Norway’s H2Carrier and Sweden’s Trelleborg Gas Transfer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on ship-to-ship ammonia transfer solutions. Courtesy of H2Carrier The two companies will collaborate in developing a safe, reliable, and efficient solution for side-by-side offloading of ammonia when operating the P2XFloater™ on sheltered near-shore projects.
Alternative fuel ships have accounted for around 60% of new orders since the start of 2022 in GT, primarily driven by LNG dual-fuel vessel orders, and increasingly methanol, and now account for 5% of fleet GT and 47% of orderbook, data from Clarksons shows. Illustration. Courtesy of Jiangnan Shipbuilding Looking
Yara Clean Ammonia, a subsidiary of Norwegian fertiliser company Yara International, and Enbridge, a Canadian pipeline and energy company, have signed of a letter of intent to jointly develop and construct a world scale low-carbon blue ammonia production facility as equal partners. Courtesy of Enbridge According to Yara, the proposed
Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has delivered the 84,000 cbm dual-fuel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, Captain Markos, to US-headquartered LPG shipping company Dorian LPG. Courtesy of Dorian LPG The vessel, delivered on 31 March, is Dorian’s first dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) and will join the Helios LPG Pool,
German shipyard Meyer Werft has laid keel for Disney Treasure, the second LNG-powered cruise ship it is building for US-based Disney Cruise Line. Keel laying for Disney Treasure. Courtesy of Meyer Werft According to Meyer Werft, the keel laying ceremony took place on 31 March to celebrate the start of
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Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted by the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard to supply the cargo handling and integrated fuel gas supply systems for very large ethane carrier (VLEC) vessels. Illustration / Courtesy of Wärtsilä The order, booked by Wärtsilä in Q1 2023, is for two VLECs being
MF Hydra, the world’s first liquid hydrogen-powered ferry operated by Norwegian company Norled, is breaking ground as it starts sailing on zero-emission hydrogen with a blessing from the Norwegian Maritime Authority. MF Hydra. Courtesy of Norled The ferry is put into operation today, 31 March, running on zero-emission hydrogen and
The European Union has reached a provisional deal to raise the share of renewables in its final energy consumption to 42.5% by 2030, under the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). European Union flag (Courtesy of the European Commission/Photo by Mauro Bottaro) European Union flag (Courtesy of the European
Houston-based energy company Marathon Oil Corporation, through its affiliated company Marathon E.G. Holding Limited, has inked a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (E.G.) and Chevron’s Noble Energy E.G. Ltd, to move forward with the next phases in the development of Equatorial Guinea’s Gas Mega Hub (GMH). Marathon Oil Marathon Oil