Offshore wind and hydrogen developers and organisations in Germany have called on the federal government to set clear targets for offshore hydrogen in the update of the country’s National Hydrogen Strategy, with an additional 10 GW of offshore electrolysis capacity to be added by 2035. Illustration; Image: AquaVentus On 26
The world’s first ammonia-ready containership CMA CGM Masai Mara has celebrated two major milestones in its construction process. Namely, the engineering marvel was christened at a special ceremony hosted by the Chinese shipbuilder Qingdao Shipyard on April 27, before being officially delivered on May 23. Image credit: Qingdao Shipyard The
H2Cluster Finland, a network of companies and industrial associations, has revealed that its member, the Finnish project developer Flexens, aims to start green hydrogen production with a capacity of 350 megawatts (MW) and integrate it with green ammonia production. Specifically, the company plans to build a large green hydrogen plant
Energy major Eni and classification society RINA have signed an agreement to jointly develop initiatives that can contribute to the energy transition and decarbonisation of their respective operations and particularly maritime transport. Courtesy of Eni According to Eni, the agreement focuses on the use of HVO (hydrogenated vegetable oil) biofuel
The Danish government has selected state-owned companies Energinet and Evida to own and operate the backbone of the country’s future hydrogen infrastructure. Illustration only. Courtesy of Energinet On 23 May, the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities revealed the agreement signed by the government and supporting political parties, providing
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has completed an audit of the joint venture behind the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage project (CCS) and some of its elements. Source: Equinor The PSA conducted an audit of the Northern Lights joint venture and the follow-up of pipelines and subsea facilities
Norwegian shipowner Ocean Yield has finalized the terms of its previous announcement on the acquisition of up to ten ammonia-ready Newcastlemax dry bulk newbuildings. Bulk carrier CMB powered by ammonia Image credit: CMB Namely, in its latest announcement, the company said it had agreed with the charterer to finalize the
Gate LNG terminal, a joint venture of Dutch companies Vopak and Gasunie, has announced that energy majors BP and PetroChina International London Co. Ltd will each separately acquire two billion cubic metres (BCM) per year of regasification and corresponding storage capacity. Courtesy of Gasunie Gate terminal informed that both companies
To boost its efforts in the production and use of green hydrogen and ammonia as low-carbon energy sources, Singapore-based Keppel Corporation has joined the Central Queensland hydrogen (CQ-H2) project consortium to develop a large-scale green hydrogen project in Australia and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with technology supplier Incitec
Swedish shipping company Erik Thun Group is investing $3.34 million in the installation of battery packs on nine of its existing vessels in the dry cargo fleet. Image credit: Erik Thun The ship owner explained that by installing battery packs and making the shore power connection smoother for the vessels, the need
French LNG containment specialist GTT has signed a technical services agreement (TSA) with the shipping and maritime company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) and its LNG affiliate CoolCo. Illustration; Courtesy of Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) As part of the agreement, GTT is expected to support EPS and CoolCo with the maintenance
