Clean Fuel
MSC, Fincantieri team up on 1st hydrogen-fueled cruise ship
The Cruise Division of Swiss shipping major MSC Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri and energy infrastructure operator Snam to examine requirements for the industry’s “first hydrogen-powered cruise ship.”
Russia returns to plans for first batch of LNG-powered icebreakers
Russia plans on building LNG-powered icebreakers to serve the Arctic Sea route.
In focus: Energy transition drives development of zero-emission fuels across all sectors
Renewable electricity has been a remarkable success over the past 20 years, but the same cannot be said for other energy uses. However, the global energy transition trend stands to change this as witnessed in a week behind us by a number of collaborative initiatives launched to address the challenge
Work ramps up on German large-scale offshore hydrogen plant
AquaSector project partners RWE, Shell, Gasunie and Equinor want to intensify their collaboration on the first large-scale German offshore hydrogen park.
Seaworks’ new LNG bulk carrier gets Kongsberg propulsion
Norwegian shipping company Seaworks’ new bulk carrier will be equipped with a propulsion system and LNG engine by compatriot technology company Kongsberg Maritime.
NEL Hydrogen officially joins PosHYdon consortium
Norwegian hydrogen company NEL ASA has officially joined the consortium agreement for the PosHYdon project, the world’s first offshore green hydrogen pilot on a working platform.
Trafigura, Hy2gen team up to study green ammonia as marine fuel
Germany-based green hydrogen production company Hy2gen and Swiss commodity trader Trafigura have joined forces on a study aimed at quantifying the needs of the shipping industry for green ammonia as the industry transitions to low and zero carbon maritime fuels.
Major UK project to unlock untapped potential of ocean renewable energy fuels
An innovative £10 million research project, led by the University of Strathclyde, has been set up to investigate the potential of harnessing offshore wind and marine renewable energy to produce zero-carbon hydrogen and ammonia fuels.
HVO30 fuel, innovative vessel design crucial for decarbonising offshore energy support vessels – Seacat Services
Hydrogen-based propulsion systems, electric engines and battery technologies are still years away from being operationally effective in the offshore energy support vessel (OESV) sector. So what can OESV operators do to meet the growing demand for lower emissions today? According to Seacat Services (
GTT scores tank design order for 2 build-in-Korea LNG carriers
French LNG containment specialist GTT has secured an order to design tanks for two new LNG carriers from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).
Latsco’s second LNG carrier on sea trials
Greek shipowner Latsco’s second LNG vessel Hellas Athina is undergoing sea trials at the Yellow Sea.
Port of Emden to get methanol-powered harbor boat
Germany’s Port of Emden is looking to make its harbor tours CO2-neutral in the future as it will receive a new, methanol-powered harbor boat.
Wärtsilä provides hydrogen blends engines for Keppel O&M
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will provide engine generating sets running on a hydrogen and natural gas blend for Keppel Offshore & Marine’s offshore floating testbed in Singapore.
Stena RoRo orders dual-fuel E-Flexer for Marine Atlantic
Stena RoRo has signed an agreement with China’s CMI Jinling (Weihai) to order an LNG-powered E-Flexer roll-on/roll-off passenger (RoPax) vessel that will be chartered out to Marine Atlantic, a Canadian federal Crown corporation.