The first hydrogen bunkering permit in the Netherlands has been granted in the port of IJmuiden, allowing Windcat Workboats to bunker the Hydrocat 48 vessel with hydrogen. Courtesy of AYOP Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP) reported that the IJmond Environmental Service granted a license for the hydrogen bunkering activity on
The Canadian unit of Belgian group BESIX and its joint venture partner Vancouver Pile Driving (Vanpile) say their work at the LNG marine terminal in western Canada is near completion. Courtesy of BESIX Cargo roll-on/roll-off vessels have started using the wharf built by the BESIX-Vanpile joint venture (BVJV) in Kitimat,
German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd and compatriot digital freight forwarder Forto have partnered up to launch a biofuel program for ocean shipping customers who seek to reduce their transport emissions. Customers booking full container load (FCL) sea freight shipments with Forto can now add the use of advanced biofuel to
European shortsea RoRo shipper UECC is expanding the use of carbon-neutral biofuels in its logistics chain through a new partnership with towage provider Svitzer, a wholly owned subsidiary of AP Moller-Maersk. The two companies have signed a three-year contract for Svitzer’s EcoTow product that will see biofuels introduced on Svitzer
Singapore-based container operator Pacific International Lines returned to WinGD with an order for 82-cm bore engines for its four 8,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel vessels. The ammonia-ready vessels will be built at privately-owned Chinese shipyard Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, and are scheduled for delivery in 2025. The engines use the Swiss engine designer’s
Japan’s oil and gas company Inpex and Australian utility AGL Energy have signed a deal to conduct a feasibility study for AGL’s Hunter Energy Hub in New South Wales, Australia. Image: Lidell Power Station The parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). Under the MoU, Inpex will study the feasibility
New Zealand-based ferry operator East by West Ferries has revealed plans to order a second all-electric passenger ferry from compatriot boat builder WEBBCo. The decision comes after the company’s first fully-electric ferry in Wellington, Ika Rere, proved efficient. Recognising the huge interest from other ferry operators both in Australasia and
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) is to collaborate with Stena Teknik – Stena’s inhouse R&D division – and Proman – the world’s second largest methanol producer – on a project to retrofit MAN 48/60 engines to make them capable of dual-fuel, diesel and methanol operation. Stena and