M/T Alkiviadis. Courtesy of Capital Ship Management Greece-based ship management company Capital Ship Management (Capital) has taken delivery of the newbuild 50,000 dwt chemical/product medium-range (MR) tank with LNG fuel-ready propulsion. On 27 January, Capital said it took delivery of the vessel named M/T Alkiviadis from Hyundai Vietnam Shipyard. It
Anegasaki thermal power station new unit 1 starts commercial operation
Japan’s Anegasaki thermal power station new unit 1, which energy company JERA Co. has been replacing through its subsidiary JERA Power Anegasaki G.K., has begun commercial operation. Courtesy of JERA Thermal power station new unit 1 is an LNG-fired power station that uses a gas turbine combined-cycle power generation system
Investigation reveals cause of fire incident on world’s 1st LH2 carrier Suiso Frontier
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ABTS) has concluded the investigation of a fire incident onboard the world’s first LH2 carrier Suiso Frontier that took place on 25 January 2022 on its maiden voyage. The ABTS’ investigation has found that the failure of an incorrectly-fitted electrical solenoid valve led to the brief propagation
US DOE awards Port of Corpus Christi with $16.4M in CarbonSAFE grants
The Port of Corpus Christi has been allocated $16.4 million through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) initiative to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of permanently storing captured carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial operations. Courtesy of Port of Corpus Christi The Port of
DSME selects TMC compressors for BW LNG’s newbuild carriers
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has contracted TMC Compressors to provide a marine compressed air system to four LNG carriers the shipbuilder is constructing for BW LNG. Norway-headquartered TMC, which manufactures marine compressors solely for marine and offshore use, will manufacture, assemble and test the equipment in Europe and
OCI, Unibarge to develop green methanol-fueled bunker barge
Dutch fuel producer OCI N.V. (OCI) has joined forces with compatriot barge operator Unibarge to develop Europe’s first dual-fuel bunker barge powered by green methanol. The barge will be the first green inland waterway craft in Europe to also serve as a methanol bunker delivery vessel, both delivering and operating
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding eyes commercialization of its ammonia bunkering vessel
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a Yokohama-based subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, has completed a conceptual study for an ammonia bunkering vessel in collaboration with INPEX Corporation. The vessel will be capable of supplying ammonia fuel to ships and the project is being pursued amid the growing popularity of ammonia as a clean
UK NSTA creates carbon transportation and storage team
In response to the rapid growth of the carbon capture and storage industry, UK’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has set up a dedicated carbon transportation and storage team. The team, which supplements NSTA’s established exploration and new ventures team, will oversee the delivery of offshore carbon transportation and storage
TC Energy ‘disappointed’ as Coastal GasLink faces increased construction costs
North America’s energy infrastructure company TC Energy has updated cost estimates for the Coastal GasLink project, a pipeline that is expected to transport natural gas to the approved LNG Canada facility near Kitimat, British Colombia, Canada. TC Energy said in the update that the project continues to face material cost
KSOE lands colossal order for 12 methanol-powered boxships
Image credit Maersk South Korean shipbuilding major Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has won an order for the construction of twelve very large container ships from an unnamed European shipping company. The vessels will be built by KSOE’s subsidiary Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and the contract is worth KRW