British cruise line Swan Hellenic has welcomed into the fleet its third and largest vessel, SH Diana. The hybrid diesel-electric expedition ship has a polar Class 6 ice-strengthened hull and it has been constructed by the Finnish Helsinki Shipyard. The vessel delivery ceremony took place at the ship
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received two orders from its partner the South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the tank design of new liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs). According to GTT, the orders were made in the first quarter of 2023 for a total
Australian shipbuilder Austal has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Swedish Rederi AB Gotland to design a high-speed catamaran that will be able to run on hydroge
Singapore-based energy solutions provider Pavilion Energy, a subsidiary of Temasek, has loaded the first termed small-scale LNG cargo bound for Chinese city gas distributor Zhejiang Hangjiaxin Clean Energy. The first cargo was loaded on board LNG Jia Xing, a 46,200 cbm small-scale LNG vessel from th
Técnicas Reunidas, an engineering company, and Cetaer, a company with a goal to bring innovation projects to commercial scale in the transport sector, have signed a collaboration agreement for the development of an e-methanol plant to be built in Almería, Spain. According to Técnicas Reunidas, the f
Chinese shipyard Wison Heavy Industry, a subsidiary of Wison Offshore & Marine Limited (WOM), is advancing construction works on a 2.4 million tonnes per year (mtpa) floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit ordered by Italian oil and gas company Eni. According to the shipyard’s social media update
Linde, an industrial gases and engineering company, has made a long-term agreement with ExxonMobil, an energy and petrochemical company, for the offtake of carbon dioxide associated with Linde’s new clean hydrogen production in Beaumont, Texas, US. Under the terms of the agreement, ExxonMobil is exp
This is a free premium article to give you a sample of what Offshore Energy has to offer as part of our premium section. Upgrade for premium access here. The decarbonization conundrum in the shipping industry persists due to a multitude of challenges, including the high cost of alternative fuels, th
Plug Power, a provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, has manufactured 122 MW of its 1 MW electrolyser stack platform in Q1 2023, which, according to Plug, is an all-time high for the company and the industry for PEM electrolysers. Additionally, Plug said it shi
elkon, an Istanbul-based electrical systems integrator for the marine industry and a part of the Schottel group, has awarded Leclanché, a Swiss energy storage solutions company, with the contract for two Navius MRS-3TM 1.1 MWh capacity battery storage systems. The battery technology will be supplied
Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has signed a technical agreement to promote the development and popularization of next-generation fuel engines with compatriot Akasaka Diesels Limited (Akasaka).
The European Commission (EC) has approved a €450 million Italian scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen. According to the Commission, the measure aims to foster the transition to a net-zero economy in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The EC found that the scheme is in line w
French engineering company Technip Energies has secured a contract with Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group and Shaanxi Gas Group for the 3 million cubic metres per day Xi’An LNG Emergency Reserve & Peak Regulation project in China. The company described the contract as significant, which means it repr
Low and zero-emission fuels supplier Titan has completed gas-up and cool-down service for an LNG carrier owned by Japanese shipping company NYK Line. Specifically, Titan performed gas-up and cool-down of one of the tanks on NYK’s LNG carrier Grace Emilia. The vessel was built in 2021 by Hyundai Samh
