Icon of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International’s first LNG-powered cruise ship being built at Meyer Turku shipyard situated in Turku, Finland, has completed the first round of sea trials. Meyer Turku revealed in a brief social media update that the Icon of the Seas returned to the shipyard on 22 Ju
Canada could reap numerous benefits from investing in infrastructure that would enable the uptake of low and zero emissions shipping fuels, according to a new study from global sustainable development consultancy Arup carried out in partnership with Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub
The recently introduced Infrastructure (Wales) Bill, which includes a new unified consenting process for significant projects in Wales – both on land and in the sea – has been characterised as transformative for marine energy. The Infrastructure (Wales) Bill was introduced on 12 June as an important
Boskalis and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed a contract for the construction of approximately 40 hectares of new land in the northwest corner of the Prinses Alexiahaven on Maasvlakte 2. In addition to constructing the site, Boskalis will also build two sand dams. Behind these sand dams,
With high levels of interest and varying degrees of activity around zero-emission fuels as well as favourable conditions for the potential bunkering of hydrogen-based zero-emission fuels across its major ports, Spain is well positioned to develop green shipping corridors to Europe and beyond, accord
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a program to modernise the maritime sector in Türkiye, facilitating green investments and climate mitigation technologies that aim to accelerate the country’s shift to a low-carbon economy.
Denmark-based shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) is ready to make pioneering moves in the shipping industry with the retrofit of an existing container ship to a dual-fuel methanol-powered vessel scheduled for 2024. The company revealed that the first engine retrofit in the industry is to b
UK-headquartered International Projects Group (IPG), part of the RSK Group, has been appointed to support Nexans Norway with work for the Celtic Interconnector that will link Ireland and France. IPG will create a marine construction environmental management plan and provide construction environmenta
UAE’s ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has taken delivery of a newbuild LNG dual-fuel very large crude carrier (VLCC). The vessel named Hafeet was built by Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuildin
Japanese industry majors Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. (JAPEX), JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC HD), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K LINE), and JFE Steel Corporation have joined hands to embark on a collaborative evaluation with the goal of establishing a carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain rooted
As part of its task to develop national hydrogen infrastructure, international cooperation and hydrogen market around the Baltic Sea region, state-owned transmission system operator Gasgrid Finland has organised a non-binding market consultation for industrial actors to gain insight into their hydro
Hydrogen fuel cell supplier PowerCell Group and methanol-to-hydrogen technology firm e1 Marine, in partnership with RIX Industries, have conducted a string test of their respective technologies for a 200kW propulsion chain as part of the validation of Maritime Partners LLC’s M/V Hydrogen One inland
Hydro Tasmania and Bell Bay Powerfuels have signed a term sheet for the sale of the decommissioned Bell Bay Power Station following an Expression of Interest process launched by Hydro Tasmania in December 2022. Australian company ABEL Energy said the selection of the site now accelerates the develop
LNG Canada, a joint venture of Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation and Korea Gas Corporation, has shared construction updates as it nears completion of Canada’s first LNG export facility. According to LNG Canada, the project’s construction is more than 80% complete and the upcoming m
