The world’s first ammonia-ready containership CMA CGM Masai Mara has celebrated two major milestones in its construction process. Namely, the engineering marvel was christened at a special ceremony hosted by the Chinese shipbuilder Qingdao Shipyard on April 27, before being officially delivered on May 23. Image credit: Qingdao Shipyard The
Flexens expands its Kokkola project, plans hydrogen production alongside ammonia
H2Cluster Finland, a network of companies and industrial associations, has revealed that its member, the Finnish project developer Flexens, aims to start green hydrogen production with a capacity of 350 megawatts (MW) and integrate it with green ammonia production. Specifically, the company plans to build a large green hydrogen plant
Eni, RINA to boost energy transition and decarbonisation of maritime transport
Energy major Eni and classification society RINA have signed an agreement to jointly develop initiatives that can contribute to the energy transition and decarbonisation of their respective operations and particularly maritime transport. Courtesy of Eni According to Eni, the agreement focuses on the use of HVO (hydrogenated vegetable oil) biofuel
Energinet and Evida tasked with owning and operating Danish hydrogen infrastructure
The Danish government has selected state-owned companies Energinet and Evida to own and operate the backbone of the country’s future hydrogen infrastructure. Illustration only. Courtesy of Energinet On 23 May, the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities revealed the agreement signed by the government and supporting political parties, providing
Norwegian authority looks into Northern Lights CCS project
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has completed an audit of the joint venture behind the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage project (CCS) and some of its elements. Source: Equinor The PSA conducted an audit of the Northern Lights joint venture and the follow-up of pipelines and subsea facilities
CMES firms up deal with Dalian Shipbuilding for LNG carriers and oil tankers
Chinese shipping company China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has moved forward with fleet expansion plans by signing contracts for the construction of two massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and two Aframax crude oil tankers. Illustration; Image c redit: CMES Dalian Shipbuilding has secured the shipbuilding contracts for the vessels, the construction of which
Ocean Yield trims sails, signs up for up to 9 ammonia-ready Newcastlemaxes with CMB
Norwegian shipowner Ocean Yield has finalized the terms of its previous announcement on the acquisition of up to ten ammonia-ready Newcastlemax dry bulk newbuildings. Bulk carrier CMB powered by ammonia Image credit: CMB Namely, in its latest announcement, the company said it had agreed with the charterer to finalize the
BP and PetroChina secure regasification capacity at Gate LNG terminal
Gate LNG terminal, a joint venture of Dutch companies Vopak and Gasunie, has announced that energy majors BP and PetroChina International London Co. Ltd will each separately acquire two billion cubic metres (BCM) per year of regasification and corresponding storage capacity. Courtesy of Gasunie Gate terminal informed that both companies
Keppel intensifies its efforts in production and use of hydrogen and ammonia
To boost its efforts in the production and use of green hydrogen and ammonia as low-carbon energy sources, Singapore-based Keppel Corporation has joined the Central Queensland hydrogen (CQ-H2) project consortium to develop a large-scale green hydrogen project in Australia and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with technology supplier Incitec