As part of its task to develop national hydrogen infrastructure, international cooperation and hydrogen market around the Baltic Sea region, state-owned transmission system operator Gasgrid Finland has organised a non-binding market consultation for industrial actors to gain insight into their hydro
Hydrogen fuel cell supplier PowerCell Group and methanol-to-hydrogen technology firm e1 Marine, in partnership with RIX Industries, have conducted a string test of their respective technologies for a 200kW propulsion chain as part of the validation of Maritime Partners LLC’s M/V Hydrogen One inland
Hydro Tasmania and Bell Bay Powerfuels have signed a term sheet for the sale of the decommissioned Bell Bay Power Station following an Expression of Interest process launched by Hydro Tasmania in December 2022. Australian company ABEL Energy said the selection of the site now accelerates the develop
Royal Caribbean International’s first LNG-powered cruise vessel, Icon of the Seas, has left the outfitting pier from Meyer Turku shipyard situated in Turku, Finland. Icon of the Seas will be conducting week-long series of sea trials through the picturesque Turku archipelago representing a culminatio
The second gas carrier from the ORLEN Group’s fleet has sailed from the US to Poland with a cargo of approximately 65,000 tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The carrier Grażyna Gęsicka, loaded at the Freeport terminal in the US, set off on 17 June for its first voyage, and is expected to reach Świ
According to the “Stick or twist: Should gas resource holders target LNG exports or blue ammonia?” report by energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac), the acceleration of the energy transition means gas resource holders increasingly face a choice to either follow the established pathway an
This time last year, the world, especially Europe, was busy as popcorn on a skillet trying to secure energy supplies and balance net-zero targets with the global energy crisis hot on its heels. This prompted governments, policymakers and industry players to transform strategies and ramp up investmen
Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers AS (KNCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pilot Energy Limited, an Australian oil and gas company that is pursuing to leverage its existing infrastructure to develop clean energy projects, to collaborate on an integrated solution for marine transportat
European short-sea player Wilson ASA has signed a contract for the construction of six 3,800 dwt future-proof bulkers. Under the contract, Wilson has options for eight more diesel-electric cargo vessels, totaling the order to 14 vessels. India’s shipbuilder Cochin Shipbuilding confirmed that it has
MOL Clean Energy (MCE), a subsidiary of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), has made a strategic investment in Ascension Clean Energy (ACE), a proposed global-scale clean hydrogen-ammonia production and export facility in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. The strategic investment b
Australian Provaris Energy, former Global Energy Ventures (GEV), has launched the development of a large-scale production plant for green hydrogen at Ørskog in Ålesund municipality, Norway. The company has announced the development of the project in collaboration with Norwegian Hydrogen, stating it
The lifetime fuel costs of meeting key European decarbonisation targets for shipping through the LNG pathway are expected to be roughly half that of the methanol or ammonia pathways, according to the findings of a new analysis from the SEA-LNG coalition. The multi-sector coalition promotes the comme
Texas-based energy company NextDecade has signed framework agreements with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), an independent infrastructure fund manager, and TotalEnergies, a French energy major, to enable the final investment decision (FID) for the Rio Grande LNG Phase 1 and to provide momentum
Nordic energy company Gasum and Cruise Division of Swiss MSC Group have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the new flagship of its MSC Cruises brand, MSC Euribia.
