On 23 January, the world’s first methanol ferry, Stena Germanica, was the first non-tanker to complete ship-to-ship (STS) methanol bunkering at the Port of Gothenburg.
Swedish biogas producer Scandinavian Biogas, in collaboration with local farmers, is building a large-scale biogas plant in Mönsterås in Kalmar County. The facility, with an estimated production capacity of 120 GWh, will produce liquefied biogas (bio-LNG) with manure as feedstock. The production is
Perstorp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), Uniper, a Germany-based energy company, and the European Climate, Infrastructure, and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) have signed an agreement granting €97 million in funds to Project Air from the Innovation Fund. The
Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company (TA’ZIZ) has teamed up with global methanol producer Proman AG to develop the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first world-scale methanol production facility. The parties have signed a shareholders agreement to develop the facility with an anticipated annual capaci
Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries has delivered new liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-fueled LPG carrier Lantana Planet to compatriot shipowner Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK).
Swedish green electrofuel developer Liquid Wind has revealed its plan to establish the country’s third electrofuel facility for the maritime sector, following similar FlahshipONE and FlagshipTWO projects. For this purpose, Liquid Wind, in partnership with Umeå Energi, carried out a feasibility study
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has taken delivery of the newbuild dual-fuel methanol carrier from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. The naming ceremony and delivery of the Cypress Sun took place on January 17, MOL informed. The vessel measures 186 metres in length and
Swedish green electrofuel developer Liquid Wind has selected Swedish-Finnish AFRY to provide basic engineering for the balance of FlagshipTWO plant, its second electrofuel facility in Sundsvall, Sweden. Liquid Wind, together with compatriot energy services provider Sundsvall Energi, aims to develop
The majority of the newbuilding tonnage ordered in 2022 was alternatively fuelled, according to the data from Clarksons Research. Insights from the shipbroker show that 61% of tonnage ordered last year (35% by number) was alternatively fuelled. Overall, 83.4 million dwt was ordered across vessel sec
TotalEnergies is investing massively in renewable energy and clean and sustainable fuels, with one third of its investments now being made in these sectors as the company, most of whose currently operational projects are still in the oil & gas sector, moves towards a goal of having 50 per cent of it
South Korean shipbuilders secured the largest market share for high-value-added, eco-friendly vessel orders in 2022, bagging 58 percent of the total ordering tally for the year. This equals 149 vessels or 12.0 million compensated gross tonnage (CGT) out of 270 vessels (20.8 million CGT) ordered in 2
European multinational aerospace corporation Airbus has tested renewable marine fuel on one of its vessels as part of the ambition to reduce its carbon emissions.
Singapore-based shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine has completed the final unit of three identical fully battery-operated roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) ferries for Norwegian ferry operator Norled. On 9 January, Sembcorp Marine said it had marked the sailaway of the final unit, following the vessel’s h
India’s largest power generation company NTPC has partnered up with Tecnimont, a subsidiary of Italy’s Maire Tecnimont Group, to explore opportunities to develop a green methanol production facility. The companies have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an aim to jointly eva
