Clean Fuel

Lhyfe, DORIS plan to launch hydrogen-producing floating wind turbine
France-based green hydrogen technology developer Lhyfe and engineering company DORIS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on working together on offshore hydrogen production projects, with a plan to launch the first floating wind turbine for integration with a hydrogen production system.

Netherlands starts work on enabling further 10 GW of offshore wind by 2030
The Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, has announced the start of spatial planning procedures for cable routes that would connect more than 10 GW of the country’s planned additional offshore wind capacity to the national grid. In a letter sent th

Construction of Silversea Cruises’ 1st LNG-powered ship Silver Nova gets underway
Monaco-based cruise line Silversea Cruises says German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has started construction of its first LNG-powered cruise ship Silver Nova.

TotalEnergies-chartered LNG carrier LNG Endurance delivered
The new LNG carrier LNG Endurance, commercially managed by France LNG Shipping and under a long-term charter contract with TotalEnergies, was delivered on 1 December.

In focus: Why clean hydrogen is becoming undeniable
The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance has identified a pipeline of over 750 projects that European industry is undertaking to roll out the hydrogen economy on a large scale in Europe.

Sembcorp Marine unit LMG Marin to design world’s 1st green ammonia-fuelled tanker
Norwegian naval architect and ship design firm LMG Marin, part of Sembcorp Marine Ltd, has secured a contract to design the world’s first green ammonia-fuelled tanker, the MS Green Ammonia.

DNV studies hydrogen to support Ready4H2 roadmap
Contracted by the Ready4H2 project, independent energy expert DNV will lead a study that will produce a roadmap for European distribution networks.

Kongsberg launches world’s 1st full-scale hydrogen-based propulsion system
Norwegian technology group Kongsberg has celebrated a world first by testing and verifying a full-scale, full-size, zero-emission drivetrain powered by hydrogen fuel cells designed for ships and ferries.

Eneti orders second 20 MW wind turbine installation vessel
Eneti Inc. has entered into a binding agreement for the construction of the second next-generation wind turbine installation vessel with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). Eneti has exercised an option it held with DSME for the construction of the WTIV. The contract pri

Wison teams up with MAN Energy on floating LNG-to-power projects
Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine has signed a deal with Germany’s engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions to collaborate on power barge and floating LNG-to-power projects worldwide.

PetroVietnam Power and Novatek shake hands on LNG projects in Vietnam
Russian LNG major Novatek and PetroVietnam Power, a subsidiary of state-owned PetroVietnam, have signed a cooperation agreement on LNG and power projects in Vietnam.

DSME orders GTT tank design for 4 new MOL LNGCs
Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered tank design from French containment specialist GTT for four new LNG carriers it is building for Japanese ship-owner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL).

CMA CGM, Shell wrap up 1st BioLNG bunkering trial
French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM and Anglo-Dutch oil and gas company Shell have performed the first liquefied biomethane (BioLNG) bunkering trial in Rotterdam.

Wärtsilä scores gig for NorthStar’s 2nd LNG bunker vessel
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has won the order to supply cargo handling system for the second LNG bunker vessel that U.S. shipyard Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding is building for NorthStar.