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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dutch fuel producer OCI N.V. (OCI) has joined forces with compatriot barge operator Unibarge to develop Europe’s first dual-fuel bunker barge powered by green methanol. The barge will be the first green inland waterway craft in Europe to also serve as a methanol bunker delivery vessel, both delivering and operating