RINA, the inspection, certification and consulting engineering company, and AFRY, a company specialized in engineering, design and advisory services, have undertaken an initial study of how the Gulf region and Europe could be linked directly with a pipeline to transport low-carbon hydrogen, and the
In its new report “Electric Boats & Ships 2024-2044,” technology company IDTechEx has provided granular 20-year forecasts in unit sales, battery demand and battery market value for the electric ferry, electric cargo/container, electric Ro-Ro, electric cruise, electric OSV, electric tugboat and elect
Danish container shipping heavyweight A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has placed an order for six mid-sized container vessels with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group. The company said that the six 9,000 TEU vessels will all have dual-fuel engines able to operate on green methanol and fuel oil. The ships a
As part of its journey to decarbonize agriculture and serve clean ammonia segments, Norwegian fertilizer company Yara has announced it will boost its clean ammonia operations by investing in blue ammonia capacity in the U.S. Yara noted its ambition is to be the leading distributor across green, blue
Vietnam’s T&T Group and Korean companies Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) and SK Group have signed and awarded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on developing LNG and hydrogen projects in Vietnam. Specifically, T&T Group said that, together with KOGAS, it will work on developing LNG gas
Cheniere Energy, through its subsidiary Cheniere Marketing, has signed a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with ENN LNG, a subsidiary of ENN Natural Gas. The agreement will see ENN purchase approximately 1.8 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG from Cheniere Marketing on a free-on-bo
The European Union (EU) has put forward an ambitious proposal to achieve net-zero emissions in the shipping sector by 2050. On 21 June 2023, the EU Delegation to the UN, together with Denmark, Palau and Samoa, and with the participation of Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General and ASG of the C
US energy infrastructure company New Fortress Energy (NFE) and energy logistics hub Ocean Point Terminals have welcomed the first LNG carrier at Ocean Point’s dock facilities in St. Croix, marking the commencement of LNG ship-to-ship transfer operations. Ocean Point Terminals and NFE announced the l
Starting today the freight transport between Italy and Greece, the regular ro-ro line operated by the Grimaldi Group between Venice, Bari and Patras, will be served by two of the company’s “green giants”, the hybrid vessels Eco Catania and Eco Malta. The Neapolitan shipping group, in synergy with th
Human-caused global warming has increased the intensity and duration of heat waves all around the world. Scientists indicate that the heat waves will become even more intense in the future. As the world struggles to take a fresh breath from record-breaking high temperatures, the offshore energy sect
MV Sea Change, the first hydrogen fuel cell-powered ferry in the United States, has been fueled on the San Francisco waterfront as it continues its sea trials ahead of being put into regular operation. The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) announced this fueling
Japanese LPG trader and importer Astomos Energy Corporation and compatriot energy company Inpex Corporation have completed the supply of B24 biofuel bunker to a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) chartered by Astomos. The endeavor marks the first-ever biofuel supply to a VLGC in the Middle East. Biofuels
Eni and Vår Energi will acquire Neptune’s entire portfolio, aside from its business in Germany, for an aggregate enterprise value of $4.9 billion.
LNG-powered cruise ship Silver Nova has concluded the initial phases of its sea trials, bringing the vessel closer to completion. The vessel will now undergo final touches before being delivered later this year. Silver Nova belongs to a newbuild project known as Project Evolution, and it is the firs
