Jumbo-SAL-Alliance, a joint venture between Jumbo Shipping and SAL Heavy Lift, has delivered a major project involving the transport of modules for the Golden Pass LNG project in Sabine Pass, Texas. Jumbo-SAL-Alliance was awarded the project in 2021 by CCZ JV, a joint venture between Chiyoda Interna
The G7 Ministers on Climate, Energy, and Environment have called for the shipping industry to achieve GHG-zero emissions by 2050. The goal is much more ambitious that the current one set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under which the shipping industry aims to reduce its emissions b
Latvia’s natural gas company Latvijas Gaze has signed a definitive agreement to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary Gaso to energy company Eesti Gaas, also known as Elenger. According to Eesti Gas, the completion of the transaction is subject to approval from the Latvian Competition Authority and permi
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Shell Eastern Trading Pte Ltd (Shell) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand collaboration on the maritime decarbonisation efforts in Singapore. As part of the five-year MoU, MPA and Shell will work to advance the adoption of elect
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed two agreements with Japanese partners to boost the clean fuels value chain between the UAE and Japan. ADNOC said the first agreement, with the Kawasaki company, aims to explore the production, liquefaction, and transportation of hydrogen to key globa
UAE’s ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has deployed five newbuild dual-fuel very large gas carriers (VLGCs). The vessels, which were ordered back in 2020, were built at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China,
Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has put into service its second LNG-powered ferry, the Sunflower Murasaki. The vessel is the second of Japan’s first two LNG-fueled ferries, owned by MOL and operated by its group company Ferry Sunflower Co. The ferry entered service on April 1
The offshore energy and shipping industries are essential components of global trade and commerce, responsible for transporting goods and powering homes and businesses around the world. However, they are also significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. As the world’s focus on reducing carb
The LNG Canada project in Kitimat has reached a new milestone with the installation of its first bridge module. The module’s primary function is to connect utilities to LNG processing train 1, and it also supports the transportation of LNG from train 1 to the storage tank. JGC Fluor Joint Venture (J
Container shipping heavyweight Maersk has achieved a major milestone in its efforts to reduce carbon emissions with the successful launching of its first methanol-powered feeder vessel at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. “The launching was successfully completed at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and the constructi
The Supreme Court of Korea has rejected GTT’s appeal filed in December 2022 against the decision of the Seoul High Court, confirming the company’s obligation to separate, in whole or in part, the technology license and the technical assistance if requested by the Korean shipyards. GTT acknowledged t
Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) of energy majors Shell, Equinor and TotalEnergies, has held a keel-laying ceremony for the first out of two new LNG-powered, wind-assisted LCO2 transportation ships.
Energy company Idemitsu Kosan has launched a feasibility study of clean hydrogen production in Japan generated from waste, including municipal waste. The study is conducted in collaboration with US-based H-Cycle (HC), a developer of a thermal conversion process that uses heat and electricity to tran
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Alaska Gasline Development Corporation’s (AGDC) proposed Alaska LNG project. On 13 April, the U.S. DOE issued a document approving exports of LNG from the proposed Alaska project to non-free trade agreement
