Friendship, a Capesize bulker owned by Greek shipowner Seanergy Maritime and chartered by Japanese shipping firm NYK, has collaborated with British mining company Anglo American to complete a trial using biofuel to transport cargo. Photo: NYK This is the fourth trial use of biofuel by NYK , the second in …
Dutch offshore contractor Heerema Marine Contractors has connected its two giant heavy-lift vessels to, what the company says, is the largest shore power installation of Europe, located in Rotterdam. Heerema Marine Contractors revealed on Thursday that its largest crane vessels, Sleipnir and Thialf, have officially switched from using their engines …
Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has developed a dedicated fuel supply system for methanol, MethanolPac, as interest grows in the methanol pathway to decarbonisation. Photo: Wärtsilä Combined with the recently introduced Wärtsilä 32 Methanol engine and the company’s retrofit and system integration capabilities, MethanolPac enables the technology company to deliver methanol-capable …
Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX) has suspended Soma LNG terminal activities for safety confirmation, after the earthquake off the coast of Fukushima. Courtesy of JAPEX JAPEX announced damage and response to the earthquake that struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture on 16 March 2022. The company’s ten domestic oil and …
Germany’s energy company Uniper will book additional LNG capacity at Gate terminal, a joint venture of Vopak and Gasunie, by 1 billion cubic meters per year for three years. Courtesy of GATE Gate terminal, in operation since 2011, is a 50/50 joint-venture between Gasunie and Vopak. Its initial capacity of …
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued export licenses to the Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi to increase international LNG exports amidst energy shortages caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Illustration only; Courtesy of Cheniere Cheniere‘s Sabine Pass currently has six fully operational trains. Each is capable of …
U.K. social enterprise Menter Môn has won a £150,000 ($196,500) grant to fund hydrogen as green fuel research. Holyhead Hydrogen Hub The funding is part of a consortium led by Corre Energy. Menter Môn will use it to complete a feasibility study into the concept of storing hydrogen as a …
Norway’s state player Equinor and the country’s government have worked out a plan to maintain high gas exports to Europe and meet the demand amid supply concerns exacerbated by the Ukrainian crisis. Equinor and its partners, together with Norwegian authorities, are taking new steps to meet the gas demand in …
The fabrication of the first of three identical battery-operated roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferries for Norwegian operator Norled has been completed, Singapore-based shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine said. The first of three Norled zero-emission battery-powered Ropax ferries ready for the sailaway to Norway. (Photo: Sembcorp Maine) Sembcorp, which was contracted to design and …
U.S. gas-to-power developer New Fortress Energy has signed two long-term sale and purchase deals for LNG from Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines LNG and CP2 LNG projects. Illustration only; Courtesy of NFE Calcasieu Pass, Venture Global’s first facility, started producing LNG in January 2022. The company is also developing an additional …