As part of its preparations for transporting hydrogen and CO2, infrastructure operator Fluxys Belgium has selected engineering consultancy Sweco to conduct a feasibility study and preliminary research into several hydrogen routes in Ghent and Antwerp. In addition, Sweco’s assignment includes design, environment impact assessment and safety coordination. The complete study
Norwegian cleantech company TECO 2030 has completed the first manual production of hydrogen fuel cell stacks at its Innovation Center in Narvik, Norway. TECO 2030 TECO 2030 fuel cell stack is a 100kW proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell stack purposely developed for marine, heavy duty, stationary or mobile power
Princess Cruises, an American cruise line owned by Carnival Corporation, has named its second LNG-powered Sphere class cruise ship being built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. Star Princess. Courtesy of Princess Cruises This second Sphere class ship was named Star Princess and it will sail an inaugural season of Mediterranean voyages
Japanese company K Line has placed an order for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier and signed a charter deal for one LNG vessel with Diamond Gas, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation. K Line As informed, the Japanese shipping company concluded a shipbuilding contract with compatriot Samsung Heavy Industries. Furthermore,
Royal Caribbean International’s first LNG-powered cruise vessel, Icon of the Seas, has achieved another major milestone on the road towards the approaching sea trials as Icon’s propulsion start was completed on 8 May 2023. Courtesy of Meyer Turku In addition, progress has been made both inside and outside of the
International owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers GasLog has entered into new time charter agreements for two of its TFDE LNG carriers. Illustration only; Archive. Courtesy of GasLog According to GasLog, the agreements were signed during the first quarter of 2023. One of the time charter agreements involves
Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation is set to launch contract negotiations for the construction of five LNG dual-fuel 15,000 TEU-class container carriers. Illustration; Image by Yang Ming The company said that it was now ready to move to the negotiation stage for the contract signing and construction matters after
Netherlands’ North Holland province has announced that a combination of clusters in the North Sea Canal area and North-Holland-North have obtained the European status of Hydrogen Valley. Courtesy of North Holland province With the awarding, the region is now officially a part of the European sustainability programme, which according to
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The GREEN RAY project has published its findings on methane emissions from a study carried out onboard the Wasaline ferry Aurora Botnia which is powered by LNG. Aurora Botnia; Image credit Wasaline The study was conducted by a team of experts from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, comprising
MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) has launched a new fully electric straddle carrier (e-straddle carrier) at its terminal in the Port of Antwerp, as part of the joint Green Straddle Carrier Program initiated by Antwerp Terminal Services (ATS), MPET and PSA Antwerp (PSAA). PSA Antwerp The launching ceremony took place
The Government of Montenegro is advancing works to install an LNG terminal in the port of Bar as it signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US companies Enerflex Energy Systems and Wethington Energy Innovation. Illustration only; Courtesy of Bar Cruise Port On 12 May, Prime Minister Dritan Abazović, on behalf