The Nationaal Groeifonds, an initiative of the Dutch Ministries of Economic Affairs & Climate Change and Finance, is investing in Zero Emission Services (ZES) to speed up the implementation of ZES’ system solution for inland shipping. According to ZES, the company will receive the €50 million (around $54.9 million) investment for
Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping, part of the Aspo Group, has joined Botnia Link hydrogen project as the first customer-side stakeholder. Illustration. Courtesy of ESL Shipping As explained, the partnership is expected to strengthen ESL Shipping in its strategic roadmap towards fossil-free shipping as well as Botnia Link H2, now covering
Norwegian ferry company Torghatten Nord AS has contracted Turkish Cemre Shipyard to build a zero-emission double-ended car and passenger ferry that operates on battery-electric power. Torghatten Nord/Norwegian Ship Design All power for the new zero-emission vessel will come from the grid onshore through high-capacity automated charging connections. In case shore
The board of directors of Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. has approved the construction of five 15,000 TEU containerships that will be equipped with dual-fuel LNG marine engines. Illustration. Courtesy of Yang Ming The ships will be built in the name of the company or its subsidiaries,
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”,