Bermuda-based bulk carrier company Himalaya Shipping has signed time charter agreements for two of its LNG dual-fuel vessels currently under construction at New Times Shipyard in China. According to the company, the vessels will commence a two-year time charter with “an evergreen structure” upon del
Israel-based company Electriq Global has received a €1.1 million grant from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) for its proposed hydrogen powder manufacturing plant to be located in the Port of Amsterdam. Scheduled to begin operation in 2026, the hydrogen powder manufacturing plant is slated to
Monaco-based dry bulk shipping company Safe Bulkers has entered into contracts for the acquisition of two dual-fuel newbuild Kamsarmax class dry-bulk vessels as part of its fleet renewal strategy. The two 81,200 dwt vessels which are capable of running on methanol and fuel will be acquired at attrac
Gate terminal, a joint venture of Dutch gas operators Vopak and Gasunie, has selected Sacyr Engineering and Infrastructure to deliver the owner engineering services for the fourth LNG storage tank in the port of Rotterdam. The contract was awarded to Sacyr’s engineering subsidiary Sacyr Proyecta as
Spanish transmission system operator (TSO) Red Eléctrica is about to begin the construction of the first submarine interconnector between Spain and France. The Biscay Gulf interconnector will comprise two high-voltage direct current (HVDC) links, each with a capacity of 1,000 MW, linking Gatika in S
The U.K.’s second largest port operator Peel Ports Group revealed that it has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions across its port facilities by almost a third since 2020. The port said in its ESG report that it had managed to cut Scope 1 & Scope 2 emissions across its port operations by a total of
Siemens Energy has delivered four grid transformers for the 500 MW Greenlink subsea and underground electricity interconnector that will link Ireland and Wales. The four 160-ton grid transformers were transported by sea from Nuremberg, Germany, to Belview Port Waterford in Ireland in order to avoid
South Korea’s shipping major H-Line Shipping and steel giant POSCO have joined hands with compatriot refiner GS Caltex to champion carbon reduction in the maritime realm by using marine biofuel. The three companies inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on October 5, 2023 in Seoul, signaling the
Canada-based Seaspan and global energy company AES have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on LNG bunkering business development. The companies signed the MoU in the framework of the 3rd International LNG Global Forum in Cartagena, Colombia, which took place from October 2 to
Greek shipping company Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has taken delivery of its first newbuild LNG-powered Aframax tanker. According to TEN, the Njord DF vessel is the first in a series of four high-spec eco-designed vessels built against long-term employment to a major European state-owned oil conc
The UK’s Crown Estate has awarded an agreement for lease for what could become one of the world’s largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. The agreement for lease will allow BP, as the lead operator, to further progress the planned Endurance CCS project, a reservoir in the North Sea that w
UK energy giant BP has awarded Allseas with a contract to perform the subsea pipelay scope for the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) natural gas project offshore Mauritania and Senegal. The contract includes the installation of circa 75 kilometers outstanding on the two 16-inch export pipelines with fiel
The shore power system at HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) in Hamburg, Germany was officially inaugurated with the successful supply of shore power to COSCO Shipping Taurus during a ship integration test this week, marking a significant milestone in its practical application. COSCO Shipping s
Texas-based energy company NextDecade has officially started the construction of Phase 1 of the 27 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) Rio Grande LNG export facility in Brownsville. To mark the official kick-off, the groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 3, 2023, in the presence of the project’s p
