China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has ordered two 175,000 cbm LNG carriers at compatriot Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC). China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), Dalin’s parent, said that the strong cooperation with CMES marks the first LNG carrier construction project for DSIC
Representatives of the maritime sector have officially launched an initiative to catalyze the supply of green fuels to support the global energy transition.
Oil and gas major Shell has selected Japanese electrical engineering and software company Yokogawa Electric Corporation as the main automation contractor for the construction of its Holland Hydrogen I plant in the Dutch port of Rotterdam. The plant will produce renewable hydrogen by using electricit
Aquaterra Energy and Seawind Ocean Technology have signed an agreement for the development of what the companies say will be the world’s largest floating offshore wind and green hydrogen production project in Italy. The project, named HyMed, is currently in its first phase of permitting, with the gr
Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas company QatarEnergy has selected French energy major TotalEnergies as the first international partner in the North Field South (NFS) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. Pursuant to the agreement, TotalEnergies will obtain a 9.375% participating interest in the 16 mil
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has opened applications for the $7 billion program to create regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) across the country, as part of a larger $8 billion hydrogen hub program funded through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The H2Hubs program is launche
The global energy sector’s transition from fossil-based systems of energy production to renewable energy sources is proving to be an increasingly challenging goal to attain, especially in the context of current energy security and supply setbacks. However, offshore renewable energies – mainly offsho
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has confirmed to our sibling news site offshoreWIND.biz that it had submitted an application for a gigawatt-scale floating wind farm near the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. The project, which could also include Power-to-X (green hydrogen) capabilities,
French container shipping and logistics major CMA CGM has ordered seven containerships powered by biogas that will serve the French West Indies.
Simply Blue Group and Irving Oil have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities related to the development of an integrated renewable energy hub at the Irving Oil Whitegate Refinery in Ireland. The Whitegate Refinery is the country’s only refinery and a critical part of the
MS Medstraum, the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission fast ferry, was named at a ceremony in Stavanger, Norway, on 22 September 2022.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) report, weekly LNG exports go up to 21 LNG carriers.
Ten companies have joined the Cargo Owners for Zero Emission Vessels (coZEV) initiative launched by cargo owners that aim to switch all of their ocean freight to vessels powered by zero-carbon fuels by 2040. The latest signatories of the platform include Beiersdorf, Dupont, Electrolux, ETTLI Kaffee,
Cruise company Hurtigruten Norway has launched its first environmentally upgraded battery-hybrid powered ship, MS Richard With.
