A Milan-based company has requested a concession for a site off the Italian coast in the central Adriatic Sea with plans to build a 1.8 GW floating offshore wind farm and use 800 MW of that capacity for a green hydrogen production plant at an industrial area in a nearby municipality.
Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has won a contract to supply its hybrid propulsion system for four new heavy lift vessels being built at the Wuhu Shipyard in China. The Orca Class vessels have been contracted by SAL Heavy Lift GmbH, a German heavy lift and project cargo specialist and part of th
Norwegian energy company Equinor has confirmed its intention to exercise the option to extend its liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering contract with Finnish gas company Gasum. According to a social media update, Gasum will continue to serve Equinor’s LNG-powered offshore vessels along the Norwegian
Dutch shipping company De Bock Maritiem has signed contracts for the construction of two diesel-electric seagoing vessels that will enable the company to halve its CO2 emissions. The 3,600-tonne vessels were designed by the Dutch Conoship International and they will be built by the Holland Shipyards
Italy’s oil and gas giant Eni and energy infrastructure operator Snam have formed a joint venture to develop the first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Italy. Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi and Snam CEO Stefano Venier signed an agreement on 19 December to jointly develop and manage Phase 1 of t
The Mediterranean Sea has been designated as an Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides and particulate matter at last week’s MEPC 79th session. The designation means that as of 1 May 2025 ships will be required to use marine fuel with reduced sulphur content. The permissible sulphur content will f
Germany’s first floating terminal for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Wilhelmshaven has officially been commissioned for service. On 17 December, German energy major Uniper informed that the terminal was launched and that even before Christmas, LNG will be re-gasified and conveyed via the n
The Dutch government will start identifying further offshore wind areas in 2023, following the recently announced targets of 50 GW by 2040 and 70 GW by 2050. Currently, the government is working on an outlook for offshore wind, which adds more forward-looking plans to the roadmap and accounts for la
Today, the German Federal Government and energy company Uniper have concluded a framework agreement to concretize the measures to stabilise Uniper agreed between the Federal Government, Uniper, and Fortum on 21 September 2022. Under the agreement, German’s Federal Ministry of Finance will be respons
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has entered into bareboat and time charter contracts with Northern Lights JV DA for two 7,500 m3 liquefied CO2 ships under construction in China. China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC) launched the construction of the two LNG-powered, w
Floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Neptune has arrived at the industrial port of Lubmin in Germany, signalling that the tests can soon begin at the country’s first and so far only privately financed LNG terminal. Deutsche ReGas, the developer of the Lubming LNG terminal, informed that t
In the final round of talks over the weekend, the EU Council and the European Parliament hammered out a provisional political agreement on legislative proposals of the ‘Fit for 55’ package that aim to further reduce emissions and address their social impacts. The ‘Fit for 55’ package is aimed at ena
Norway’s cleantech company TECO 2030 has received its first future funnel purchase order, valued at NOK 5.5 million (€0.5 million), from an undisclosed European shipowner. The estimated delivery of the future funnel, TECO 2030 Model 8, is at the end of Q1, the beginning of Q2 2023, and TECO 2030’s t
Offshore energy industries, which up until recently had little in common, are becoming increasingly intertwined as governments and private sectors step up their game for a more integrated and sustainable energy mix of the future.
