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
German shipbuilder Meyer Group and its counterpart Fassmer have decided to jointly acquire compatriot ship design company Neptun Ship Design. Courtesy of Fassmer The Rostock-based company will continue to operate independently and in its current structure. Moreover, additional jobs are to be created to strengthen the engineering office, Meyer and
Innosea, the international engineering, design and R&D consultancy within marine renewable energy sector, has expanded its European presence to the Spanish market. Jordi Serret, head of Innosea’s Spanish office (Courtesy of Innosea) Innosea’s presence in Barcelona is the company’s first in Spain. It adds to parent company ABL Group’s wider
Global engineering company Wood will provide services for Total Eren’s H2 Magallanes project, a large-scale green hydrogen production facility in Southern Chile. Courtesy of Total Eren Paris-based Total Eren is developing a large-scale green hydrogen project named H2 Magallanes. The project is totaling up to ten gigawatts of wind installed
ANL, a subsidiary of French container and logistics shipping giant CMA CGM Group, has completed the first biofuel trial on a containerised shipping vessel within Oceania. Photo: ANL The trial, undertaken on ANL’s AAX1 service was a 42-day rotation, commencing in Brisbane, travelling via Southeast Asia and then onto key
Shell-led joint venture LNG Canada has appointed Jason Klein as its new CEO, effective 13 April 2022. Jason Klein; Courtesy of Canada LNG Jason Klein joins LNG Canada from Shell Canada, where he served as VP Canada Integrated Gas; he was accountable for developing Shell’s Integrated Gas business, including oversight
Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted approval in principle to Japanese firms K Line and JGC for a new FLNG hull design. An LNG Carrier (for illustration purposes); Courtesy of K Line Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and JGC jointly developed a new concept of a floating