Maersk-backed methanol developing and producing company C2X has teamed up with Spanish energy giant Cepsa to develop a green methanol plant in the port of Huelva, southern Spain. The project aims to reach an estimated annual production capacity of 300,000 tons of green methanol, which Cepsa calculat
Danish shipping giant A.P. Møller–Maersk has revealed its plans to invest more than $500 million to expand its supply chain infrastructure in Southeast Asia.
The number of green corridor initiatives around the world went from 21 to 44 over the past year, according to the findings of the 2023 Annual Progress Report on Green Shipping Corridors released by the Global Maritime Forum. The report finds that there is a ‘substantial maturation’ among existing co
Tanker operator Maersk Tankers has confirmed that it has ordered up to ten very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in Korea. The order has been placed by an affiliated company of Maersk Tankers, validating previous media reports. As disclosed, Japanese company Mitsui &
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Danish Government have joined forces to resource and execute pre-feasibility studies for green corridors in five countries in the Global South, as announced on Friday at C
Indonesia’s PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS), a subsidiary of PT Pertamina (Persero), and Turkey’s Karpowership have formalized a general partnership agreement (GPA) to develop sustainable energy infrastructure in Indonesia. Under the GPA, which was formalized during the COP28 in Dubai on F
Danish energy company Ørsted has secured support from the EU-Catalyst Partnership, which consists of the European Commission (EC), Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, and the European Investment Bank (EIB), for its FlagshipONE project, also known as Europe’s largest e-methanol plant. On December 1, at COP
The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of leading global shipping lines have issued a joint declaration at COP 28 calling for an end date for fossil-only powered newbuilds and urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to create the regulatory conditions to accelerate the transition to green
Brazilian mining giant Vale, working in partnership with Oldendorff Carriers, has kick-started its first biofuel voyage on a bulk vessel. The trial is taking place on an Oldendorff vessel performing a laden Vale voyage from Brazil to Asia, carrying a full cargo of iron ore. The Hinrich Oldendorff, b
The consortium behind the LOHC for Hydrogen Transport from Scotland (LHyTS) project, which aims to establish a hydrogen export route from Scotland to Rotterdam via liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC), has conducted engineering studies targeted at developing a pilot project as a precursor to large
The Board of Norway-based energy storage company Corvus Energy has appointed Fredrik Witte as the new CEO, starting January 1st, 2024. Witte joins from his position as the Managing Director of Cargill Aqua Nutrition. “Corvus Energy is entering an important phase where the company will continue to bu
The construction of the first two Northern Lights’ ships has surged past the 60% completion mark, signaling substantial strides in the creation of what has been described as the world’s first large vessels tailor-made for liquified CO2 transport, the company said. The Northern Lights project, a join
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Electricity Generation Authority of Thailand (EGAT), Mitsubishi Company, and Chiyoda Corporation have kicked off a feasibility study on establishing a clean hydrogen and ammonia value chain derived from renewable energy sources in Thailand. To mark the start of the feasibi
A new training project is being launched aimed at preparing seafarers for zero or near-zero emission ships as a way of addressing the imminent need for upskilling the workforce to operate advanced technological solutions and alternative fuels. The project was announced at the 2023 UN Climate Change
