Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) revealed plans to accelerate investment in LNG-fueled vessels as well as in low-/de-carbonization businesses such as offshore wind power. Photo: MOL The plans were revealed by MOL President & CEO Takeshi Hashimoto in his “2022 New Year Online Message” on 4 January 2022.
Münsterland, a passenger ship converted to run on LNG for German ferry operator AG Ems, has completed technical sea trials. Photo: AG Ems In addition to bunkering the ship with LNG, the technical testing also included commissioning the new machinery for the first time. All components of the new propulsion
Singapore’s shipping company Nortrans has secured a new flotel contract with Technip Energies, one of the contractors for Eni’s Coral FLNG hook-up and commissioning project in Mozambique. According to Nortrans, this contract has a potential total period of up to 200 days, including options, and will start in February 2022.
U.S. LNG engineer Chart Industries and Howden have signed a collaboration deal, incorporating Howden systems into Chart hydrogen offerings. Courtesy of Chart The parties have signed a memorandum of understanding for advanced hydrogen solutions. This means they will be incorporating Howden gas compression systems into Chart hydrogen offerings. Howden is
Singapore-based project developer LNG Alliance has proposed to develop a major LNG import terminal in Karnataka which would also be India’s first dedicated LNG bunkering facility. Courtesy of NMPT LNG Alliance plans this terminal together with the government of Karnataka and New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT). The LNG import terminal
The first round of the Australian Clean Hydrogen Trade Program (ACHTP) will focus on the export of clean hydrogen to Japan under the Japan-Australia Partnership on Decarbonisation through Technology. Courtesy of Kawasaki Heavy Industries The current Australian government, led by Scott Morrison, wants to grow the country’s clean H2 export
The construction of the first of ten 15,000 TEU LNG-fuelled “green” containerships chartered by the Israeli shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) has begun. According to the company’s update, the steel cutting ceremony for the ZIM Sammy Ofer was held last month at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in South
Malaysian energy giant Petronas and the Sabah state government have launched the Sabah Gas Masterplan as a reference and a guide, which will enable them to embark on the journey towards further development of natural gas in this Malaysian state, located in the northern part of the island of Borneo.
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has taken delivery into class the brand-new cruise ferry Salamanca, built at China Merchants Jinling in Weihai, China. Photo: BV Powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), the 1,015-passenger ferry will be operated by Brittany Ferries on its route between Portsmouth, in the UK, and Bilbao
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has developed new “digital twins” of two platforms in the Dutch North Sea, which will help in its drive to repurpose existing facilities for a carbon capture and storage project. Neptune said on Thursday that its new digital twins will accelerate work schedules and