Germany’s Port of Emden is looking to make its harbor tours CO2-neutral in the future as it will receive a new, methanol-powered harbor boat. As informed, ship operator AGEms from Emden, shipyard Diedrich from Oldersum and maritime educational institution MARIKO GmbH from Leer have joined forces to construct an innovative,
France-based market research company ReportLinker has released a report that looks into small-scale LNG initiatives and forecasts its growth. Reportlinker: Small-scale LNG market to grow in 2021-2026 The ‘Small-scale LNG Market – Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 – 2026)’ report is available here. The report looks into how
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will provide engine generating sets running on a hydrogen and natural gas blend for Keppel Offshore & Marine’s offshore floating testbed in Singapore. Courtesy of Keppel O&M Keppel FELS, a subsidiary of Keppel O&M, ordered the Wärtsilä engines in December 2020. The ‘Floating Living Lab’
Stena RoRo has signed an agreement with China’s CMI Jinling (Weihai) to order an LNG-powered E-Flexer roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) vessel that will be chartered out to Marine Atlantic, a Canadian federal Crown corporation. Image Courtesy: Stena RoRo This will be Stena RoRo’s tenth unit in the E-Flexer-class of dual-fuel vessels
French shipping company Brittany Ferries has signed an agreement with Swedish ferry operator Stena RoRo for two new hybrid ferries. As disclosed, the 194.7 meter-long E-Flexers will be built in China and operate on the same principle as a hybrid car. At sea, the units will be powered by liquefied
The Dutch government has awarded €3.6 million ($4.2 million) to the PosHYdon project, the world’s first offshore green hydrogen pilot on a working platform. An impression of the electrolyzer unit on the deck of the Neptune Q13a-A platform; Courtesy of PosHYdon The PosHYdon pilot wants to integrate the offshore wind,
U.S. infrastructure investment fund Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has put up for sale its 26 per cent stake in the limited partnership behind Freeport LNG. Illustration; Freeport LNG; Courtesy of McDermott Freeport LNG is the second-largest export facility for LNG in the U.S. Previously an import terminal, it began to
French energy major TotalEnergies and energy transition company Technip Energies have teamed up to decarbonise LNG plants and offshore facilities for the energy transition push. Illustration only; Courtesy of TotalEnergies The companies signed a technical cooperation agreement that aims to accelerate the energy transition. Under the agreement, they will explore
The Nisga’a Nation, Rockies LNG and Western LNG have proposed a 12-million-tonne-per-year LNG project called Ksi Lisims LNG, with the goal of creating the largest net-zero LNG export facility. Courtesy of Ksi Lisims LNG Ksi Lisims LNG (meaning ‘from the Nass River’ in the Nisga’a language) is a proposed 12-million-tonne-per-year