Container shipping heavyweight A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has signed an agreement with energy major Equinor thus securing the supply of green methanol for its landmark, methanol-enabled feeder vessel during its initial months of operation from September 2023 and into the first half of 2024. The agr
The shipping industry will find it challenging to secure enough supply of carbon-neutral fuels, according to the latest edition of DNV’s Maritime Forecast to 2050, as it faces tough competition from other sectors. The report emphasizes the need to consider all alternative approaches to reducing emis
Harriet Shing, Minister for Regional Development, Victoria, Australia, has announced a new feasibility study that could see Portland become home to one of Australia’s first green shipping fuel production hubs, with $500,000 invested through the Labor Government’s Portland Diversification Fund. The s
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) have signed a 2-year Coalition Partnership agreement during Gastech 2023. Under the agreement, GCMD and SGMF plan to collaborate on reshaping standards by developing guidelines on the use of ammonia
Swedish shipowner Sirius Shipping has placed an order for two plus two methanol-ready 15,000 dwt oil/chemical tankers at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, Yangzho.
Chinese shipbuilder CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding in collaboration with China State Shipbuilding Trading has signed a contract for the construction of two 325,000 dwt ore carriers with Singapore-based Winning International Group. The contract marks the inaugural cooperation between Winning Intern
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has issued an approval in principle (AiP) to Lattice Technology for the design and development of a 75,000 cbm floating liquified hydrogen (LH2) import terminal. This import terminal is expected to receive the liquefied hydrogen from an LH2 carrier and stor
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Technical Management Agreement with China LNG Shipping (International) Company for world’s largest shallow draft LNG carrier Dapeng Princess.
U.K.’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) is expected to soon assume the role of offshore hydrogen transport and storage regulator following the conclusion of a consultation on the proposal. According to NSTA, the move is intended to support the industry by enabling pioneering projects to obtain
Japanese shipping company NYK Line, Malaysian shipping line MISC, and MiQ, a methane measurement certification company, have joined the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII). With the new members, the collective of shipping leaders aiming to address the environmental implicatio
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has marked construction milestones for two cruise ships owned by MSC’s Explora Journeys. The company floated out Explora II, and cut the steel for Explora II, the first Explora vessel to be powered by liquified natural gas (LNG).
UAE’s integrated gas processing company ADNOC Gas has signed an agreement, valued between $450 million (AED 1.65 billion) and $550 million (AED 2 billion), to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to PetroChina International (PCI), a subsidiary of oil and gas company PetroChina. ADNOC Gas said that LNG
Shell Shipping and Maritime, CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Wärtsilä Marine have launched a new hybrid electric liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier design.
Japanese industry giants Sumitomo, Toho Gas, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Australian Woodside Energy (Woodside) have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly conduct a feasibility study to establish a carbon capture and storage value chain between Australia and Japan.
