Proteus Iwona; Image credit: CCS Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) has delivered the second 109,000-dwt Aframax dual-fuel tanker Proteus Iwona to Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co (BoComm). This vessel is the first 109,000-dwt Aframax dual-fuel tanker classed by the China Classification Society (CCS) from the series. Proteus Iwona
Danish shipping giant Maersk, German energy firm Siemens Energy and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) have met to discuss green hydrogen projects ahead of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) summit in Egypt. Courtesy of SCZONE During the meeting, the parties discussed the framework of the feasibility studies
Winter is at our doorstep and concerns over the security of energy supplies are growing with each passing day. Over the past several months, governments and industries put their efforts into finding ways to tackle both energy and climate crises at the same time. The struggle continues with new regulations
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a contract for the construction of two LNG carriers worth around $500 million (KRW 710 billion). Each vessel has secured a price of $250 million, a record vaue for local shipbuilders, Yonhap reports citing DSME. The LNG carriers have
Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra, and Bechtel Energy have amended and restated the fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the proposed Phase 1 of the Port Arthur LNG project under development in Jefferson County, Texas. The amended contract includes an updated price of approximately $10.5 billion, Sempra
Germany has ordered police to guard liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals under construction as it prepares a law to strengthen the protection of critical infrastructure, Reuters reports. Germany’s interior minister Nancy Faeser told Reuters on 19 October that police were ordered to protect the LNG terminals and aerial supervision of
In 2030, Europe’s shipping industry will need over 6.3 million metric tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to power its growing fleet of gas-powered ships – enough to power 7 million homes – which will only increase Europe’s dependence on fossil fuels, a new Transport and Environment (T&E) study shows.
Chinese company Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has selected TMC Compressors (TMC) to deliver the complete marine compressed air system to six liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers the shipbuilder is constructing for Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). Under the agreement, TMC will supply multiple control and service air compressors and air driers to each
Russia’s new dual-fuel automobile and railway ferry General Chernyakhovsky has been bunkered with liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the first time. Courtesy of FSUE Rosmorport The bunkering took place on 15 October at the seaport of Ust-Luga. Right after bunkering, the ferry headed for the seaport of Kaliningrad, loaded with automotive
Auto Aspire; Image credit: UECC Norway-based RoRo transportation provider United European Car Carriers (UECC) has taken delivery of its third and final newbuild multi-fuel LNG battery hybrid pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). The latest newbuild, to be named Auto Aspire, was delivered on 20 October at China’s Jiangnan Shipyard