German ferry operator AG Ems has started operating the LNG-fueled retrofit ferry Münsterland on the route between Netherlands and Germany. Courtesy of AG Ems MS Münsterland is now back in regular service; it operates between Eemshaven in the Netherlands and the German island of Borkum. It is the third ship
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed an optimised maintenance agreement for two LNG carriers operated by the Japanese shipping group MMS. Illustration; Courtesy of Wärtsilä The parties signed the agreements (OMAs) back in February 2022. Wärtsilä says they are to deliver maximised engine uptime and cost predictability, optimising maintenance
Germany’s government has allocated about €2.5 billion ($2.7 billion) for four floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals around the country. Premium content Checking for account. You need javascript to validate your login status. Premium Premium content Subscribe to continue Become a PREMIUM Subscriber Do not want to miss out on
The industry has been evidently hitting the pause button ahead of Easter. However, it seems like one part of the world still keeps going without slowing down. The Americas took the spotlight this week in offshore energy news headlines, with Canada and the U.S. steering the wheel. Premium content Checking
The Canadian Woodfibre LNG project has issued a notice to proceed to its construction contractor U.S. offshore engineering firm McDermott. Courtesy of Woodfibre LNG This notice to proceed is an instruction from Woodfibre LNG to McDermott to start the work in order to move the project toward major construction start
Green hydrogen and green hydrogen-derived ammonia are the only scalable fuels that can achieve the emission reduction targets set forth in the Paris Agreement, a new report has found. Illustration. Courtesy of IMO on Flickr The report, entitled “Future Maritime Fuels in the USA – the options and their potential pathways”,
The Galway Hydrogen Hub (GH2) consortium has proposed to develop Ireland’s first hydrogen valley, a regional ecosystem that links H2 research, production, and distribution with end-users. Photograph by Eamon Ward; Courtesy of SSER The GH2 is a consortium consisting of seven members. These are: NUI Galway, the Port of Galway,
South Korean shipbuilder HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC, formerly Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction) has developed a dual-fuel liquefied natural gas- (LNG) powered containership. Illustration. Courtesy of HJSC The 7,700 TEU boxship design was recently approved by the British classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR), according to the shipbuilder. In November
Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has ordered the cryogenic fuel tank design for four new LNG-fueled containerships from the French LNG containment specialist GTT. Illustration; Courtesy of SHI These containerships are all mid-sized. Each LNG fuel tank will be fitted with the Mark III membrane containment technology. Samsung Heavy will deliver the containerships
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) in its weekly report informs that LNG exports from the U.S. decreased by four vessels this week from last week. Courtesy of Cheniere In the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, EIA reports that U.S. LNG exports dropped this week from the last report week. Between 7 April and