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Flemish ports acquire European Hydrogen Valley status
Port of Antwerp-Bruges, North Sea Port and Port of Ostend have officially been recognized as a Hydrogen Valley at the European level. Illustration; Archive; Courtesy of Clean Hydrogen Partnership The Hydrogen Valley certificate was issued by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership and Mission Innovation who maintain an online map with the
Svitzer to provide services for Greece’s first offshore LNG terminal
Svitzer, a global towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has signed a 15-year agreement to service Gastrade’s Alexandroupolis Independent Natural Gas System (Alexandroupolis INGS) LNG terminal, the first offshore LNG project in Greece. Courtesy of Gastrade Specifically, Svitzer will set up towage services and support for advanced LNG operations
In a ‘groundbreaking’ move, MAN ES wraps up 1st ammonia engine test
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has completed the first running of a test engine on ammonia at its Research Centre Copenhagen (RCC). MAN ES The company revealed that the successful combustion was performed on a MAN B&W two-stroke 4T50ME-X type and produced positive results with particularly promising
NextDecade reaches FID for Rio Grande LNG
U.S.-based energy company NextDecade has made a positive final investment decision (FID) to construct the first three liquefaction trains (Phase 1) at the company’s 27 million tons per annum (MTPA) Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) export facility in Brownsville, Texas. Illustration; Archive; Courtesy of NextDecade Specifically, the company executed and closed
Celsius’ newest dual-fuel LNG carrier named in South Korea
Denmark’s shipping company Celsius Shipping has hosted a naming ceremony for the latest liquified natural gas (LNG) tanker Celsius Geneva in South Korea. Celsius Shipping Built by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), the vessel incorporates latest environmentally friendly technologies. It features a cargo capacity of 180,000. According to the data provided
Shipping moving closer to the ‘point of no return’, says T&E
European shipping emissions grew 3% last year as the industry edges closer to pre-pandemic levels, a new analysis by NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) shows. Illustration; Image by offshore Energy The analysis says that European shipping emitted over 130 million tonnes of CO2, with cruise ship emissions well up on
Inpex moves forward with its clean hydrogen/ammonia project in Japan
Japan’s energy company Inpex Corporation has announced the beginning of construction of surface plant facilities of the Kashiwazaki clean hydrogen/ammonia project to be implemented at its Higashi-Kashiwazaki gas field in the Hirai district of Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. According to Inpex, the project is the first in Japan to
MOL’s LNG-powered tug Ishin cheers 100th bunkering
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has revealed that its LNG-fueled tugboat Ishin marked 100th LNG bunkering. MOL A ceremony for the milestone of the vessel, operated by MOL’s group company Nihon Tug-Boat Co., was held at the Port of Sakai Semboku. Ishin was delivered to MOL in February 2019,
MOL, MHI lead the 30-strong partnership pack in propelling Port of Newcastle into clean energy future
Australia’s Port of Newcastle has formalized 30 partnerships with domestic and multi-national organizations aimed at advancing the port’s plans of regenerating a 220-hectare parcel of industrial wasteland into a dedicated Clean Energy Precinct. Image credit: Port of Newcastle The once-in-a-generation project is one of two key developments in the port’s