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India’s ACME Group and Japan’s IHI Corporation have signed an offtake term sheet for the supply of green ammonia from India to Japan. Courtesy of ACME Group The term sheet covers the supply of 0.4 MMTPA of green ammonia from Phase-1 of the Odisha project on a long-term basis, ACME …

Florida-based marine company Crowley has taken delivery of eWolf, the first all-electric, ship-assist harbor tugboat in the U.S. Image credit: Crowley Crafted under the expertise of Florida-based Crowley, the 82-foot (25-meter) eWolf is designed as a zero-emission vessel as it would operate fully electric. eWolf has a 6-Mwh energy storage …

Dalian COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry has kicked off construction of China’s first ammonia/diesel dual-fuel-powered 5500HP azimuth-stern drive (ASD) tug as part of COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry’s project “R&D and Demonstration Application of Ammonia-powered Dual-fuel Engine and Supply System”. Courtesy of CCS According to China Classification Society (CCS), which is also …

The Gas Vitality liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel marked the beginning of the New Year with the completion of its 100th bunkering operation. Image credit: Gas Vitality/VGroup The 18,600m3 LNG bunker vessel carried out simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) for LNG bunkering, transferring 8,000 m3 of LNG to the MSC Freya, …

Dutch Boskalis has installed a new energy storage system on board its diving support vessel (DSV) BOKA Atlantis as part of the efforts to make its fleet more sustainable. Source: Boskalis Boskalis reported that a set of powerful batteries was recently installed on board BOKA Atlantis along the quay of …

Global commodity trading giant Trafigura has set an ambitious target of having at least six zero-emission green ammonia-fuelled vessels in its fleet by 2030 to achieve a 25% reduction in the GHG intensity of its shipping operations. Illustration; Minerva Oceana; Image credit: Trafigura Trafigura, one of the world’s largest charterers …

U.S. GE Vernova’s business unit GE Gas Power and Japan’s IHI Corporation have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to progress to the next phase of technology and engineering for the development of a new gas turbine combustor capable of using ammonia as a viable fuel option for power generation …

Chinese shipbuilder Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered the third 210,000-ton LNG dual-fuel bulk carrier to South Korea’s H-Line Shipping. Image credit: Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding The Newcastlemax, named HL Trust, is the final LNG-powered bulk carrier in a series of three vessels ordered from Beihai …

Malaysian company Semarak Renewable Energy (RE) and China Hydropower (Malaysia), a subsidiary of PowerChina, have signed an agreement to develop Malaysia’s first large-scale green hydrogen production project using floating photovoltaic power generation. For illustrative purposes only. (Courtesy of DNV) The agreement is worth a total of MYR1.88 billion (approximately $398 …

Japan’s Tokyo Gas and Osaka Gas have signed a collaboration agreement with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar and Japan’s Inpex Corporation to conduct a joint feasibility study on e-methane production in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to Inpex, through the initiative, Tokyo Gas and …

Greek shipowner TEN has taken delivery of LNG-powered aframax tankers, the Chios DF and the Ithaki DF, the last remaining vessels in a series of four eco-designed tankers built against long-termemployment to a major oil concern. Illustration; Image by Capital link The first two vessels from the series, Njord DF and …

The Baltic islands of Bornholm, Gotland and Åland have signed a letter of intent (LoI) to work together on easing the islands’ shift to sustainable energy. Courtesy of Baltic Energy Island According to Baltic Energy Island, the agreement focuses on the exchange of knowledge and the strengthening of local democratic …