Shell Petroleum NV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell plc, has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of a Denmark-based renewable natural gas producer (RNG, also known as biomethane) Nature Energy Biogas A/S. By purchasing the shares, Shell has acquired Nature Energy’s portfolio of operat
Singapore-based shipping company Ocean Network Express has completed a biofuel trial onboard 4,800 TEU containership MOL Endowment.
Marine design and engine developer ScandiNAOS AB, Chalmers University of Technology and the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) have launched a project to develop dual-fuel kits for the conversion of new and existing diesel engines to methanol operation.
Canadian company Algoma Central Corporation and UK-based CSL Group, which together form the CSL International Pool, have placed an order for the construction of four new methanol-ready Kamsarmax-based ocean belt self-unloading vessels.
Even though it is an industry which is seeing major growth, European offshore wind saw no investments in an offshore wind farm in 2022 (except in a few small floating wind projects). Oil companies are also tip-toeing around new capital investments. Meanwhile, in the shipping sector, deals on new, gr
Carbon Clean has secured a contract to supply the carbon capture equipment for Ørsted’s FlagshipONE project in Sweden, also known as Europe’s largest green methanol project. Under the contract, Carbon Clean will deliver carbon capture equipment capable of capturing 70,000 tonnes per year of CO2 from
Swiss shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed an agreement with German freight forwarder DB Schenker for the use of 12,000 metric tons of biofuel components for all of DB Schenker’s consolidated cargo, less-than-container load (LCL), full-container-load (FCL) and refrigerated
Osaka Gas, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), and IBM Japan have built a demonstration system for CO2NNEX for e-methane, a digital platform for visualising the amount of CO2 emissions across the value chain of e-methane (methane synthesised with the methanation technology) and transferring e-methane
MAN Energy Solutions, through its licensee Mitsui E&S Machinery, has signed a contract with Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Shipbuilding to provide a methanol-powered engine for a 65,700 dwt bulk carrier.
Portugal’s biofuel producer PRIO has joined forces with Norwegian Cruise Line to complete the first test with advanced biofuels produced and supplied in Portugal.
With final construction permits in place, Nordic energy company Gasum is starting the construction work on its latest biogas plant in Götene, Sweden, as the first in a line of strategic investments into increasing biogas availability. According to Gasum, the new plant will be producing 120 gigawatt
Holland Shipyards Group (HSG) has selected marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy to supply lithium batteries for the retrofit of FPS Waal, the inland container vessel owned by Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS). The FPS Waal is the second inland containership in FPS’ fleet that will
Energy company TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has completed its first refuelling of a Hapag-Lloyd container vessel in Singapore with sustainable marine biofuel.
Swedish electrofuel developer Liquid Wind has submitted an application seeking an environmental permit for its second commercial-scale green electrofuel facility FlagshipTWO, located in Sundsvall. Liquid Wind has applied for the environmental permit for the 100,000-ton FlagshipTWO at the Land and En
