Offshore Energy spoke with Henrik Andersson, Head of Technical Development at Höegh Autoliners, about the company’s ambitious fleet renewal plan, which could reach up to 16 vessels, as well as the deciding factors on which fuel to choose for the new and existing ships.
Five industry players, including Korean construction company Samsung Engineering, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to study the potential of supplying at least 900MW of hydro-based renewable power for a green hydrogen/ammonia project in Malaysia. The MoU was signed by SEDC Energy, Sar
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) is working towards the first Power-to-X (PtX) tender in Denmark and will soon hold a stakeholder meeting to discuss tender timeline and framework. Furthermore, after forming a PtX task force, the DEA has now also established a secretariat for Power-to-X. The tender wil
The adoption of hydrogen as marine fuel for deep sea-going vessels seems to be lagging behind its counterparts such as methanol and ammonia. Hydrogen is an attractive fuel for internal combustion engines and its combustion produces no greenhouse gas emissions. However, hydrogen needs to be compresse
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique and Nordic energy company Gasum have performed the initial bunkering of the first LNG-fueled cruise ship in the port of La Rochelle. Gasum was selected as a supplier of LNG bunker fuel and technical adviser for the vessel which is the first LNG-powered cr
Governor of New York Katy Hochul has announced $16.6 million in awards for five long-duration energy storage projects as well as an additional $17 million in competitive funding available for projects that advance the development and demonstration of scalable long-duration energy storage technologie
The volatility within the energy market has forced nations to look inward for solutions to this global issue and cut their reliance on energy imports or diversify their sources of supply. Looking longer-term, if this approach becomes a policy and not a one-off solution to a one-off problem, this kin
South Korean shipbuilding major Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received ABS approval in principle (AIP) for the design of a 20,000 cbm liquefied hydrogen carrier. The AIP, which was presented at the Gastech conference, is the culmination of a joint development project (JDP) to review and prove v
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and Luxembourg-based logistics provider CLdN have jointly developed a hybrid design for two new roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels.
Shell Egypt, EGAS, and Petronas have awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to a Bechtel-led coalition that includes Enppi and Petrojet for the Egyptian LNG export terminal.
Despite all the talk about the future of carbon-neutral fuels the industry is ‘bombarded with’ on a daily basis, deadlines for completion of certain projects are being pushed continuously further perpetuating the uncertainty surrounding their availability, says Rolf Haben Jensen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd,
Germany’s ship owner and manager Schulte Group has presented for the first time its next-generation design for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel (LBV) at Gastech Exhibition and Conference in Milan.
Japanese companies Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Japan Engine Corporation, IHI Power Systems Co. Ltd. and Nihon Shipyard have obtained approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ClassNK for their ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier (AFAGC). The carrier is currently under rese
Gunvor Petroleum Rotterdam has awarded a FEED contract for the green hydrogen import terminal project to McDermot and its storage unit CB&I.
