Carnival Corporation’s Costa Group and Proman, a top methanol producer, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the use of methanol as a marine fuel for the cruise industry. The partnership aims to accelerate the energy transition and decarbonization of the existing fleet by improving the supply of
Maran Tankers Management, an oil tanker shipping unit of the Angelicoussis Shipping Group, has taken delivery of its second liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel very large crude carrier (VLCC). Credit: Maran Tankers Management As informed, the ship was delivered to the company by South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI)
Belgium and Germany have signed an agreement to intensify their energy collaboration and enhance their energy independence, through an Energy Contact Group among other things. The agreement was signed on 15 February in Zeebrugge where Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo received German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for the Belgian-German energy
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) calls on the European Parliament and the Council to support the mandatory inclusion of fuel suppliers under the scope of FuelEU Maritime as proposed by the European Parliament in Amendment 129. The amendment approved on October 19th says that if a company makes a contract with a
US-based FuelCell Energy and Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of large-scale electrolyzer facilities in Asia, New Zealand, and Australia. The companies said they expect to
Swiss marine power company WinGD has launched a pilot project for a new engine diagnostics solution that will be trialled on a vessel managed by Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM). As explained, the solution is an enhancement to WinGD’s engine monitoring and remote support platform, WiDE (WinGD integrated Digital Expert). Credit:
Europes’s increased need for liquefied natural gas (LNG) will likely intensify competition with Asia for limited new supply available over the next two years and may dominate LNG trade over the long term, energy major Shell stated in its LNG Outlook 2023. It is reported that European countries, including the
French hydrogen producer Lhyfe has acquired the construction permit for its second green and renewable hydrogen production site in the Morbihan region of Brittany, France, and is about to begin preparatory construction work. Illustration / Courtesy of Lhyfe Lhyfe will produce green and renewable, or in other words totally carbon-free,
Members of this tripartite partnership, including the Netherlands, Australia and Germany, have taken the next step to develop a joint hydrogen hub in Western Australia, known as TrHyHub. Credit: Port of Rotterdam As informed, the objective of the project is to develop a new and modern port industrial complex for large-scale
Africa has the potential to become a leading force in seafarer training and could secure many of the new green jobs being created as the global shipping industry moves towards low- and zero-carbon fuels, according to delegates at the Green Shipping Conference held in Accra. The conference is being hosted