Clean Fuel

DESFA is officially part of Alexandroupolis FSRU project
Greek gas grid operator DESFA is officially ratified for its participation in the shareholding structure of Gastrade, the company that develops the FSRU of the LNG project in Alexandroupolis.

Münsterland LNG retrofit passes technical sea trials
Münsterland, a passenger ship converted to run on LNG for German ferry operator AG Ems, has completed technical sea trials.

Brittany Ferries’ new LNG-fuelled E-Flexer enters BV classification
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has taken delivery into class the brand-new cruise ferry Salamanca, built at China Merchants Jinling in Weihai, China.

Neptune Energy’s new digital twins to support Dutch carbon capture and storage project
Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has developed new “digital twins” of two platforms in the Dutch North Sea.

DSME bags another LNG carrier order from Maran Gas
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has received an order for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers from the Greek shipping company Maran Gas Maritime.

Vattenfall working on green hydrogen demo project at Scottish offshore wind farm
Vattenfall is working on a hydrogen demonstrator project named Hydrogen Turbine 1 (HT1), which involves installing hydrogen production equipment on one of the wind turbines at its Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre) in Scotland. The company has already submitted a

UECC: Third dual-fuel battery hybrid PCTC launched in China
The third and final dual-fuel LNG battery hybrid pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) has been launched in China for United European Car Carriers (UECC), a Norway-based provider of shortsea RoRo transportation.

Conoship unveils eco-friendly diesel-electric cargo vessel
Maritime engineering company Conoship International Projects has developed an environmentally friendly diesel-electric propulsed 3600 dwt general cargo vessel, suited for sea-river operations.

LNG Alliance to construct LNG import terminal in Montenegro
Singapore-based project developer LNG Alliance has partnered up with Montenegro’s state-owned power firm EPCG to look into LNG and power projects and a dedicated LNG import terminal in the Port of Bar.

GTT bags another Samsung Heavy order for new LNG carrier
South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has placed another order with French containment specialist GTT for the tank design of a new LNG carrier.

Gas Vitality wraps up its 1st loading operation at Fos Cavaou LNG terminal
France’s first LNG bunker vessel Gas Vitality has completed its maiden loading operation at Fos Cavaou LNG terminal, kicking off the new small-scale LNG loading service.

Eni’s Coral-Sul FLNG arrives in Mozambique
The Coral-Sul FLNG vessel, the first floating LNG facility to be in the deep waters of the African continent, has arrived in Mozambique from Samsung Heavy Industries’ shipyard in South Korea.

Spotted: 3 LNG carriers meet in the Port of Rotterdam
Three LNG carriers in a row were spotted in the Nijlhaven on the morning of 3 January 2022, which is unique for the Port of Rotterdam.

Wärtsilä tech for CMA CGM’s LNG-fuelled boxships to support decarbonisation ops
French shipping major CMA CGM has selected Wärtsilä, the Finnish technology group, to supply a range of solutions for its new LNG-fuelled container ships and support its maritime decarbonisation operations.