Swedish ferry operator Stena Line has hired technology group Wärtsilä to convert some of its vessels to operate with methanol fuel. Image credit: Stena Line The conversions will include the fuel supply system and engine modifications, as well as integrating the new installations with the ships’ existing systems. The contracts
Energy infrastructure company Gasunie has taken the investment decision for the first part of the Dutch national hydrogen network. Courtesy of Gasunie Gasunie said the section is being developed by its subsidiary Hynetwork Services, which was commissioned by the government last year. The investment exceeds €100 million. The first section
Share this article Italian maritime transportation group Fratelli Cosulich has celebrated the christening and launch of its second small-scale LNG bunkering vessel. The vessel named Paolina Cosulich was christened and launched on 26 June at CIMC SOE shipyard in China. Paolina Cosulich. Courtesy of Fratelli Cosulich This 5,300 dwt vessel, which
Nordic energy company Gasum has carried out the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation in the port of Reykjavik, Iceland. Gasum As informed, the company’s LNG Bunker vessel Coral Energy delivered LNG and liquefied biogas (LBG) to PONANT’s ice-breaking cruise vessel Le Commandant Charcot. According to Gasum, its biogas can cut carbon
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and Green Marine Bunkering have entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on a joint development study on methanol as a new marine fuel in Singapore. Image credit TotalEnergies Under the partnership, TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and Green Marine Bunkering will study the feasibility to implement a viable methanol
A joint study into ammonia safety onboard ships undertaken by the Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS), has found that a range of mitigation methods, from ship design to crew training and operations, are required to keep toxicity risks
In its new report “Electric Boats & Ships 2024-2044,” technology company IDTechEx has provided granular 20-year forecasts in unit sales, battery demand and battery market value for the electric ferry, electric cargo/container, electric Ro-Ro, electric cruise, electric OSV, electric tugboat and electric recreational boats by power class. Courtesy of IDTechEx
Vietnam’s T&T Group and Korean companies Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) and SK Group have signed and awarded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on developing LNG and hydrogen projects in Vietnam. Courtesy of T&T Group Specifically, T&T Group said that, together with KOGAS, it will work on developing LNG
Cheniere Energy, through its subsidiary Cheniere Marketing, has signed a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with ENN LNG, a subsidiary of ENN Natural Gas. Illustration; Archive; Courtesy of Cheniere The agreement will see ENN purchase approximately 1.8 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG from Cheniere Marketing on
The European Union (EU) has put forward an ambitious proposal to achieve net-zero emissions in the shipping sector by 2050. Illustration; Image credit LR On 21 June 2023, the EU Delegation to the UN, together with Denmark, Palau and Samoa, and with the participation of Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General and ASG of the
As part of its journey to decarbonize agriculture and serve clean ammonia segments, Norwegian fertilizer company Yara has announced it will boost its clean ammonia operations by investing in blue ammonia capacity in the U.S. Illustration; Courtesy of Yara Yara noted its ambition is to be the leading distributor across
US energy infrastructure company New Fortress Energy (NFE) and energy logistics hub Ocean Point Terminals have welcomed the first LNG carrier at Ocean Point’s dock facilities in St. Croix, marking the commencement of LNG ship-to-ship transfer operations. Illustration only. Courtesy of Ocean Point Terminals Ocean Point Terminals and NFE announced