Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding aims to exclusively produce dual-fueled vessels by 2035, transitioning away from ships equipped with crude oil-based engines. The move is part of the shipyard’s strategy to become carbon neutral by 2050 by implementing eco-friendly practices across all asp
The offshore energy industry is facing an ever-increasing energy skills gap regarding workers spearheading the transition to green sources.
Subsea 7, in collaboration with OneSea Energy, has secured £150,000 (around $187,000) in funding from the Scottish government to investigate pairing a large-scale floating hydrogen production system with a floating wind farm offshore Scotland. The funding was awarded as part of the Hydrogen Innovati
QatarEnergy’s LNG trading arm, QatarEnergy Trading, has inked a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla). The 15-year agreement will see QatarEnergy supply about 1.8 million tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG to Bangladesh, starting in
Technology and engineering group Sener has completed the conceptual design of a new model of sustainable tanker that can carry heavy fuel oil (HFO), very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO), biofuels and marine gas oils (MGO), and can also store the captured CO2 from nearby vessels. According to Sener, the
A recent analysis by Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center has identified four key constraints that may hinder the supply of renewable electricity to the maritime industry in the 2030s and 2040s, potentially leading to a shortage of e-fuels. The key constraints highlight the challenges that need to be addr
In what was described as a significant milestone, Omani hydrogen company Hydrom, a subsidiary of Energy Development Oman (EDO), has signed agreements to award three hydrogen projects to be developed in the Sultanate. The agreements were signed today, 1 June, as a result of the first round of Hydrom’
BalticSeaH2 project – a large-scale cross-border hydrogen valley gathering 40 partners from nine Baltic Sea region countries – with production potential for hydrogen to reach 100,000 tonnes annually, is ready to kick off. BalticSeaH2, prepared by Finnish CLIC Innovation as the project coordinator an
United European Car Carriers’ (UECC) state-of-the-art LNG dual-fuel vessel Auto Energy has completed its first LNG bunkering operation in the Mediterranean. According to UECC, a provider of sustainable short sea ro-ro transportation in Europe, the operation took place in the port of Sagunto, Spain,
French CMA CGM Group has finalized the acquisition of La Méridionale, a mixed-use freight and passenger shipping company established in Marseille since 1931. The acquisition marks a significant step for CMA CGM as it expands its specialized shipping operations and bolsters its decarbonization effort
Luxembourg and Portugal have signed a declaration of cooperation on renewable energies, including the development of a renewable hydrogen corridor between the two countries. During his visit to Lisbon, Luxembourg’s Minister of Energy, Claude Turmes, signed the declaration with his Portuguese counter
Dutch shipping company Tune Chemical Tankers (TCT) has ordered up to four methanol-fuelled chemical tankers at Turkish Tersan Shipyard.
Green energy developer Aker Horizons ASA has announced that Aker Horizons Asset Development, its wholly-owned asset development arm dedicated to hydrogen projects, has been awarded up to NOK 135 million ($12.2 million) in grants and loans from Innovation Norway for the green hydrogen production faci
Chinese oil and gas company CNOOC Limited has commissioned what is said to be China’s first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration project. The CCS project, officially commissioned on 1 June, is an auxiliary part of the Enping 15-1 oilfield development and can store more than 1.5 mi
