Clean Fuel

GTT wraps up 2021 with 68 LNG carrier orders
French LNG containment specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) reports solid earnings at high-end of annual targets for 2021, with 68 LNG carrier orders, amongst others.

RINA OKs 1st MR tanker to exceed IMO 2050 targets using fossil fuels
Classification society RINA has granted approval in principle (AiP) to a hydrogen-powered MR tanker design developed by Swedish designer FKAB Marine Design.

DSME orders GTT tank design for Maran Gas LNGCs
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received tank design order for four new LNG carriers (LNGCs) from South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).

Novatek receives module for Arctic LNG 2
Audax carrier has delivered a process module for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project from the Chinese port of Tianjin.

Full value-chain offering from Aker and Northern Lights to speed up CCS deployment
Aker Carbon Capture has joined forces with Northern Lights JV to work on accelerating the CCS market through full value-chain offerings.

Hyoffwind partners to build green hydrogen production facility in Zeebrugge
Hyoffwind has signed an agreement with John Cockerill and BESIX to build a green hydrogen production unit in the Belgian port of Zeebrugge.

Repsol to provide LNG to Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG
Spanish oil and gas company Repsol will provide LNG to U.S. project developer Venture Global for its Louisiana-based Plaquemines LNG export project.

Record green hydrogen investment made for Hy2gen
Technip Energies, Hy24, Mirova, and CDPQ have jointly made a record €200 million investment in Germany-based green hydrogen production company Hy2gen.

Keel laid for P&O Cruises’ second LNG eco-friendly ship
A key stage in the construction of Arvia, deemed as Britain’s newest and most innovative cruise ship, has been marked with the traditional coin-laying ceremony at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg.

North Macedonia to receive LNG from Alexandroupolis FSRU
The government of North Macedonia has started a process for reservation of LNG capacities from the FSRU project in Alexandroupolis, Greece.

KOTUG: 1st electric E-Pusher Type M enables zero-emission inland shipping
Dutch towage and maritime company KOTUG is starting with zero-emission transportation of Cargill cocoa beans from the Port of Amsterdam to Zaandam.

Quarter of European shipping to be fossil gas-powered by 2030 if EU doesn’t act timely
A quarter of Europe’s shipping will be fossil gas-powered by 2030 as ”misguided EU sustainability targets” encourage uptake of LNG, a new Transport & Environment (T&E) study shows.

Shell: 1st in Netherlands to offer bio-LNG
Shell said it became the first in the Netherlands to offer bio-LNG to all of its customers, following the launch of Nordsol’s bio-LNG installation in Amsterdam.

TECO 2030 in new joint venture to deploy hydrogen fuel cells in KSA
Norwegian cleantech company TECO 2030 has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Al Misehal Group in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to form a joint venture aimed at reducing environmental impact in the country and ultimately achieving net-zero by 2060.