Classification society Bureau Veritas has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Viridis Bulk Carriers, a joint venture of Norwegian shipping consultancy Amon Maritime and compatriot shipowners Navigare Shipping & Logistics and AS Mosvolds Rederia, for its ammonia-powered short-sea bulk vessel. Illustration / Courtesy of Viridis Bulk Carriers Viridis pointed
Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company (AMPTC) has placed an order for the construction of two very large gas carriers at South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). Hyundai Heavy Industries; Image by Offshore Energy The two VLGCs are slated for delivery by the end of August 2026, HHI’s parent, Korea Shipbuilding &
The Dutch government has designated an area for what will become the world’s largest offshore hydrogen production project. That area is Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden (the North of the Wadden Islands), identified earlier for offshore wind development and deemed most suitable for providing 500 MW of electrolysis capacity and for
Norwegian HydrogenPro, a technology company and an OEM for high-pressure alkaline electrolysers, has announced it will take its first major step into the US market with the establishment of a 500 MW manufacturing facility in Texas, US, with an estimated total investment cost of $30-50 million. Illustration only / Archive
SH Diana, a hybrid diesel-electric expedition ship being built for the British cruise line Swan Hellenic, has completed its sea trials. Courtesy of Helsinki Shipyard The ship’s builder, Finnish Helsinki Shipyard, confirmed in its social media update that the SH Diana returned from a “successful shakedown cruise” on Sunday evening,
CF Industries Holdings, a global manufacturer of hydrogen and nitrogen products, has signed a definitive purchase agreement with Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL) for IPL’s ammonia production complex located in Waggaman, Louisiana, US. Illustration only / Courtesy of CF Industries Under the terms of the agreement, CF Industries said it will
A Subsea7 pipelay vessel has begun pipe spooling for the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage (CCS) project being developed in Norway. Subsea7 Source: Subsea7 The vessel Seven Oceans arrived at Subsea7’s Vigra Spoolbase in Norway to spool the first section of the 100-kilometer pipeline that will run from Øygarden
Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (DUH), a non-profit environmental and consumer protection association, has filed an objection demanding an immediate halt to the construction of the planned Baltic Sea LNG terminal for which initial works have started. Illustration only. Source: RWE Earlier this month, the environmentalist group voiced its concerns over the
French green hydrogen production specialist, Lhyfe, and Centrica, the UK-headquartered multinational energy company, have signed an agreement to jointly develop offshore renewable hydrogen in the UK, starting with a pilot project in the Southern North Sea. Lhyfe / Centrica Beyond the pilot, Lhyfe and Centrica will also examine an additional
300 terawatt hours (TWh) of green hydrogen could potentially be produced using electricity from offshore wind farms in the North Sea by 2050, and used not only to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors but also to boost the security of energy supply in Europe, a new study has shown.