Trinidad and Tobago’s LNG production company Atlantic LNG has completed loading its 4500th cargo today at its Point Fortin facility. Courtesy of Atlantic LNG On 8 April, Atlantic LNG loaded this milestone LNG cargo onto the vessel Cool Discoverer at the second jetty of its Point Fortin facility. This is
Shell’s Prelude FLNG resumes operation
Shell has officially restarted LNG cargo operations at its Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia after near four-month hiatus. Courtesy of Shell On 11 April, Shell informed in a statement that LNG cargoes had resumed from the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas facility. “Our focus at Prelude remains on the
MOL’s 12,000 cbm LNG bunker vessel launched in Singapore
Brassavola, the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel chartered by energy solutions provider Pavilion Energy to supply LNG bunkers in the Port of Singapore, has been launched. Source: MOL/Pavilion Energy Source: MOL/Pavilion Energy According to the vessel’s owner Mitsui O.SK. Lines, the Brassavola is now set to undergo sea
Gasunie, HES, Vopak to develop green ammonia terminal in Rotterdam
Gasunie, HES International (HES), and Vopak have joined forces to develop an import terminal for green ammonia as a hydrogen carrier in the Port of Rotterdam. Courtesy of Port of Rotterdam The parties have signed a cooperation agreement to that effect. Their cooperation is a response to the growing global
HySTRA marks completion of world’s 1st LH2 carrier voyage
Japan’s hydrogen association HySTRA held a ceremony to mark the completion of the first voyage of the world’s first liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier Suiso Frontier. Courtesy of HySTRA HySTRA held the ceremony in Kobe, Japan to celebrate the completion of the world’s first maritime transport of liquefied hydrogen, including its
ONE wraps up 3rd biofuel trial to support shipping’s decarbonization
Singapore-based shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has completed the third trial of marine biofuel onboard the Singapore-flagged container vessel NYK Fuji. Courtesy of ONE NYK Fuji was refuelled with 1,300 metric tonnes of marine biofuel product during bunkering at the Port of Singapore, on 11 February 2022. The vessel,
Navigator Holdings to strengthen business in North America
Navigator Gas, owner and operator of handysize LNG carriers, has appointed a new executive vice president in the U.S. who will be responsible for the company’s relationships with North American stakeholders. Courtesy of Navigator Holdings On 5 April, Navigator Gas said it has appointed Randy Giveans as executive vice president,
Wood and Gassco partner up to ensure Europe’s energy supply
Global engineering company Wood has signed a three-year contract with Norwegian state-owned operator Gassco to support the safe and secure transportation of gas from Norway to the UK and Europe. Easington; Courtesy of Wood Under the contract, Wood will work closely with Gassco to renovate the gas receiving facilities. It
CoolCo completes all LNG carrier acquisitions from Golar LNG
The newly formed shipping company CoolCo has now completed all eight acquisitions of LNG carriers from Bermuda-based shipper Golar LNG. Courtesy of CoolCo On 6 April, Cool Company said that it completed the last two acquisitions of eight modern LNG tankers from Golar LNG. The parties defined the terms of
Ørsted and Esvagt investing in ‘world’s first’ green fuel service operation vessel
Danish companies Ørsted and Esvagt have decided to invest in what the companies describe as the world’s first service operation vessel (SOV) that can operate on green fuels. The SOV will be powered by batteries and dual-fuel engines, capable of sailing on renewable e-methanol, produced from wind energy and biogenic
World’s first hydrogen-powered bulk carrier receives Enova funding
Norwegian shipping company Egil Ulvan Rederi, compatriot agricultural cooperative Felleskjøpet AGRI and German building materials company HeidelbergCement have received NOK 100 million ($11.3 million) in support from Norwegian government enterprise Enova to build the “world’s first zero-emission bulk carrier”. Courtesy of Statkraft “Enova supports tomorrow’s climate technology. This is a comprehensive