Japanese shipping company NYK has entered into a time charter contract with compatriot Mitsui & Co., Ltd. for the transportation of ammonia. NYK revealed that the deal was signed in October and that it would use its Panama-flagged LPG carrier, the Berlian Ekuator, as the key vessel for the shipments
Green hydrogen producers have agreed to produce 11 million tons of the low-emissions fuel for use by the shipping sector by 2030 as part of a Joint Commitment that aims to enable the use of renewable hydrogen-derived shipping fuel this decade to meet maritime industry decarbonization targets. The Jo
UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) have signed a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) that sets out their intention to collaborate on the potential development of low-carbon solutions, including hydrogen. As part of the SCA, the t
Classification society DNV has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co. for its 11,000-CEU capacity pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) design.
Australian energy giant Woodside has signed an agreement with Mexico Pacific, a developer of the LNG export project in Puerto Libertad, Sonora, to purchase 1.3 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG for 20 years. Under the agreement, Woodside will purchase the LNG from the Saguaro Energia LNG projec
Centrica, a UK-based energy company, and Mitsubishi Power Europe, a power solutions brand of Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the development, construction and operation of Europe’s first-ever ammonia-fired power generation facilit
Hong Kong-based containership owner Seaspan Corporation is entering a new market segment with a pivotal order for up to ten dual-fuel LNG Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels in partnership with South Korean shipping company Hyundai Glovis. Seaspan has signed the construction contract with Chin
Marine energy solutions provider KPI OceanConnect, in cooperation with Titan Clean Fuels and SFL Corporation, has completed the first LNG bunkering operation for SFL’s newly built car carrier Emden. The LNG bunkering operation took place in the Port of Emden, KPI OceanConnect informed on December 5.
Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation and Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners have joined forces to explore the adoption of clean ammonia as a bunker fuel for Ro-Ro cargo vessels. The agreement targets ports in Singapore and Jacksonville, USA, with plans set to kick in from 2027. T
A global initiative for the mutual recognition of certification systems for hydrogen and derivatives has been presented at COP28 in Dubai. During a “High Level Roundtable on Hydrogen” event on December 5, the flagship Hydrogen Declaration of Intent to pursue mutual recognition of hydrogen certificat
Helbio, a wholly-owned Greek subsidiary of the Swedish manufacturer of energy systems for green hydrogen production Metacon AB, is changing its name to Metacon S.A., along with integrating the company’s operations into Metacon AB’s IT, branding and financial platform, thus consolidating Metacon as a
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has revealed it will add four new methanol engines to its portfolio, including Wärtsilä 20, Wärtsilä 31, Wärtsilä 46F and Wärtsilä 46TS engines which will be capable of operating on methanol fuel.
Swiss marine power company WinGD has concluded a four-party agreement underwriting Belgian bulk carrier operator CMB.TECH’s order of X72DF-A ammonia-fuelled engines. CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding (QBS) and engine builder CSSC Engine Co (CSE) have also signed the agreement for the joint undertakin
SK E&S, a part of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, has partnered with GE Vernova, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction, Chungcheongnam-do Government, and Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) for the construction of the largest low-carbon hydrogen plant in Korea. To this end, SK E&S and its global partn
