A coalition of shipping leaders, led by industry majors Shell and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), launched today a technology accelerator intending to examine and advocate for maritime technology solutions to measure and manage methane emissions. The Methane Abatement in Maritime (MAM) Innovat
On 2 September, Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries held a naming ceremony for a new very large gas carrier (VLGC) that the shipping company NYK will charter to LPG trader and importer Astomos Energy Corporation.
Exmar LPG, a joint venture (JV) between EXMAR and Seapeak, has placed a firm order for two midsize carriers with Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD). The 46,000 m³ dual fuel (LPG) vessels are scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025 respectively. The price t
Singapore-based unit of Australian energy major Woodside has entered into a flexible long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Germany’s energy company Uniper for Woodside to supply LNG from its global portfolio into Europe.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has sent out the first shipment of low-carbon ammonia from the United Arab Emirates to Hamburg, Germany.
International maritime logistics conglomerate Wagenborg has welcomed Golar Igloo FSRU at the port of Eemshaven to serve as the new floating LNG terminal.
Brazil’s Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) is reviewing 67 applications for environmental investigation licences for offshore wind projects, including those from a green hydrogen developer and a Japanese company, with the latter proposing six 3 GW offshore wind farms.
Shell has taken a final investment decision (FID) to develop the Rosmari-Marjoram gas project located offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.
Chinese shipping heavyweights China Merchants Energy Shipping and COSCO Shipping Bulk have voiced their plans to focus on methanol marine fuel as their primary area of research in the future. The move was announced by CMES chairman Xie Chunlin and Gu Jinsong, Chairman of COSCO Shipping Bulk in a mee
Dutch marine battery system supplier EST-Floattech has delivered 1,092kWh of battery capacity for the new all-electric ferry Wellingdorf built for Germany’s Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel (SFK).
Irish utility company Electricity Supply Board (ESB) and asset-focused energy company dCarbonX have signed a joint venture agreement to progress large-scale energy storage projects off the coast of Ireland.
Japanese energy giant Jera and Germany’s energy company Uniper have signed deals on the procurement and sale of LNG, and clean ammonia from the United States.
Japanese general trading company ITOCHU Corporation and South African chemicals and energy company Sasol have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly study and develop the market and supply chain for green ammonia, focusing on its use as bunkering fuel and for power generation. The MoU
Singapore-based unit of Australian energy major Woodside has signed two LNG sale and purchase agreements (SPAs) with Commonwealth LNG for the supply of LNG from the proposed export terminal in Louisiana.
