Natural gas distribution company Shenzhen Gas Corporation has awarded LNG storage contractor TGE Gas Engineering with an EPC contract for the Shenzhen LNG Storage and Peak Shaving II expansion project in China. TGE will perform this project in a consortium with CIMC Enric Engineering Technology (CET
South Korean commodity trading and mining company LX International has announced it will partner with POSCO International to build LNG storage tanks and facilities in Dangjin, Chungcheongnam-do, and enter the LNG terminal business to lease and operate the facilities. To this end, LX International, P
A staggering 81 percent of seafarers expressed a necessity for partial or complete training to effectively handle the advanced technologies expected to be deployed on future ships, a DNV study has found. Additionally, over 75 percent of respondents (Deck and Engine Officers 78%) indicated a need for
Lloyd’s Register (LR), Knutsen, HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have teamed up for a joint development project (JDP) to study environmental impact across the entire life cycle of an LNG carrier. As part of JDP, the partners announced the
Cruise company Hurtigruten Norway has revealed the most promising technologies for its zero-emission ship set to be launched in 2030. The technologies have been selected following a year of research by the company alongside its consortium of 12 maritime partners and research institute SINTEF as the
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated $1.2 million for 23 projects to further marine energy research and development at its national laboratories.
Ocean Energy Systems (OES), a technology collaboration program within the International Energy Agency (IEA), has released a summary of the recent progress made in the wave energy industry around the world.
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, in collaboration with its Nordic Green Ammonia Powered Ships (NoGAPS) partners, has obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for the design of an ammonia-powered gas carrier – the M/S NoGAPS. The approval certificate
Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has developed and released an expansive set of requirements to guide the industry in the use of hydrogen-fueled vessels. ABS said the publication, named ABS Requirements for Hydrogen Fueled Vessels, is a continuation of its attention to altern
Methanol producer and supplier Proman has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Lithuanian Port of Klaipeda to support the implementation of future methanol bunkering in or near the port. Under the MoU, Proman will support the Lithuanian port in planning, designing and implementing fut
Port of Rotterdam has awarded a feasibility study contract to Proton Venture, an ammonia engineering company, for the scoping and conceptual design of an ammonia export terminal in Western Australia (WA). Via this future ammonia hub to be located in Oakajee, the Dutch port aims to import 3 million t
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has become the world’s first shipyard to receive DNV’s D-INF(S) type approval for the SVESSEL BIG data collection system.
Maritime leaders have formed an elite working group to study onboard carbon capture technologies as a solution to help decarbonize the maritime industry while enabling the existing ships to continue burning fossil fuels. The collaborative project brings together ABS, Diana Shipping Services, Equinor
Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers AS (KNCC) is ready to order LCO2 carriers fitted with its unique Liquefied CO2-Elevated Pressure (LCO2-EP) containment system, the company said. The intention is being revealed on the back of a General Approval for Ship Application (GASA) the company secured for the LCO2-
