The Sweden-based company OX2 and the Bank of Åland, who are jointly developing two multi-gigawatt-scale offshore wind farms in Finland, have initiated a feasibility study on Mega Grön Hamn (Mega Green Port), a project involving large-scale production and distribution of hydrogen and e-fuel in Åland. The companies plan to establish
Scale Gas and Knutsen launch first LNG bunker vessel built in Spain
Enagás subsidiary Scale Gas and Norwegian vessel operator Knutsen Group have inaugurated the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering barge Haugesund Knutsen built in Spain. The vessel, chartered by Shell Spain and built by Astilleros Armón Gijón, will operate in the Port of Barcelona and promote the use of LNG
NYK Line receives 1st LNG-powered car carrier from China Merchants
Image credit: China Merchants Jinling Shipyard China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co. has delivered the first of four LNG-fuelled pure car truck carriers (PCTC) to Japanese shipping major NYK Line. The 7,000-CEU car carrier Jasmine Leader was ordered back in 2021, and it is expected to be assigned for transportation
Equinor and Engie press ahead with H2BE hydrogen project in Belgium
Norwegian energy giant Equinor and French utility company Engie have decided to sign a joint development agreement (JDA) to progress their H2BE low-carbon hydrogen project to the next phase. Equinor and Engie first announced their 1 GW H2BE project, which aims to develop the production of low-carbon hydrogen from natural gas
EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan sets the stage for faster green transition of shipping
Illustration/Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; Image credit: World Economic Forum The European Union has rolled out A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age, which is being described as the EU version of the US Inflation Reduction Act. The plan aims to provide a more
WATCH: CAPITAL welcomes 1st LNG fuel-ready eco-friendly tanker in 2023
M/T Alkiviadis. Courtesy of Capital Ship Management Greece-based ship management company Capital Ship Management (Capital) has taken delivery of the newbuild 50,000 dwt chemical/product medium-range (MR) tank with LNG fuel-ready propulsion. On 27 January, Capital said it took delivery of the vessel named M/T Alkiviadis from Hyundai Vietnam Shipyard. It
Anegasaki thermal power station new unit 1 starts commercial operation
Japan’s Anegasaki thermal power station new unit 1, which energy company JERA Co. has been replacing through its subsidiary JERA Power Anegasaki G.K., has begun commercial operation. Courtesy of JERA Thermal power station new unit 1 is an LNG-fired power station that uses a gas turbine combined-cycle power generation system
Investigation reveals cause of fire incident on world’s 1st LH2 carrier Suiso Frontier
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ABTS) has concluded the investigation of a fire incident onboard the world’s first LH2 carrier Suiso Frontier that took place on 25 January 2022 on its maiden voyage. The ABTS’ investigation has found that the failure of an incorrectly-fitted electrical solenoid valve led to the brief propagation
US DOE awards Port of Corpus Christi with $16.4M in CarbonSAFE grants
The Port of Corpus Christi has been allocated $16.4 million through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) initiative to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of permanently storing captured carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial operations. Courtesy of Port of Corpus Christi The Port of
DSME selects TMC compressors for BW LNG’s newbuild carriers
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has contracted TMC Compressors to provide a marine compressed air system to four LNG carriers the shipbuilder is constructing for BW LNG. Norway-headquartered TMC, which manufactures marine compressors solely for marine and offshore use, will manufacture, assemble and test the equipment in Europe and