Italian shipowner Fratelli Cosulich and PETCO Trading Labuan Company Limited (PTLCL), a trading arm of Malaysian energy major Petronas, have signed a two-year charter agreement for Paolina Cosulich, Fratelli’s latest LNG bunker barge. Paolina Cosulich. Archive; Courtesy of Fratelli Cosulich Operating under PTLCL, the bunker barge will cater to the
Fortescue awards FEED contract for green ammonia plant in Norway
Australia-based green energy, technology and metals company Fortescue has allocated Tecnimont, a business unit of Italy’s Maire, a front-end engineering design (FEED) work for the green ammonia plant in the Nordgulen fjord in Norway. Archive; Courtesy of Fortescue The scope of work entails the design of electrolyzer integration, the air
Van Oord secures contract to build FSRU jetty at Wilhelmshaven in Germany
FSRU Wilhelmshaven, a joint venture between Engie and Tree Energy Solution (TES), has contracted Dutch company Van Oord to construct a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) jetty at Wilhelmshaven in Germany. Hopper dredger Vox Apolonia. Courtesy of Van Oord As part of the contract, Van Oord will be responsible
Fairplay Towage to provide assisting tugs for German LNG terminals
German tugboat operator Fairplay Towage Group has been nominated towage provider for the floating LNG terminals in Brunsbüttel, Stade and Wilhelmshaven by Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET), which, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economics Affairs and Climate Action, operates LNG terminals Wilhelmshaven 1 and Brunsbüttel, and will operate
Yanmar’s maritime hydrogen fuel cell system gets ClassNK’s blessing
Classification society ClassNK has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Japanese company Yanmar Power Technology (YPT) for a maritime hydrogen fuel cell system, marking the first AiP certification for such a system developed by a Japanese manufacturer. Courtesy of Yanmar The 300 kW maritime hydrogen fuel cell system developed by Yanmar
Damen wins bid to build four hybrid electric vessels for BC Ferries
The Netherlands-based shipbuilding powerhouse Damen Shipyards Group (Damen) is spearheading a major initiative to construct four new hybrid electric Island Class vessels for BC Ferries in Canada. Island-class vessel built by Damen; Image credit: BC Ferries Damen, the same shipyard that built BC Ferries’ previous six Island Class ferries, is
Mexico Pacific and ExxonMobil sign additional LNG offtake agreement
LNG project developer Mexico Pacific has signed a third long-term sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with ExxonMobil LNG Asia Pacific for an additional 1.2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG from Train 3 of Mexico Pacific’s Saguaro Energia project located on the west coast of Mexico. With this agreement,
SIPG, Evergreen Marine sign green methanol supply deal
Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), the exclusive operator of all the public terminals in China’s Port of Shanghai, and Taiwanese container shipping company Evergreen Marine recently signed a memorandum of cooperation on green methanol fuel supply for ships in the port. Illustration. Courtesy of Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Under the deal, SIPG
BMA Technology to provide tech solutions for A2B-online’s methanol-electric ships
Turkish company BMA Technology has partnered with A2B-online and Sedef Shipyard on the construction of two methanol-electric containerships, each with a capacity of 650 TEU. A2B-online BMA Technology has provided a comprehensive suite of electrical solutions to power A2B-online’s forward-thinking initiative. This includes components such as Electric Drives, Motors, LI-ION batteries,
Corvus Energy wins EU funding to integrate ammonia cracker tech with marine hydrogen FCS
Corvus Energy, a supplier of energy storage solutions for the maritime industry, has secured funding for the integration of ammonia cracker technology with its hydrogen fuel cell system (FCS), the so-called Pelican Fuel Cell system. The Corvus Pelican Fuel cell. Picture: Corvus Energy The project funding is part of the Horizon
Hy24 commits to invest €13 million in Hexagon Purus
Hy24, a clean hydrogen pure-play investment manager, will invest around €13 million into Norwegian hydrogen systems supplier Hexagon Purus. Image by Hy24 The investment is the first by Hy24’s new Clean Hydrogen Equipment Fund, focused on industrializing the supply chain to scale the clean hydrogen economy. The fund builds on