New Zealand’s Auckland Transport has announced that shipbuilder Incat Crowther has been commissioned to deliver the design for a new 300-passenger electric hybrid fast ferry. Specifically, the project will see Incat Crowther work closely with Q-West Boat Builders, Hamilton Jet and Fullers360 on the
South Korean shipbuilding heavyweight HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. has signed orders worth billions of dollars for eight newbuild vessels and one floating production unit (FPU).
The fast-paced development of the offshore wind industry is causing the emergence of new, unforeseen jobs to which ports cannot cater as there is a lack of people and a lack of port capacity, Jesper Bank, Chief Commercial Officer of Port Esbjerg, said during a presentation in Denmark. Although the n
Natural gas is perceived to be the perfect candidate to bridge the supply gap in the transition from fossil fuels to renewables.
As part of its mission to develop modularized solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems for applications in the ocean space, Norway-based clean power solutions provider Alma Clean Power has performed trials on a 6 kW direct ammonia fuel cell system. The company said the 6 kW unit is the first building bl
Vitol Asia, a supply and trading unit of Vitol Group, and the Merakes LNG Sellers have signed a multi-year LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA). The LNG supply to Vitol is expected to commence in 2024, and the quantity will be approximately 0.55 million tons per annum (MTPA) for a period of three y
Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has delivered an 86,700 cbm liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and ammonia (NH3) carrier powered by LPG to compatriot transportation company K Line.
The fleet of Norwegian shipping company Knutsen Group has gotten a new member, an LNG carrier named Gordon Waters Knutsen. The group shared on its social media that the vessel is designed specifically for the transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG), with a capacity of 174,000 cubic meters. It
Cool Company Limited (CoolCo), an owner, operator and manager of LNG carriers, has exercised its option to acquire two newbuild 2-stroke LNG carriers from affiliates of Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS). The LNG carriers, named Kool Tiger and Kool Panther, are being built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industr
U.S.-based energy company NextDecade has announced that Rio Grande LNG has received binding commitments from a syndicate of lenders in an amount sufficient, together with expected project equity funding, to support a positive final investment decision (FID) of the first three liquefaction trains (Ph
Gulfstream LNG, a mid-sized greenfield LNG export project under development in Louisiana, U.S., has received authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export produced LNG to all existing, and any future countries that have, or will enter, free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S. This
The second vessel of the fleet of gas carriers being built for the ORLEN Group has arrived at the port in Świnoujście, Poland, with a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The vessel Grażyna Gęsicka delivered some 65,000 tons of LNG loaded at the Freeport terminal in the United States (U.S.). Daniel
Swiss marine power company WinGD has entered into a collaboration agreement with shipowner and operator AET and maritime academy Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM), both part of MISC Group, to develop technology and training for ammonia engines.
The summer holiday season doesn’t seem to be slowing down the activities of the global energy sector. Energy companies are still moving strongly towards a low-carbon and sustainable future, with carbon capture and storage (CCS) and renewables serving as the main topics of the conversation. TotalEner
