Dutch energy storage systems provider EST-Floattech has received an investment of €4 million from Energy Transition Fund Rotterdam and existing shareholders to advance the electrification of the shipping industry.
UK-based tech firm Armada Technologies has signed a contract with Bermuda-based LNG carrier owner and operator Cool Company (CoolCo) to install an air lubrication system on a CoolCo’s vessel.
Australian company Venice Energy has signed a new commercial understanding with AG&P LNG, a subsidiary of AG&P Group and developer of LNG terminals and downstream infrastructure, that guarantees that Venice Energy’s Outer Harbor LNG project at Port Adelaide will receive a converted FSRU. The new dev
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) has received an order to build two very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) for a shipping company based in Africa.
Norwegian state-owned energy major Equinor and Indian fertilizer and petrochemical company Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. (DFPCL) have signed a 15-year agreement for supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with deliveries starting in 2026. Equinor’s portfolio, based on LNG fr
Greece’s first floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) based LNG import terminal is gearing up for commissioning tests with the arrival of the first LNG cargo. The commissioning cargo to the Alexandroupolis FSRU was delivered on February 18, 2024, onboard GasLog Hong Kong LNG carrier. Once the c
Norwegian feeder vessel owner MPC Container Ships (MPCC) has unveiled new strategic initiatives that will significantly accelerate the company’s journey towards fleet renewal and decarbonization.
Danish short sea operator Unifeeder has confirmed a long-term charter agreement for two additional methanol-powered containerships, following a deal signed in October 2023 for two initial methanol-capable vessels.
Singapore’s newly built LNG bunker vessel Brassavola has completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) LNG bunkering operation. Pavilion Energy, charterer of the LNG bunker vessel, announced the milestone on February 19, 2024. In its maiden STS LNG bunkering operation, Brassavola delivered LNG to Rio Tinto
Texas LNG, a subsidiary of Glenfarne Energy Transition, has selected Gulf LNG Tugs of Texas to build, deliver, and operate tugboats under a long-term agreement to assist LNG carriers arriving at the LNG export facility to be constructed in the Port of Brownsville. According to Texas LNG, the tugboat
U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an extension to its order authorizing the construction of Tellurian’s Driftwood LNG facility near Lake Charles, Louisiana. As extended, the order requires construction to be completed by April 18, 2029, Tellurian said, noting it applied for
Poland’s natural gas transmission system operator GAZ-SYSTEM has received a decision on the environmental conditions from the Regional Director for Environmental Protection in Gdańsk for the implementation of the FSRU terminal with a subsea gas pipeline at the Port of Gdańsk. According to GAZ-SYSTEM
The Port of Rotterdam has entered into a new agreement with oil refiner and supplier VARO Energy Group to optimize fuel and energy practices. VARO has emerged as the winner of the port’s tender process for the cleanest usable energy carrier. The port has been using VARO’s HVO100 (100% Hydrotreated V
The World Shipping Council (WSC) is proposing a solution to the challenge of crafting a global greenhouse gas pricing regulation that encourages investment in green fuels, as the UN International Maritime Organisation works towards its target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions in the shipping in
