Classification society RINA has granted approval in principle (AiP) for Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding’s (SWS) very large crude carrier (VLCC) vessel design which can run on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen.
ASYAD Shipping, a part of Oman’s national logistics provider ASYAD Group, has signed an agreement with South Korea’s Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for the construction of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. According to a stock exchange filing, the order for two LNG carriers was placed on 21
AB Klaipedos Nafta, operator of Klaipeda LNG Terminal, and AB Amber Grid, gas transmission system operator, have begun a joint process of Open Season procedure at the terminal and Lithuanian gas transmission system. The operators said they seek to evaluate possibilities to expand the current Klaiped
Oil and gas giant Shell has shut down production at its Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility offshore Australia after a fire broke out on 21 December. “On Wednesday 21 December at 16:25 AWST, there was a small fire detected on board Prelude in a turbine enclosure. The fire was quic
Japanese heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), its group company Ferry Sunflower Limited, and Kyushu Electric Power Co. (Kyuden) have revealed that Sunflower Kurenai, Japan’s first LNG-fuelled ferry received its first LNG fuel supply.
U.S.-based Vision Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Evolution Terminals BV, says to be on track to file the detailed environmental impact assessment for its energy project in the North Sea Port of Vlissingen, the Netherlands before January 31, 2023. Namely, Evolution Terminals is in advanc
ENGIE, Shell, Vopak and Anthony Veder have agreed to develop a green hydrogen logistic maritime corridor connecting the ports of Sines in Portugal and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The project named H2Sines.RDAM aims to produce green hydrogen on a unit located in Sines, convert it to liquefied hydro
Singapore-based shipyard group PaxOcean and French LNG containment specialist GTT have signed a technical service agreement that will enable PaxOcean to expand its repair scope by providing membrane tank maintenance and servicing of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers to be repaired in PaxOcean Bat
European Commission (EC) has granted approval for Germany’s aid measures to recapitalise energy companies Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE), previously known as Gazprom Germania GmbH, and Uniper in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. On 19 December, Uniper and the German Federal Government
Canada-based designer and manufacturer of electrolyzers Next Hydrogen Solutions has been awarded $5.1 million from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) towards the development and demonstration of its next-generation electrolysis technology. “We are delighted with SDTC’s decision to supp
Seven hydrogen projects in the Netherlands have received a subsidy of almost €800 million from the second wave of Hydrogen Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs). The projects that received the financial support were assessed by The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) in the past mo
Consortium working on the hydrogen-powered tanker concept HyEkoTank has signed a grant agreement with the European Union, which comprises €5 million in grants under the funding scheme HORIZON EUROPE.
Autonomous shipping alliance One Sea has welcomed South Korea’s Avikus, a subsidiary of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (HHI Group), as its latest member. One Sea Secretary General Sinikka Hartonen said: “Welcoming Avikus on board is an exciting development which brings in participation from one of o
Finnish transmission system operator Gasgrid Finland has completed construction work for the floating LNG terminal in the deep harbour area in Inkoo as it expects Excelerate Energy’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Exemplar to reach the terminal as early as 25 December. On 20 Decembe
