MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has joined SEA-LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition established to demonstrate the benefits of the LNG pathway as a route to shipping’s decarbonization. In recent years, MSC has made investments in LNG-fuelled vessels in the different sectors it operates. In 20
Industrial gases company Air Products has signed agreements to supply its proprietary LNG process technology and equipment to Rio Grande LNG Phase 1 Project being developed by NextDecade in Brownsville, Texas. Air Products entered into agreements with Bechtel Energy Inc., an EPC contractor on the Ri
German shipowner Vega-Reederei has placed an order for ten diesel-electric coasters at Chinese Sinomach Group, a state-owned manufacturing group.
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is advancing its Wind Hunter project with the initiative to develop a pure water production system for hydrogen generation. MOL’s Wind Hunter project aims to harness offshore wind energy to produce hydrogen from water onboard and convert it into pr
Japan’s Yanmar Power Technology (YPT), a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings, has commercialized a maritime hydrogen fuel cell system towards the decarbonization of the maritime industry. The company said it plans to propose the installation of the system into various ships, including passenger ships, wor
ITOCHU Corporation, Nippon Steel Corporation, Taiheiyo Cement Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), ITOCHU Oil Exploration Co., INPEX Corporation, and Taisei Corporation have joined forces to conduct a feasibility study on Japanese Advanced CCS Project.
Coastal GasLink, the 670-kilometre pipeline that will transport natural gas to the approved LNG Canada facility near Kitimat, is nearly 92% complete, according to the latest construction update. Summer construction season is in full swing and the project is moving closer to mechanical completion by
The global shipbuilding industry is experiencing an impressive surge in demand for new tonnage, with a flurry of newbuilding orders and options being placed over the past week by prominent shipping companies worldwide. Data from shipbrokers shows a remarkable total of 31 firm newbuilding orders, acc
Technology companies Technip Energies and Enerkem have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enter into a collaboration agreement aimed at accelerating the deployment of Enerkem’s technology platform for biofuels and circular chemical products from non-recyclable waste materials. Specificall
Danish shipping company Norden has acquired a minority stake in MASH Makes, a Danish-Indian biofuel scale-up which researches, develops and produces renewable fuels from biomass waste. Norden sees the investment as a strategic partnership that will help secure access to renewable fuels, specifically
Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) has placed an order with a Japanese company for a gas compressor to be used for what the company says is the world’s largest offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. The Tokyo-headquartered Kawasaki Heavy Industries revealed on 1 August that it
Bermuda-based bulk carrier company Himalaya Shipping has commenced LNG bunkering of two of its newbuild ships, Mount Norefjell and Mount Matterhorn. The company announced on 2 August that the two ships were bunkered with LNG in Singapore over the last days. Mount Norefjell and Mount Matterhorn, whic
U.S. LNG technology and equipment company Air Products has announced it will be making a significant investment to meet industry demand with increased winding capacity at its LNG equipment manufacturing facility located in Port Manatee, Florida, U.S. The company said it expects that this increase in
As per the China Classification Society (CCS), a new generation of 130m Chuanjiang standard bulk carrier, Chang Hang Huo Yun 002, which is a green and intelligent ship solely fueled with LNG, has been launched. The ship, with a deadweight of 9800 tons, is under construction by Zhijiang Shengmao Ship
