Just weeks after making headlines with its ambitious announcement at the end of August, China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has swiftly moved forward with the order of the world’s first methanol dual-fuel Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC). As previously announced, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Group
Last week’s G20 summit in India concluded with mixed progress on environmental issues. The leaders hailed the ambitious new renewable energy goal to “pursue and encourage efforts to triple renewable energy capacity globally” by 2030. However, the gathering was marked with lingering disagreements and
Wison (Nantong) Heavy Industry, an affiliate of Wison Offshore & Marine, and Genting Oil & Gas Limited (GOGL), via its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary PT Layar Nusantara Gas (PTLNG), have entered into a limited notice to proceed agreement (LNTP) to purchase $43.04 million of long lead items for a 1
Thursday witnessed a momentous occasion in the annals of container shipping, one that reverberated with promises of greener, more sustainable days ahead for the maritime industry. The naming ceremony of the world’s first methanol-powered containership, the Laura Maersk, took center stage, signifying
Waleid Gamal El-Dien, Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), and the Dutch consortium and Rotterdam City have signed a cooperation protocol that aims to attract investments in establishing green hydrogen production plants and facilities. The parties signed the deal during El-Dien’s meeti
U.S. ammonia producer CF Industries Holdings and South Korea’s steelmaking and energy trading company POSCO Holdings have announced that they are evaluating a joint venture to construct a low-carbon clean ammonia plant at CF Industries’ Blue Point Complex in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, U.S., along
A total of 14 companies have been awarded 21 licenses in the UK’s first-ever carbon storage licensing round – said to have the potential to store almost 10% of UK greenhouse gas emissions. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) announced on 15 September that 14 companies had accepted licenses in
U.S. energy major ConocoPhillips has signed a long-term commercial agreement to secure additional regasification capacity in Europe at the Gate LNG terminal in the Netherlands. The 15-year throughput deal for approximately 1.5 million tons per annum (mtpa) or 2 bcm equivalent is expected to begin in
South Korea’s flagship carrier HMM is accelerating its use of alternative fuels in line with the company’s decarbonization efforts. The company, which is currently undergoing a privatization process, has carried out a trial use of a sustainable marine biofuel on its 6,400TEU containership HMM Tacoma
TotalEnergies, Petrobras and Casa dos Ventos Holding, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and Casa dos Ventos, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to assess opportunities for joint development of low-carbon hydrogen and renewable energy projects in Brazil, including offshore wind. Unde
Monjasa, one of the world’s top 10 marine fuels suppliers, is charting a course toward a sustainable and scalable biofuel solution for the maritime sector in Latin America. As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) sets its sights on full decarbonization of the shipping industry by 2050, drop
Dutch producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products OCI Global and U.S. energy company New Fortress Energy (NFE) have signed an agreement for OCI to offtake green hydrogen from NFE’s ZeroParks beginning in 2025, following a competitive bidding process. OCI said that green hydrogen will be prod
Maersk, a pioneering force in the shipping industry, is well on its way to completing its ambitious newbuilding program comprising 25 ships powered by green methanol. Speaking at today’s historic naming ceremony for its first methanol-powered ship, Vincent Clerc, CEO of A.P. Moller Maersk, revealed
An EU-supported feasibility study, led by Port of Roenne and a number of local and national actors, including the Regional Municipality of Bornholm, Ramboll, Topsøe, Ørsted, BEOF and DTU, has revealed that there is a basis for producing green fuels on Bornholm, Denmark. The results came after a year
