Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has ordered the tank design of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers from French LNG containment specialist GTT. According to GTT’s statement, the tank design order was placed on behalf of a Middle Eastern shipowner at the beginning of 2023. This coincides with
Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) and GHG Neutral Framework by the International Group of LNG Importers GIIGNL has been used for the first time with Shell Eastern LNG’s delivery of a pilot GHG-neutral LNG cargo from the Gorgon Project in Australia to CPC Corporation, Taiwan. The framework, launched in November
LNG Croatia, a state-owned operator of the Krk LNG terminal, has received the first cargo from Mozambique. The LNG cargo was delivered onboard the 2019-built carrier British Mentor on 23 January. According to the operator’s update, the British Mentor will leave the terminal on 25 January after delivering the LNG
Swedish Alfa Laval has developed separators and separator upgrades that are optimized for biofuels, which are seeing an increase in demand as shipowners seek solutions to decarbonize their operations. . The separators are compatible with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) blends and can prevent performance
Arroyo Investors, a Houston-based, independent investment manager focused on power and energy infrastructure assets throughout the Americas, have closed an investment in Seaside LNG and its affiliated entities, an integrated shore-side LNG liquefaction and bunkering platform in the US. Brandon Wax, Managing Director at Arroyo, said: “We believe this investment
Danish marine pump specialist Svanehøj has received an order to provide fuel pumps for eight multifueled pure car truck carriers (PCTCs). As explained, the order includes 16 deepwell fuel pumps. The eight new PCTCs will be constructed at China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu). Each vessel will have the capacity to transport
Swedish biogas producer Scandinavian Biogas, in collaboration with local farmers, is building a large-scale biogas plant in Mönsterås in Kalmar County. The facility, with an estimated production capacity of 120 GWh, will produce liquefied biogas (bio-LNG) with manure as feedstock. The production is planned to start in Q4 2024 and
UK’s representative body for the offshore energy industry, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), has launched a documentary, highlighting the workers behind the UK’s changing offshore energy industry. These workers are spearheading the transition to net-zero energy supply. Offshore Energies UK – former Oil & Gas UK (OGUK) – has released its first ever documentary titled ‘The
The circumstances surrounding the Ukraine crisis, an imbalanced European energy market, and a large degree of geopolitical uncertainty, have generated an “all-time high demand for Norwegian natural gas,” outlined Gassco, Norway’s state-owned operator of natural gas pipelines. Gassco reported on Monday, 23 January 2023, that it exported a total of
Swiss-based container shipping giant MSC has the largest orderbook by far in the industry with 124 containerships on order. Namely, MSC has 14 megamax ships and 22 neo-panamax ships on order scheduled for delivery in 2023, according to Alphaliner. The orders are spread between Chinese and South Korean shipbuilding majors.