Lloyd’s Register (LR), the UK’s classification society, has been awarded a contract to class two methanol-ready commissioning service operations vessels (CSOVs) being built by VARD, a global designer and shipbuilder of specialized vessels, for North Star, the UK’s offshore infrastructure support ves
France-headquartered energy major TotalEnergies has announced the commissioning of the Cape Ann, the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) located in the port of Le Havre. The company informed that the terminal injected its first megawatt-hours (MWh) of gas
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has signed the contract for the construction of 17 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers with Qatar Energy worth a staggering $3.9 billion. The contract signing was held on Wednesday as part of South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol’s state v
Yara Growth Ventures, the venture investment arm of Norwegian Yara International, and UK-headquartered Navigator Holdings have each acquired a 14.5% interest in the Norwegian ammonia bunkering startup Azane Fuel Solutions. The companies led an investment round of €5.4 million in Azane to commence co
The Port of Los Angeles and Port of Guangzhou, China, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to bolster cooperation on the development of digital supply chain infrastructure, creation of a Trans-pacific Green Shipping Corridor between the two ports, and other sustainability initiatives to reduce
Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture (JV) between tanker company Stena Bulk and methanol producer Proman, has held a naming ceremony for its second methanol-fueled tanker. The naming ceremony for the 49,900 DWT tanker Stena Pro Marine was held at the port of New Orleans on October 24, 2023. Speaking
UK-based maritime service provider James Fisher has reportedly placed an order for up to four dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers. The contract includes two firm orders plus options for two additional ships. The vessels will be constructed at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou), Ch
U.S. shipping and logistics company Crowley has received the first permit issued by the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) for the provision of LNG bunkering services on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal. Under this permit, Crowley is advancing plans to provide bunkering and related port solutions t
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Hy2gen Deutschland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the use of e-methanol as a fuel for ships.
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding hosted a christening ceremony on Tuesday in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin for the recently constructed LNG bunker barge Clean Everglades, marking the delivery of the vessel to its owner. The 5,500 cbm articulated tug barge was built for Jones Act-shipowner Seaside LNG as the d
Swedish electrofuel developer Liquid Wind is advancing the development of its third electrofuel facility for maritime sector, FlagshipTHREE, in Umeå, Sweden, with AFRY as an engineering partner. Liquid Wind has set a goal to supply the marine shipping industry with green electrofuel through large-sc
Houston-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity has taken delivery of its sixth out of eight new high-tech, ammonia-ready Armada vessels.
More than a hundred CEOs and senior executives from the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, led by Vincent Clerc, Chief executive Officer of A.P. Moller Maersk, have shared an open letter to world leaders ahead of COP28. The quest to cap global temperature rise at 1.5°C faces jeopardy without intensifi
In support of South Africa’s transition into a low-carbon economy, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for information (RFI) for the development of a terminal facility and related facilities for hydrogen initiatives at its commercial seaports. The RFI assesses the market in
