Dutch shipbuilder Holland Shipyards Group has signed a contract with the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) for the delivery of two plus two autonomous all-electric ferries. Render of the autonomous electric ferry. Courtesy of Trafikverket As informed, the first ferry is scheduled to be delivered in the second half of 2024
The Port of Long Beach has joined the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES), a public-private partnership formed to help capture federal funding for developing a renewable hydrogen market in California. ARCHES was launched to serve as the lead applicant for California’s bid to win funding for a
China-based Yangzijiang Shipbuilding revealed that it has secured orders for a total of 22 vessels since last August, achieving its highest-ever total orderbook value of $10.27 billion and extending its revenue visibility to mid-2025. Out of the orders for the 22 vessels, six are 66,000 dwt bulk carriers, four are
French concessions and construction company VINCI has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build Germany’s first regasification terminal at Brunsbüttel at the mouth of the Elbe on the North Sea. VINCI signed a contract through its subsidiary Cobra IS and in a consortium with Sener. The terminal
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has delivered an approval in principle (AiP) to South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for its design and development of an 86,000 cbm ammonia (NH3) carrier with ammonia propulsion. Courtesy of BV The certificate was delivered to Jae Hyuk Woo, Senior Executive Vice
Lithuanian liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta (KN) has exercised its option to acquire the floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) Independence from Norway’s floating terminal projects company Höegh LNG. FSRU Independence. Courtesy of Höegh LNG The transfer of ownership is expected to occur in December 2024. Until then,
Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems and renewable energy projects developer SOWITEC have agreed to cooperate with the aim of providing power-to-X projects with a total electrolysis capacity of up to 500 MW by 2028. Courtesy of Rolls-Royce As explained, the plants will use renewable energy sources to generate electrical power
A consortium led by UK zero-emission solutions provider Unitrove, which created the world’s first liquid hydrogen bunkering facility, has won thousands of pounds of government funding to explore the development of a zero-emission multi-fuel station (ZEMFS) that would power hydrogen and electric ships. Courtesy of Unitrove The novel design concept,
US liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project developer Venture Global and German energy company EnBW have decided to expand their existing LNG partnership to 2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). The companies entered into 20-year sales and purchase agreements in June 2022 for 1.5 mtpa of LNG. Now, EnBW has
Liquified bio-methane (bio-LNG) can make a major contribution to maritime decarbonisation, a new study commissioned by SEA-LNG has found. Conducted by the Maritime Energy and Sustainable Development Centre of Excellence (MESD CoE) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), the study explored questions around fuel availability, cost, lifecycle emissions and