Classification societies ABS and Lloyd’s Register (LR) have awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to a new ammonia-fueled 3,500 TEU container feeder vessel design.
ClassNK has released a new edition of its Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels, which outline the safety requirements for ships using methanol, ethanol, LPG and ammonia as fuel. The new edition adds requirements related to hydrogen-fueled ships.
Cyprus-headquartered seismic firm SeaBird Exploration has secured a contract with a repeat client that will take its seismic research vessel Eagle Explorer to the Western Hemisphere. The duration of the contract is six months, including options to extend by another 6+6 months. Mobilization has start
RINA, Gas and Heat, and Wärtsilä have signed an agreement to develop a bunkering vessel specially designed to deliver and operate on green ammonia fuel.
UMAS, formerly a close collaboration between the UCL Energy Institute shipping research group and UMAS International, is to take on a new configuration in order to better serve the shipping sector’s needs, as it moves into an era of rapid technological change and development related to decarbonizati
The demand for natural gas in the EU has taken a downturn for the second year in a row, reaching the lowest level since 2008.
Denmark-based power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has named its new cable laying vessel (CLV) NKT Eleonora, meaning shining light. According to NKT, the name is a reference to the company’s central position in transmitting power through its cable solutions and to the bright future
Solar Methanol 1 (SM1), the proposed solar thermal-powered plant that will produce green methanol in Port Augusta, South Australia, has received planning consent.
Chinese state-owned port and naval machinery manufacturer ZPMC has held the completion ceremony for the latest generation vessel for offshore heavy lifting, construction and pipelaying, set to be delivered to Saipem. The completion ceremony of the JSD6000 was held at ZPMC’s base in Changxing and the
AD Ports signed an MoU with Transmar and Orascom Construction to develop a green methanol storage and export facility for maritime transport.
U.S. natural gas company Tellurian has entered into an agreement with a compatriot private investment firm and adviser for the sale of its integrated upstream assets, as well as heads of agreement for the offtake of LNG from its Driftwood plant. As part of the agreements, Texas-headquartered Aethon
Fortescue is planning to order five very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) to transport green ammonia over long distances, according to Hydrogen Insight’s sister publication TradeWinds.
EnQuest has reached a milestone of 70 million barrels of oil produced during May from its field in the Northern North Sea which has been online since 2017. The UK oil and gas company noted it had delivered strong operational performance across its operated portfolio so far this year, with full-year
Maritime stakeholders are turning their attention to developing countries to support a just energy transition and bridge the existing gap.
