Canada-based Seaspan and global energy company AES have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on LNG bunkering business development. The companies signed the MoU in the framework of the 3rd International LNG Global Forum in Cartagena, Colombia, which took place from October 2 to
Malaysia’s state-owned energy giant PETRONAS has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on the cross-border CO2 transportation and storage. The agreement was signed at the 3r
Greek shipping company Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has taken delivery of its first newbuild LNG-powered Aframax tanker. According to TEN, the Njord DF vessel is the first in a series of four high-spec eco-designed vessels built against long-term employment to a major European state-owned oil conc
J.P. Morgan Global Alternative’s Global Transportation Group (JPMGTG) has confirmed a deal for the construction of two dual-fuel methanol chemical IMOII medium-range (MR) newbuilds. Boasting a 49,800 deadweight capacity, the ships will be built at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China. Bot
Stakeholders in the shipping industry have collaboratively addressed the paramount safety challenges and best practices essential for integrating ammonia as an alternative marine fuel. Specifically, the stakeholders called for safe ammonia use during an event held on October 4, 2023, in Copenhagen,
The Port of Rotterdam has announced a port fee reduction for ships that bunker sustainable fuels in Rotterdam, supporting the Zero Emissions Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA). The Port of Rotterdam highlighted ZEMBA’s recent launch of a request for proposals for the transport of 600,000 twenty-foot c
UK shipowner Carisbrooke Shipping has signed a shipbuilding contract with Dutch shipbuilder Thecla Bodewes Shipyards for the construction of a Labrax 7,280 dwt diesel-electric multipurpose dry cargo vessel. The ship will be fitted with a diesel-electric propulsion system in combination with the adva
Geneva-based energy trading firm Gunvor Group and Norwegian shipping company Solvang ASA have formed a joint venture to own and operate next-generation eco-vessels for the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) market. The joint venture has placed an order for five very large gas carrier (VLGC) newbuilds wit
Norwegian Gen2 Energy and Germany’s Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE), via its subsidiary WINGAS, have signed a transaction term sheet for the delivery of green hydrogen. Gen2 Energy said the sheet defines the terms and conditions for a final sales and purchasing agreement and represents a major ste
U.S. KBR has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Italy’s SolydEra to offer an integrated solution for producing lower-cost clean ammonia using renewable energy. Under the terms of the MoU, KBR will integrate SolydEra’s solid oxide electrolysis (SOE) technology into its proprietary K-Gree
Green Ships AS, a consultancy company specialized in the designing and building of ‘green’ vessels, and Bourbon Horizon AS, an international offshore shipping company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Amogy, the provider of ammonia-to-power technology, for the supply of its techn
Texas-based energy company NextDecade has officially started the construction of Phase 1 of the 27 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) Rio Grande LNG export facility in Brownsville. To mark the official kick-off, the groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 3, 2023, in the presence of the project’s p
A recent study, titled “CII and EU Maritime Decarbonization,” conducted by the research center CE Delft on behalf of the Environmental Defense Fund Europe, found that if European policymakers required ships to achieve top performance (A, B) in climate label Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), ships co
U.S. energy technology company Baker Hughes has received a letter of award from ADNOC Gas, for and on behalf of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), to provide two electric liquefaction (e-LNG) systems for the Ruwais LNG project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Baker Hughes said the LNG trains
