The Estonian State Fleet has won Approval in Principle (AIP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for a hydrogen fuel-cell ferry designed by Finnish ship design and engineering company Deltamarin. As part of the certification, LR approved the current stage of the design process to be suitable for further desi
Babcock’s LGE business has won contracts to provide its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and ammonia cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems to Chinese shipyards.
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
Bermuda-based owner and operator of LNG carriers and FSRUs Höegh LNG has provided an update stating that the previously disclosed disputes and pending arbitrations with the charterer of PGN FSRU Lambung, which is serving Pertamina’s Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) off Indonesia, have been settled. In 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 has released a new scheme that aims to support retrofitting existing vessels to run on green hydrogen.
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
Japanese shipping company NYK has taken delivery of a domestically manufactured ammonia-powered engine to be installed on a tugboat which is set to become the world’s first commercially operated ammonia-fueled ship. The engine, jointly developed with IHI Power Systems and ClassNK as part of the Gree
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
Turkish shipbuilder Gelibolu Shipyard has launched a diesel-electric, wind-assisted general cargo vessel for Dutch shipping company Conoship International.
U.S. Venture Global LNG and UK National Grid Grain LNG have signed a binding long-term terminal use agreement (TUA), enabling the regasification and sale of LNG from all of Venture Global’s terminals in Louisiana, U.S., including CP2 LNG, subject to obtaining necessary federal permits. Under the agr
U.S. shipowner Matson has inked a contract with Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Shipping Shipyard (Nantong) for the integration of an LNG dual-fuel gas supply system into the 2019-built container ship Kaimana Hila. The contract signing ceremony for MV Kaimana Hila LNG retrofit project was held in Nantong
Japanese companies Toyota and Chiyoda have teamed up to jointly develop a large-scale electrolysis system with an aim of achieving the government targets for the introduction of electrolysis equipment both in Japan and overseas as part of the Basic Strategy on Hydrogen. To this end, the two companie
Switching to ammonia as a marine fuel, with the goal of decarbonization, can instead create entirely new problems, a new study found.
