Independent infrastructure provider Vopak has commissioned 40,000 cubic meters of capacity at its Sebarok terminal in Singapore for blending biofuels into marine fuels and converted the existing pipeline system to a dedicated biofuel blending service. According to Vopak, the new capacity at the Seba
Belgian tanker shipping company Euronav has concluded an order for two dual-fuel bitumen tankers with Chinese shipbuilder China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) Dingheng.
State-owned oil and gas giant QatarEnergy has revealed the name of the first LNG carrier to be delivered as part of its historic LNG fleet expansion program. On February 23, the company said it had named the first vessel “Rex Tillerson” in recognition of the former Chairman and Chief Executive Offic
Disruptions in two major global maritime trade waterways seem to have diminished efforts to accelerate decarbonization of the shipping industry.
Swiss renewable energy company Axpo has become a shareholder in compatriot H2Uri AG, a company building the first green hydrogen production plant in central Switzerland. The hydrogen produced at this plant will be used to power the first hydrogen passenger vessel operated by Lake Lucerne Navigation
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has shortlisted a total of 11 passenger launch and cargo lighter vessel designs submitted by seven companies and consortia for the full electric harbor craft (e-HC) program.
Monaco-based shipping company Scorpio Tankers has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to install the Fowe Eco Solutions (FOWE) fuel emulsion systems across its entire fleet of over 100 vessels.
Flex LNG, the owner and operator of LNG carriers, has received a notice that the charterer of its vessel Flex Courageous will exercise the first extension option. Together with Flex Resolute, Flex Courageous was fixed on a three-year time charter on November 1, 2021, with the contract commencing in
Swedish electrofuel developer Liquid Wind, together with its partners Alfa Laval, Carbon Clean, Siemens Energy, and Topsoe, has launched the eFuel Design & Performance Center (DPC) in Hørsholm, Denmark. The launch of DPC builds on Liquid Wind’s partnership formed in 2020 and the recently announced p
Germany’s KfW IPEX-Bank has decided to support Smyril Line’s recently announced fleet-renewal program with a financing of €90 million.
Danish engineering company Eltronic FuelTech has launched a new system for supplying fuel from tanks to engines of methanol-powered ships. According to the company, the system can reduce costs and save energy for shipping companies while enhancing safety. In the wake of the naming of Laura Maersk, A
Njord, a Denmark-based green technology business founded by Maersk Tankers, is partnering with Rio Tinto, a British-Australian mining group and one of the world’s largest dry-bulk shippers, to cut fuel consumption and emissions.
Vitol Bunkers, a wholly-owned bunker arm of energy and commodities company Vitol, has taken delivery of its first specialized biofuel bunker barge, Marine Future, in Singapore, bolstering its position in Asia’s biofuel bunker market. Built in China, the vessel is 102.6 meters long and can carry abou
Oslo-based shipowner Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) has entered into an agreement with CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China for the construction of two LNG dual-fuel car carriers.
