its partner Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries ordered
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply four dual-fuel engines for two hybrid, 8,000 lane-meter, roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels. The ships were ordered in February 2022 by Luxembourg-based shipping group CLdN from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD). Both 234-meter vessels are scheduled for delivery
Dutch energy company Gidara Energy and the Port of Rotterdam will set up an advanced biofuels facility in the Netherlands called Advanced Methanol Rotterdam (AMR). Courtesy of Gidara Energy Located in the Port of Rotterdam, the facility will convert non-recyclable waste into advanced methanol. The advanced methanol achieves CO2 emission reductions and
Singapore’s shipbuilder Keppel O&M has delivered the first LNG-fueled trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) built in Singapore to Dutch maritime giant Van Oord. Courtesy of Van Oord The high-specification dredger Vox Ariane has a hopper capacity of 10,500 cbm, dual-fuel engines, and can run on LNG. It is the sixth