eMethanol produced from renewable energy sources can have carbon equivalence up to 94% lower than fossil fuels, according to a lifecycle assessment conducted by Swedish eMethanol producer Liquid Wind. A visualisation of FlagshipONE, Sweden’s first facility for production of green electro-fuel, eMethanol, in Örnköldsvik. Courtesy of Liquid Wind The results …

Papendrecht-based dredging and maritime services provider Boskalis has decided to convert numerous vessels within its Offshore Energy division into hybrid vessels through the retrofitting of energy storage systems. Illustration. Diving support vessel Constructor. Source: Boskalis This move will entail a sizable capital investment and is expected to reduce the vessels’ fuel …

Trinidad and Tobago’s LNG production company Atlantic LNG has completed loading its 4500th cargo today at its Point Fortin facility. Courtesy of Atlantic LNG On 8 April, Atlantic LNG loaded this milestone LNG cargo onto the vessel Cool Discoverer at the second jetty of its Point Fortin facility. This is …

Shell has officially restarted LNG cargo operations at its Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia after near four-month hiatus. Courtesy of Shell On 11 April, Shell informed in a statement that LNG cargoes had resumed from the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas facility. “Our focus at Prelude remains on the …

Brassavola, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel chartered by energy solutions provider Pavilion Energy to supply LNG bunkers in the Port of Singapore, has been launched. Source: MOL/Pavilion Energy Source: MOL/Pavilion Energy According to the vessel’s owner Mitsui O.SK. Lines, the Brassavola is now set to undergo sea …

Gasunie, HES International (HES), and Vopak have joined forces to develop an import terminal for green ammonia as a hydrogen carrier in the Port of Rotterdam. Courtesy of Port of Rotterdam The parties have signed a cooperation agreement to that effect. Their cooperation is a response to the growing global …

Japan’s hydrogen association HySTRA held a ceremony to mark the completion of the first voyage of the world’s first liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier Suiso Frontier. Courtesy of HySTRA HySTRA held the ceremony in Kobe, Japan to celebrate the completion of the world’s first maritime transport of liquefied hydrogen, including its …

The current geopolitical crisis has been seen by many as a wake-up call and a nudge the world needed to pivot towards renewables, which are perceived as pillars of a net-zero future. In light of this, the offshore energy industry is putting the wheels into motion to step up decarbonisation …

Singapore-based shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has completed the third trial of marine biofuel onboard the Singapore-flagged container vessel NYK Fuji. Courtesy of ONE NYK Fuji was refuelled with 1,300 metric tonnes of marine biofuel product during bunkering at the Port of Singapore, on 11 February 2022. The vessel, …

Navigator Gas, owner and operator of handysize LNG carriers, has appointed a new executive vice president in the U.S. who will be responsible for the company’s relationships with North American stakeholders. Courtesy of Navigator Holdings On 5 April, Navigator Gas said it has appointed Randy Giveans as executive vice president, …