MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply RoRo equipment for four zero-carbon ready and multi-fuel Aurora class pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs). Photo: Höegh Autoliners The equipment order is valued at more than $15 million, according to MacGregor. The vessels were ordered by Norwegian shipowner Höegh Autoliners
RWE, OGE team up for H2ercules hydrogen infrastructure concept
German transmission system operator OGE and compatriot utility RWE have jointly developed the national infrastructure concept called H2ercules. Germany is facing major challenges in the decarbonisation and diversification of its energy supply. Therefore, quick solutions are needed to secure the energy supply and carbon neutrality. In this context, it is
LNG shipping firm CoolCo appoints CEO
The newly formed, Bermuda-based LNG carrier shipping firm CoolCo has named its CEO and top management team. Illustration; Courtesy of Golar LNG Following the formation of Cool Company by Golar LNG and Eastern Pacific Shipping and equity raise from January, the board of CoolCo appoints a new management team. Therefore,
Port of Zeebrugge becomes newest SEA-LNG member
The Port of Zeebrugge, regarded as Belgium’s most important LNG hub, has joined SEA-LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition established to demonstrate LNG’s benefits as a viable marine fuel. Port of Zeebrugge. Courtesy of SEA-LNG coalition The Port of Zeebrugge has pioneered the development of LNG bunkering in Europe, with the
Woodfibre LNG pre-construction works to start in 2022
Pre-construction works for the Canadian Woodfibre LNG project will begin this year, revealed the project’s CEO in an update to Squamish Council. Courtesy of Woodfibre LNG Woodfibre LNG, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Pacific Energy, updated the Squamish Council on the project on 22 March. On this occasion, the project’s CEO
ICCT’s FUMES project to measure LNG ships’ methane emissions
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has launched the FUgitive Methane Emissions from Ships (FUMES) project to quantify methane emissions from LNG-fueled ships. Explicit intercepts the exhaust plume of a vessel to measure emissions; Courtesy of ICCT On 22 March, ICCT said it formally started the FUMES project in
Argo FSRU project greenlighted by Greece’s regulatory authority
The ARGO FSRU project in Volos port, developed by Mediterranean Gas, has been greenlighted by Greece’s Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE). FSRU Independence. Illustration only; Courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta Mediterranean Gas is a Greek energy utility company that is behind the FSRU-based Volos Port Authority project Argo. The project has
Energean hires Halliburton to gauge carbon storage potential in Prinos area
In pursuit of a project at the core of its net-zero roadmap, London-listed E&P company Energean has selected Halliburton, a U.S. oilfield services provider, for a subsurface study to evaluate the carbon capture and storage (CCS) potential of a basin in Greece. Halliburton revealed on Wednesday that Energean awarded it
New floating wind-to-hydrogen project proposed in UK
Environmental Resources Management’s (ERM) ERM Dolphyn and Source Energie have entered into a partnership to jointly develop projects in the Celtic Sea that incorporate floating wind and green hydrogen production, with an aim to participate in the Crown Estate’s planned floating wind leasing round. Source Energie has been working for some
Fortescue buys MMA Offshore’s PSV to convert it to green ammonia
Australia-based MMA Offshore has completed the sale of the platform supply vessel (PSV) MMA Leveque, set to be converted to run on green ammonia, to a subsidiary of compatriot Fortescue Future Industries (FFI). MMA Leveque. Courtesy of MMA Offshore As disclosed, MMA Leveque was sold for $7.75 million and the