Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has joined forces with Norwegian shipping firm Simon Møkster Shipping to explore the use of ammonia in liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled ship engines.
Japanese shipping company NYK Line and its partners Japan Engine Corporation, IHI Power Systems, and Nihon Shipyard will commence a demonstration project for the commercialization of vessels equipped with a domestically produced ammonia-fueled engine as part of the Green Innovation Fund.
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and compatriot firms ITOCHU Corporation, NS United Kaiun Kaisha, Nihon Shipyard and Mitsui E&S Machinery have jointly applied for and been selected for the “Green Innovation Fund Project / Development Project for Next-Generation Ships / Develo
U.S.-based clean fuel for marine transport provider West Coast Clean Fuels (WCCF) will develop and operate the end-to-end clean fuel supply chains for two first-of-their-kind decarbonised maritime ship operations in two major California ports.
Japan’s shipping company Mitsui & Co., Ltd. has signed a time charter agreement with compatriot firm IINO Kaiun Kaisha for a 23,000 cbm ammonia fuel-ready ammonia carrier.
Norwegian carbon tech company Horisont Energi and liquid bulk storage company Koole Terminals have signed a deal to collaborate on the development of an ammonia terminal and storage facility at the Port of Rotterdam.
Australian iron ore company Fortescue Metals Group has revealed its plans to convert its existing fleet to run on green ammonia and adopt it in new vessel construction to push up its decarbonisation efforts.
Japan’s shipping company NYK Line says it is positioning LNG fuel as a bridge solution until marine fuels like hydrogen and ammonia can be used for zero-emission ships.
Norwegian carbon tech company Horisont Energi has signed a framework agreement with global consulting and engineering company Wood for the support of clean ammonia and hydrogen projects.
Norwegian carbon tech company Horisont Energi has been discussing the financing of the Barents Blue ammonia plant with a number of infrastructure investors.
GEA, a Germany-based machinery and plant manufacturer and systems supplier, revealed plans to support the shipping industry in reducing emissions as a system supplier with in-house solutions, with ammonia being one of the options.
Japanese energy giant JERA will buy a 27 per cent stake in Aboitiz Power, a major power utility in the Philippines, with plans to implement clean energy projects such as LNG-to-power.
This week saw a plethora of energy transition-related news across the offshore energy industry with updates telling of alternative deployments for offshore drilling rigs, new projects combining offshore wind and hydrogen, the urgency to decarbonise the shipping sector, and more.
French engineering company Technip Energies and Abu Dhabi-based National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) have signed a deal to advance the energy transition in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries in the MENA region.
