Following an appeal from French LNG containment specialist GTT, the Supreme Court of Korea has decided to suspend the execution of the Seoul High Court’s decision concerning GTT’s obligation to separate technology license and technical assistance if requested by the shipyards. On 1 December 2022, th
Swedish green electrofuel developer Liquid Wind has revealed its plan to establish the country’s third electrofuel facility for the maritime sector, following similar FlahshipONE and FlagshipTWO projects. For this purpose, Liquid Wind, in partnership with Umeå Energi, carried out a feasibility study
The world’s business and political leaders gathered this week for the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos to discuss global challenges and the way forward. The topic of the weeklong event is ‘Cooperation in a Fragmented World’, highlighting the need to work together to overcome the perfect
Höegh LNG’s floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal Hoegh Gannet has arrived at Brunsbüttel’s Elbehafen port near Hamburg, Germany to increase German liquid gas import capacity. RWE, which is responsible for filling the FSRU with LNG, together with companies Uniper and EnBW, said that in the n
Belgium’s tanker shipping company Euronav has held a naming ceremony for two very large crude carriers (VLCCs) being built at South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI).
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has started the use of hydrogen in terminal operations with receiving the first load of hydrogen to supply the refueling station located on the Xità quay.
EU Innovation Fund has granted €108 million to German RWE’s FUREC project, which aims to produce circular and green hydrogen from non-recyclable municipal solid waste in Limburg, the Netherlands. According to RWE, the EU funding marks a key milestone in advancing the project as FUREC will require an
Himalaya Shipping’s new bulk carrier powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), Mount Norefjell, has successfully completed its sea trials.
South Korean shipbuilding major Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) is off to a strong start to the year revealing a third shipbuilding deal this week. The company said in a stock exchange filing that it had won a contract for the construction of two very large gas carriers (VLGCs). The
Oil and gas giant Shell has officially restarted LNG cargo operations at its Prelude Floating Liquified Natural Gas (FLNG) facility following almost a month of suspension. The company shut down the production at the FLNG facility offshore Australia after a fire broke out in December 2022. At the tim
Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, also known as the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, has launched its 2023 call for proposals for the development of clean hydrogen technologies. The call was launched on 17 January with a total of €195 million to be made available for projects that support the creation of
The construction of ESL Shipping’s energy-efficient plug-in hybrid vessels at the Chowgule Shipyard in India is progressing according to schedule, the Finnish dry bulk shipping company said. Block assembly of the first two vessels, Electramar and Stellamar, is currently progressing in four parts: af
The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) will be required to retrofit at least two ships to run on green hydrogen or other green hydrogen-derived fuels by 2027 as part of India’s decarbonization plans. India has declared that it plans to become energy independent by 2047 and a net zero country by 207
A colossal containership has hit the waters at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in Geoje, South Korea. The 23,660 TEU vessel goes under the name Baltic Express and it is being built for the German liner shipping major Hapag-Lloyd. Berlin Express is an LNG dual-fuel containershi
