Hafnia Languedoc; Image credit: GSI Singapore-based tanker owner and operator Hafnia has kicked off the year with the delivery of the first of four new dual-fuel LR2 product tankers. Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, delivered the LNG-powered Hafnia Languedoc at a naming and delivery ceremony
Western Australia (WA) and South Korea have signed a letter of intent (LoI) to collaborate on energy transition and downstream processing of resources. In what was described as a historic LoI, the WA Government and the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) agreed to cooperate in the
Singapore-based shipowner Kumiai Navigation has doubled its order for dual-fuel VLGC newbuildings at Kawasaki Heavy Industries to two ships. Each vessel has a capacity of 86,700 cbm for LPG/liquefied ammonia gas. The first vessel from the series was ordered last year, and now the company has two VLGC newbuildings that can
Having aced its sea trials, Lady Maria Fisher, the second LNG dual-fuel tanker built for British marine engineering services provider James Fisher, has been delivered to its owner. The 6,000dwt LNG dual-fuel vessel was built by China Merchants Jinling (CMJL) shipyard in Yangzhou, China, and it was delivered on January 16, seven
The UAE and France have agreed to launch a bilateral programme to develop commercial and investable opportunities to accelerate clean energy development, notably in the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate (HTA) industries, including clean hydrogen solutions for mobility. Courtesy of Masdar According to Masdar, (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company), the programme’s operations
Image credit Eneos Japanese oil and shipping company Eneos has opened a demonstration plant in Brisbane, Australia, which will produce methylcyclohexane (MCH), a liquid hydrogen carrier. The use of MCH as a hydrogen carrier has the potential to simplify the storage and transportation of hydrogen, which is otherwise a gas
LedaFlow Technologies has formed a research consortium with energy companies ConocoPhillips, TotalEnergies, Equinor and ExxonMobil Technology & Engineering as well as sub-suppliers Kongsberg Digital, SINTEF Industry, and SINTEF Energy Research to enhance its multiphase transport simulator technology for transport and injection of CO2. Courtesy of Kongsberg Digital The consortium, called
The Clean Hydrogen Partnership, a public-private partnership supporting research and innovation activities in hydrogen technologies in Europe under the Horizon Europe Programme, has announced it will invest €105.4 million for funding nine hydrogen valley projects across Europe, following its first call proposals in 2022. Illustration / Courtesy of the Clean
Energy technology company Baker Hughes has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), a subsidiary of Australian iron ore company Fortescue Metals Group, to collaborate on decarbonisation of hard-to-abate industries. Courtesy of Baker Hughes Under the MoU, Baker Hughes and FFI will jointly explore potential opportunities for