The construction of the next-generation diesel-electric propulsed cargo vessel, developed by Maritime engineering company Conoship International Projects, has kicked off in Turkey. The ceremonial start of the 3600 tdw vessel’s first construction took place on 24 November at the Gelibolu Shipyard in
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK) is now actively looking into the build-out of offshore wind beyond 2030, as well as into offshore energy hubs, offshore hydrogen production and reuse of gas pipelines for hydrogen transport. The EZK is currently working on a comprehensi
Volstad Maritime has hired Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES), a subsidiary of HAV Group, to deliver the battery pack and associated control system for battery charging for its Grand Canyon II offshore construction vessel.
Norwegian green hydrogen company Gen2 Energy and Åfjord municipality have agreed on a long-term lease of an industrial site in Åfjord for large-scale production and shipping of green hydrogen. According to the agreement, Gen2 Energy will build a production facility for green hydrogen in the industri
The Finnish government, represented by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (MEAE) and Meyer Turku Oy, has signed a deal with the US-based cruise major Royal Caribbean Group on sustainable shipbuilding in Finland. The parties signed a maritime declaration that lays the groundwork for the
Classification society Bureau Veritas and nuclear power technology developer ThorCon have entered an agreement for the technology qualification and the subsequent development of a 500 MW molten salt nuclear power barge for operations in Indonesia.
A consortium of international partners has launched a new project that aims to establish a hydrogen export route from Scotland to Rotterdam via liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC). The project named LOHC for Hydrogen Transport from Scotland (LHyTS) seeks to demonstrate that LOHC, in the form of m
Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has teamed up with Italian energy company Eni and Japan’s biotechnology firm Euglena to explore an opportunity for biorefinery development in Malaysia. On 14 December, the three companies announced their intention to jointly study the possibility of developing
Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd shipyard in Singapore has handed over the second LNG trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Apolonia to Van Oord. After an intensive construction period, colleagues, partners and suppliers came together yesterday (December 13) to celebrate this memorable moment. The state-of-t
If Korea, the leading shipbuilder in the world, fails to rapidly embrace the clean energy transition in ocean shipping, it risks losing its foothold and dominance in the shipping and shipbuilding industries, a newly issued report says. The report was developed by Solutions for Our Climate (기후솔루션) an
Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of CVR Energy, a US-based renewable fuels and petroleum refining company, to supply processing systems for feedstock pre-treatment, part of a strategic investment in the refinery supporting CVR’s expans
Fluxys LNG, a part of Belgian natural gas transmission operator Fluxys, has decided to provide additional LNG slots at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal. With an intention to ensure increased LNG supply into Europe, Fluxys will be offering 13 additional primary slots to unload, store and regasify LNG cargo
Norwegian shipping company Avance Gas has launched its newest dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC), Avance Avior.
Louisiana-based green energy supplier Strategic Biofuels has started construction works on its Louisiana Green Fuels (LGF) project, the first renewable diesel project in North America to achieve “negative” carbon emissions. According to Strategic Biofuels, the LGF project is estimated at $2.8 billio
