Cool Company (CoolCo), an owner, operator, and manager of LNG carriers, has secured a new time charter agreement with Santos Shipping Singapore for one of its TFDE vessels that will undergo LNGe upgrades to reduce emissions. The 12-month charter agreement is scheduled to commence in the first quarte
Finnish shipping company Viking Line has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ports of Stockholm, and the Port of Turku to create a green maritime corridor between Turku and Stockholm. The goal is for the corridor to be 100% carbon-neutral by 2035. The partnership aims to develop scal
The U.S. is committed to offshore wind and is looking to advance its development, according to Liz Burdock, President and CEO of Oceantic Network, formerly known as Business Network for Offshore Wind, a non-profit organization that provides networking, communications and educational platforms to sup
Qatar’s state-owned energy giant QatarEnergy has signed a 20-year sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with India’s Petronet LNG for the supply of 7.5 million tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG to the Republic of India. The contracted LNG volumes from Qatar will be delivered ex-ship to terminals across India
Japanese shipping heavyweight Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has signed bare boat charter and time charter contracts with Northern Lights JV DA for the management of the third CO2 ship. K Line has already signed contracts for managing the first two 7,500 m3 liquefied CO2 ships scheduled for delivery
Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security has given its approval for the Adriatic Link submarine power line, set to facilitate the integration of renewable sources and support energy transition goals in Italy. The Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security authorized, through a de
Norwegian energy services company AGR has secured a long-term contract for the provision of blowout and well control studies and associated services to Vår Energi’s activities on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). Under the framework agreement, AGR is set to provide services within blowout conti
South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), a sub-holdings company of HD Hyundai, has entered into a cooperation deal with prominent nuclear power companies Core Power and TerraPower to develop nuclear power for ships. The move is being announced following a
UK-headquartered Quadrise has signed a collaboration agreement with renewable biofuels supplier Cargill NV and MAC2 Solutions, part of Group Machiels, concerning the production of MSAR and bioMSAR fuels for its forthcoming marine vessel trials. Upon completion of trials, Quadrise aims to commence co
India’s government-owned energy giant Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has appointed Norway’s Shearwater GeoServices to deliver an ocean bottom node (OBN) survey off the coast of India. According to Shearwater, the venture will showcase its Pearl node technology aboard the SW Tasman, a vessel
Following a major step to create a regulatory framework for the full decarbonization of the maritime industry with the adoption of a revised Greenhouse Gas (GHG) strategy in July last year and alignment with the objectives of the Pairs Agreement on curbing global warming, the International Maritime
Italian energy infrastructure operator Snam, in cooperation with Confindustria, has officially launched a market test on hydrogen demand in Italy and, in partnership with Eni, a collection of non-binding expressions of interest for the transport and storage of CO2 within the framework of the carbon
France Hydrogène and the Scottish Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Association (SHFCA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration and cooperation between the two organizations and accelerate the deployment of hydrogen for the transition to net zero. According to the SHFCA, the p
Houston-based Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra, and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on energy transition opportunities, such as LNG and hydrogen, in the United States and Japan. The MoU will see Sempra and JB
