South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has received an order for the construction of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The order, valued at KRW 617.3 billion (about $477 million), has been placed by an undisclosed Oceanian shipowner. The construction work will be performed by KSOE’s
Equinor comes on board Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center in push to speed up shipping decarbonisation
Norwegian state-owned energy giant Equinor has joined the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, a nonprofit, independent R&D centre, on its journey to accelerate and boost the decarbonisation of the shipping industry. As part of its goal “to take a leading role in the energy transition,” Equinor has set
BP to lead, operate Aussie renewables & green hydrogen energy hub
Construction starts on TUI Cruises’ methanol-ready cruise ship
Freeport LNG outage to last months due to damage in fire incident
Houston-based LNG export company Freeport LNG has said that the shutdown of its Quintana Island liquefaction facility will last longer than initially expected following a fire incident earlier this month. As reported last week, the incident happened on 8 June at the Freeport LNG liquefaction plant on Quintana Island, Texas,
Tata Steel, Van Dam Shipping join forces to develop hydrogen-fueled vessel
Indian steel-making company Tata Steel has entered into an agreement with Dutch firm Van Dam Shipping to develop a hydrogen-powered vessel. As informed, the vessel concept to be developed will have a loading capacity of approximately 5,000 tons and will be the first vessel of this type. Courtesy of: Tata
Eagle LNG, Royal Caribbean sign LNG supply deal
US-based supply solutions provider Eagle LNG Partners has partnered with compatriot cruise holding company Royal Caribbean Group to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering for the company’s LNG ships. As disclosed, the LNG supply will be sourced from Eagle LNG’s liquefaction facilities in Jacksonville, Florida. Photo by: Eagle LNG Partners
Acta Marine orders methanol-powered CSOVs
The Netherlands-based maritime support provider Acta Marine has signed a contract for the construction of two next-generation, Methanol MDO/HVO powered DP2 Construction Service Operating Vessels (CSOVs) at the Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. Acta Marine has also reserved options for two additional CSOVs for delivery at a later stage. Source; Acta
French companies join forces on offshore green hydrogen
Green hydrogen technology developer Lhyfe and the offshore engineering and shipbuilding company Chantiers de l’Atlantique have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the development of offshore hydrogen production platforms. The two companies will collaborate on offshore renewable hydrogen production projects with on-grid or off-grid wind farms and plan to develop
TotalEnergies buying stake in Adani to bring forth ‘largest green hydrogen ecosystem in the world’
French energy giant TotalEnergies has inked a deal to acquire a stake in a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL), which will enable it to further pursue its low carbon hydrogen strategy while joining forces with AEL to produce and commercialise green hydrogen in India. Since TotalEnergies is convinced that