Thai state-owned oil and gas company PTT and AET, the petroleum arm of MISC, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the development and construction of two zero-emission Aframaxes to be powered by green ammonia. Under the agreement, AET will select a suitable shipyard and the two zero-emission dual-fuel
UK energy player INEOS has awarded a contract to Atkins, a member of the SNC Lavalin Group, to design a world-scale low-carbon hydrogen plant at its site in Grangemouth, Scotland. The new hydrogen plant, slated for operation in 2030, will see INEOS remove more than one million tonnes of carbon
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has committed to using either green ammonia or green methanol in at least 5 % of its deep sea operations by 2030, the company announced. The plan was revealed as the company joins the First Movers Coalition (FMC), which targets hard-to-abate sectors including aluminium, aviation,
American transportation and logistics company Matson has become the latest member of SEA-LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition established to demonstrate the benefits of the LNG fuel pathway for shipping’s decarbonisation. Courtesy of Matson/SEA-LNG Matson’s core values are said to align well with SEA-LNG’s, with the company prioritising the environment, safety,
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed an agreement with Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) to conduct joint research and development of ammonia-fired power generation by gas turbine. The new research is a part of the partners’ ongoing initiative to look into a variety of clean energy solutions to help Indonesia
Finland-headquartered technology group Wärtsilä has inked what is described as “a pioneering agreement” for decarbonisation projects in the oil and gas segment in the Americas with Brazil’s shipping company Grupo CBO. This is the Finnish player’s first contract in the decarbonisation area for the oil and gas sector in Latin America,
Yara Clean Ammonia, a global unit of Norwegian fertilizer company Yara International ASA, has joined the HyPilot project to test the PEM electrolyser technology developed by compatriot manufacturer Hystar for the future production of green ammonia using hydrogen. The HyPilot project will see the first in-field test of Hystar’s 1
Fratelli Cosulich Bunkers Singapore, part of Italian maritime transportation group Fratelli Cosulich, and Chinese shipyard Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the construction of an ammonia bunker tanker. Courtesy of SeaTech Solutions With this MOU, happening less than one year after the
Illustration/Moscow Maersk; Image credit: Maersk Converting containership vessels to alternative fuels is technically and economically feasible, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping said citing findings of a new report. As the industry moves to decarbonize its fleet, numerous questions remain to be answered on the best pathways for shipowners
Image credit: ClassNK An ammonia bunkering vessel (ABV) developed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) has won approval from the Japanese classification society ClassNK. The company has developed its own design drawings, and introduced a method of creating 3D models linked to the drawings at an early stage of