
Two ammonia-fueled 210,000 dwt bulk carriers owned by Belgian shipowner CMB.TECH have been named in China.

Jan De Nul has completed the installation of a portion of cables for what is described as the first-of-its-kind HVDC submarine cable project in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, set to connect ADNOC’s offshore operations to TAQA’s clean onshore power network. Abu Dhabi National Oil Com

Singapore-based green technology solutions provider Yinson GreenTech (YGT) has launched an electric vessel charging station in Singapore, developed in collaboration with Norwegian maritime solutions provider Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) for the latter’s Pandan Loop facility.

Canada’s Belledune Port Authority (BPA) and Belgium’s Port of Antwerp-Bruges have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on establishing a supply chain for clean fuels, with a focus on hydrogen and its derivatives.

Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has decided to order a new LNG-fueled very large crude carrier (VLCC) to sail under a long-term time charter contract with compatriot ship manager and operator Idemitsu Tanker.

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has started the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier that will be part of QatarEnergy’s growing fleet at Samsung Heavy Industries’ shipyard in South Korea.

CM Kong Kong, described as the world’s first 9,300 CEU methanol dual-fuel car carrier, has been launched in China.

China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has kicked off construction of 13,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel containerships ordered by Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL).

French maritime company Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Technip Energies, a French technology and engineering powerhouse, to develop an ammonia storage and cracking to hydrogen vessel.

The European Commission and the UK have reached a Common Understanding that outlines a renewed agenda for cooperation, with a focus on maritime security and safety, as well as new energy technologies such as hydrogen and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), among other things. In view of

German and UK transmission system operators (TSOs) GASCADE and National Gas have agreed to explore the feasibility of establishing a hydrogen corridor between the two countries in the North Sea through an offshore pipeline interconnection.

Finnish shipping company Finnlines has decided to launch a low-emission sea transportation service, which combines sustainability with efficient carriage of freight.

Dutch Thecla Bodewes Shipyards has started building the new LABRAX multipurpose dry cargo vessel with diesel-electric propulsion for UK-based shipowner Carisbrooke Shipping.

The largest electricity transmission project in Greece is nearing official start-up as two critical milestones have been reached, according to the Greek transmission system operator (TSO) Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or ADMIE). With a budget of over €1.1 billion, the Crete-Attica el