Tokyo-based shipping consortium e5 Lab Inc. and its partners have launched a proof of concept test to demonstrate remote control and collision avoidance algorithms on actual vessels as part of its ROBOSHIP project. Under the project, the consortium is developing the standard models of electrically powered vessels to realize zero
South Korea’s Energy Projects and Infrastructure Korea (EPIK) plans to add LNG bunkering services at its proposed Newcastle GasDock LNG import terminal in New South Wales, Australia. Courtesy of EPIK The addition of the LNG bunkering services aims to support the maritime industry in its shift towards cleaner-burning marine fuel,
State-owned Pakistan LNG Limited floated a tender seeking delivery of six cargoes of the liquefied natural gas at the beginning of next year. Courtesy of Pakistan LNG According to the tender document, the company is looking for six cargoes, up to 140,000 cubic meters each, for delivery through January 2021.
U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation, a Taiwanese bulk carrier company, has been awarded a 10-year LNG dual-fuel dry bulk charter contract by Anglo American. Illustration courtesy of U-Ming It is the first such long term time charter in the bulk carrier sector, U-Ming said in its statement. A fleet of four
U.S. offshore engineering and construction services provider McDermott has been awarded a contract to provide front end engineering and design (FEED) services for the Inpex-operated Ichthys liquified natural gas field development in Australia. Ichthys LNG offshore central processing facility; Source: McDermott The award is for a booster compression module FEED
Ørsted and the multinational oil and gas major bp have agreed to jointly develop a potential large-scale renewable hydrogen project in Germany powered by offshore wind. The project, which is expected to be operational in 2024, will comprise a 50 MW electrolyser system installed at bp’s Lingen Refinery in North
Singapore-based ship manager Synergy Group has converted a 1992-built, 126,000 cubic meters capacity liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier into a floating storage unit (FSU). Courtesy of Synergy Group The FSU, which has a projected lifespan of 15 years, was delivered to its owner last week. Synergy will manage, maintain and
UGI Energy Services, a unit of UGI Corporation, commissioned its new liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The new Bethlehem storage and vaporization LNG facility joins the company’s expanding network of LNG and peak shaving assets, UGI said in its statement. John L. Walsh, president and CEO of
Switzerland-based Proman Stena Bulk Ltd has finalized an agreement to build an additional vessel under its joint venture partnership. As informed, the methanol-powered Stena Prosperous will join the Stena ProPatria and the Stena ProMare in the Proman Stena fleet in the second half of 2022. Image Courtesy: Proman Stena Bulk In autumn 2019, Swiss ship manager
Actuator manufacturer, Rotork, has supplied its tech for a liquefied natural gas terminal in South Korea. Courtesy of Rotork The company noted that the actuators have now been installed as part of the site’s phase 2-2 expansion, with further electric and pneumatic actuators due for installation later this year. The
Container shipping major CMA CGM has carried out the first LNG bunkering of the CMA CGM Tenere, the lead ship in a series of six chartered-in 15,000-TEU LNG-powered containerships. As informed, 12,000 cbm of LNG has been pumped into the CMA CGM Tenere’s tanks by Total’s Gas Agility, the world’s
