Norwegian shipowning company Ocean Yield AS is buying another methanol-ready boxship newbuilding for long-term charter. On 18 July 2022, the shipowner said it has agreed to purchase a 5,500 TEU container vessel newbuilding under construction at HJ Shipbuilding (HJSC, formerly Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction) in South Korea. The Post-Panamax
A battery-powered ferry designed by naval architect LMG Marin, a wholly-owned subsidiary of shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine, has been delivered to the Norwegian ferry operator Norled AS. Courtesy of LMG Marin LMG Marin has confirmed in the social media update that the ferry named Ryfylke has been delivered, featuring what is said
Amid the world besieged by a global energy crisis, the International Energy Agency (IEA) believes that Europe is at the epicentre of the energy market turmoil, thus, coordinated actions across the EU are essential to prevent a major gas crunch, says the IEA boss, who outlines five measures to deal
Australian LNG producer Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG), a joint venture between ConocoPhillips, Origin Energy, and Sinopec, has appointed Khoa Dao as its chief executive officer (CEO). Courtesy of Australia Pacific LNG Australia Pacific LNG said it has appointed Khoa Dao as CEO to take the helm of the business as
French energy major TotalEnergies and German firm Deutsche ReGas are discussing the possibility of deploying an FSRU vessel at Lubmin port in northern Germany. Courtesy of Deutsche ReGas TotalEnergies will supply the FSRU for use by privately-owned Deutsche ReGas, a medium-sized company developing an LNG import terminal at the German
French energy major TotalEnergies and German firm Deutsche ReGas are discussing the possibility of deploying an FSRU vessel at Lubmin port in northern Germany. Courtesy of Deutsche ReGas TotalEnergies will supply the FSRU for use by privately-owned Deutsche ReGas, a medium-sized company developing an LNG import terminal at the German
A consortium comprising Shell New Energies NL BV, ENGIE, Vopak and Anthony Veder have signed an agreement to study the feasibility of producing, liquifying and transporting green hydrogen from Portugal to the Netherlands, where it would then be stored and distributed for sale. Courtesy of Vopak The consortium envisions hydrogen
A Horizon 2020-funded renewable methanol project LAURELIN is entering a new phase after celebrating its first year of research. Photo: LAURELIN/Twitter For the last year, ten European and Japanese research expert organisations have been working together on the project to develop innovative processes to convert CO2 into renewable methanol. Responsible
U.S. engineering firm Bechtel has started construction on LNG storage tanks for the Taichung Phase Three LNG import terminal in Taiwan. Ceremony at the CPC Taichung LNG import terminal site in Taiwan; Courtesy of Bechtel On 15 July, Bechtel said it, together with CPC Corporation and MRY, broke ground on
Hydrogen company HyCC has launched Project H2era to construct a 500-megawatt green hydrogen plant at the Port of Amsterdam. Courtesy of HyCC The project is launched in cooperation with the Port of Amsterdam. HyCC sees it as a major step forward in the development of the regional hydrogen economy to