Swiss energy storage solutions provider has secured a contract with Norwegian system integrator Brunvoll Mar-El for the electrification of a conventionally powered Norwegian ferry. Leclanché said it was selected by Brunvoll to support the retrofit of the MF Rygerbuen passenger and vehicle ferry into
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed three Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with regional maritime administrations and partners in China to advance collaboration on digitalization, decarbonization, talent development, and information exchange.
Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas company QatarEnergy has signed an agreement with South Korean shipyard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of 17 LNG carriers. The shipbuilding contract, valued at QR14.2 billion ($3.9 billion), was revealed on September 27, 2023, and is said to mar
Safety concerns surrounding ammonia bunkering and the design of ammonia-bunkering vessels are in the spotlight as the maritime industry explores ammonia as a potential green fuel. Despite ammonia’s well-known toxicity, it has been successfully transported as cargo on LPG ships in recent years. Now,
UAE’s Masdar has signed the agreement with PLN Nusantara Power (PLN NP) for a 500MW expansion of Cirata floating solar plant in Indonesia – which is set to become the largest floating solar plant in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Italian shipbuilding giant Fincantieri has secured a substantial €800 million (USD 845 million) medium/long-term sustainability-linked loan. The loan, which spans five years, with a pre-amortization period of three years, will support Fincantieri’s organic growth and burgeoning workload. As informed
U.S. energy company New Fortress Energy (NFE) has provided new updates on its Fast LNG project in Altamira, Mexico. On September 27, 2023, the liquefaction rig Pioneer II set sail for Altamira, where it will meet Pioneer I and Pioneer III, NFE said in a brief social media update. Pioneer III was ins
Onboard carbon capture and nuclear propulsion, previously regarded as ambitious concepts, are not only mere contenders in the quest for cleaner shipping but formidable ones, fully capable of taking on established decarbonization solutions, according to the recent findings from DNV. DNV has conducted
Failures in underwater cables could derail global offshore wind ambitions as the reliability of these cables is paramount to the success of offshore wind and the energy transition, according to the Global Underwater Hub (GUH), UK’s trade and industry development body for the underwater sectors. GUH
In the ever-evolving quest to decarbonize the shipping industry, ammonia has emerged as the frontrunner, while methanol, despite its current hype, plays a comparatively smaller role, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2023 Net Zero Roadmap report. The IEA’s 2023 Net Zero Roadmap se
Greek company Corinth Pipeworks has secured a contract with Italian energy player Snam to manufacture and supply steel pipes for the development of an offshore and onshore natural gas pipeline for a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to be deployed offshore Ravenna, Italy. Under the con
Australia’s engineering company Worley has secured a contract with Qatargas, which recently rebranded to QatarEnergy LNG, to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for a CO2 sequestration project in Ras Laffan, Qatar. According to Worley, the contract covers the FEED study and engineer
The Port of Aberdeen, the UK’s oldest business, now boasts the country’s newest harbor, signaling a vibrant future for energy, trade, and tourism in Scotland’s journey towards net zero emissions. Namely, the port’s £420 million (USD 514 million) expansion project was officially inaugurated on Friday
In a show of collective dissent, hundreds of employees of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) rallied on Tuesday to protest against the proposed partial sale of the company to the Swiss container shipping giant, MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company). The demonstrators marched from the HHLA headqua
