H2Carrier to develop windfarm in Greenland to produce green ammonia
DNV, RSI kick start Baltic and North Sea green fleet renewal study
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Jan
Image credit DNV DNV and the Responsible Shipping Initiative (RSI), an alliance of Swedish dry bulk charterers, have launched a feasibility study to develop a commercial framework for orders of green-fuelled newbuilds to decarbonize the sea transport supply chain in the Baltic and North Sea areas and beyond. With this
NYK Line and partners obtain ClassNK’s AiP for ammonia FSRB
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Jan
Japanese shipping major NYK Line and its partners Nihon Shipyard (NSY) and IHI Corporation (IHI) have received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society ClassNK for an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge (A-FSRB). Illustration / Courtesy of NYK Line The companies and ClassNK, which was in charge of
Yara to bolster ammonia imports capacity in Germany amid growing demand
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Jan
Norwegian fertilizer company Yara International has revealed plans to modify its ammonia terminals in Germany, enabling them to handle up to 3 million tons of ammonia. According to Yara, this equates to roughly 530,000 tons of hydrogen and will help speed up the hydrogen economy in Germany. The company operates two deep-sea
First small-scale LNG bunker vessel built in Spain delivered
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Jan
Norwegian vessel operator Knutsen Group has taken delivery of small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel Haugesund Knutsen built in Spain. As informed, the bunker vessel, which was delivered on 23 Deecember, was built by Armon Shipyards in Gijón. Credit: Knutsen Group/LinkedIn The 5000 cbm LNG bunker barge is specially designed
New ship design capable of supplying H2 using green ammonia emerges
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Jan
French shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, through its Louis Dreyfus Ports and Logistics (LDPL), has developed an innovative vessel design capable of storing and supplying hydrogen using green ammonia. To develop a new design for the ship, dubbed “Floating Renewable Energy Solution for Hydrogen vessel (FRESH)”, the company has assessed different
2nd LNG-fuelled bulker joins U-Ming’s fleet
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Jan
Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding has started off the year with the delivery of a 190,000-ton dual-fuel LNG bulk carrier named Ubuntu Equality. The giant vessel was built for Taiwanese bulk carrier company U-Ming Marine and it is a sister ship to Ubuntu Harmony, delivered at the end of December. The ship
Wind Hunter: MOL to start building wind-sail-fitted hydrogen-producing ship in 2024
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Jan
Wind Hunter, Image by MOL Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) plans to launch the construction of Wind Hunter, a hydrogen-producing vessel outfitted with multiple rigid sails, in 2024. The construction forms part of the company’s Wind Hunter project, which seeks new applications for hydrogen fuel and wind power. The
TT-Line’s new LNG-fuelled RoPax ferry in first STS LNG bunkering op
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Jan
Germany-based ferry owner and operator TT-Line and small-scale LNG provider Avenir LNG Limited have conducted the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering operation for newbuild RoPax ferry Peter Pan. On December 19, the vessel received LNG from Avenir’s small-scale bunker vessel Avenir Advantage at Pengerang Anchorage, Malaysia. The bunker
Vopak, Hydrogenious roll out hydrogen storage and transport JV
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Jan
Dutch tank storage company Vopak has teamed up with Germany-based Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies to establish a joint venture specializing in hydrogen storage, transport, and supply. At the heart of the 50-50 joint venture named LOHC Logistix will be Hydrogenious’ Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology, the duo said, adding that