Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and Norway-based Höegh LNG, together with other partners, have received funding of approximately €5.9 million (around $6.4 million) from the Norwegian government for the development of ammonia as a hydrogen carrier for the energy market. The funding is part of Norwa
Japan’s Itochu Corporation has decided to make an equity investment in Purus Marine, a recently formed, environmentally focused maritime vessel and infrastructure company. UK-based Purus Marine owns and manages various environmentally advanced vessels. Its business purpose is to provide vessels that
In 2021, LNG was the most popular alternative fuel considered by shipowners for use in the (then) next five years; twice as many as those who said they were considering biofuels. That position has now virtually reversed, with biofuels at the same level of response as LNG in 2021 while LNG has fallen
In a pressing need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), the shipping sector and offshore vessel services providers are certainly the protagonists in the whole decarbonization story. However, although we are seeing an increasing number of initiatives, we still have a long way to go.
The most effective way of complying with the CII index and having a good rating is to utilize the emerging alternative, low and zero-carbon fuels, John Kokarakis, Vice President of Technology & Business Development Hellenic-BS-ME Zone at Bureau Veritas, said. Kokarakis was speaking at the 6th Annual
US-based company G2 Net-Zero has decided to drop plans to build a 1.3 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) LNG export facility in Louisiana. At the end of March, the company submitted a filing to the US Department of Energy (DOE) requesting to vacate its LNG export authorization to free trade agreement (
US engineering company KBR has been selected by US green hydrogen producer Avina Clean Hydrogen to provide its K-GreeN® technology for Avina’s green ammonia project in the US. Under the terms of the contract, KBR is expected to provide the process technology license and engineering design for the pr
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a repeat order for comprehensive packages of roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) equipment for a total of five pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) under construction for the Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group. The vessels with a loading capacity of over 9,000 CEU a
Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has signed a technical agreement to promote the development and popularization of next-generation fuel engines with compatriot Akasaka Diesels Limited (Akasaka).
Maritime industry majors have joined hands on a feasibility study of ammonia as a marine fuel on the U.S. East Coast. Namely, A.P. Moller – Maersk, American Bureau of Shipping, Fleet Management Limited, Georgia Ports Authority, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Savage Services
Green hydrogen production company Hy2gen has commissioned engineering and technology company Technip Energies to complete a pre-FEED study for its renewable hydrogen and renewable ammonia project, named Courant, located in Baie Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The pre-FEED phase for the project started at th
Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), a global green energy company, has secured renewable power for its proposed Holmaneset green energy project by entering into a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Statkraft, a supplier of renewable energy. Under the conditional agreement, Statkraft is exp
Norway’s H2Carrier and Sweden’s Trelleborg Gas Transfer have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on ship-to-ship ammonia transfer solutions. The two companies will collaborate in developing a safe, reliable, and efficient solution for side-by-side offloading of ammonia when opera
Yara Clean Ammonia, a subsidiary of Norwegian fertiliser company Yara International, and Enbridge, a Canadian pipeline and energy company, have signed of a letter of intent to jointly develop and construct a world scale low-carbon blue ammonia production facility as equal partners. According to Yara
