Clean Fuel

CMA CGM welcomes final LNG-powered ULCV
CMA CGM Sorbonne, the last LNG-fueled, 23,000 TEU containership out of a series of nine giant boxships being built in China, has been delivered to French shipping major CMA CGM.

Horisont Energi inks LOIs for commercial carbon storage
Norwegian carbon tech company and driving force behind the Polaris carbon capture and storage project Horisont Energi has signed several letters of intent with major European companies, continuing its steady progress towards commercial carbon storage off the coast of Norway.

Monjasa expands supply services across all RAK Ports
Denmark-based bunker supplier Monjasa has partnered up with RAK Ports, to support the increasing demand for fuel supply in the Middle East.

Baleària converted LNG ferry Martín i Soler to set sail
Spanish ferry operator Baleària will put to work its converted LNG vessel on 30 June on the Barcelona-Eivissa route to cut CO2 emissions.

Space technology approved for maritime LNG fuel tanks
Maritime classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted a design approval for SpaceTech4Sea, a project to adapt technology developed for space use to maritime LNG fuel tanks.

Maersk to ship Bestseller’s products using sustainable biofuel
Danish container shipping and logistics major A.P. Moller – Maersk has signed a fully carbon-neutral transport agreement on ocean services with compatriot fashion company Bestseller.

Naming ceremony held for FSRU Transgas Power
Chinese shipbuilding major Hudong-Zhonghua held the naming ceremony for floating storage and a regasification unit (FSRU) built for Greek shipping company Dynagas.

Sakhalin II gets LNG loading arms replaced
Russian LNG producer Sakhalin Energy will replace the existing loading arms at the country’s first LNG plant.

Saga Pure takes stake in hydrogen company Hyon
Saga Pure, a Norwegian green investment company that recently switched its focus from shipping to renewables, has decided to acquire a stake in Hyon AS, a compatriot hydrogen solutions provider.

Titan LNG’s interim solution launched at Port of Zeebrugge
Dutch Titan LNG has commissioned a short-term truck loading facility in Belgium’s Port of Zeebrugge to help supply LNG as marine fuel during GATE terminal maintenance.

GTT and COSCO Shipping sign LNG tank deal
French LNG containment specialist GTT has signed technical assistance and license agreement (TALA) with China’s COSCO Shipping for the construction of membrane tanks.

Ertuğrul Gazi FSRU inaugurated
The first Turkish-flagged floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Ertuglrul Gazi was put into service with a ceremony held on 25 June at the Dortyol facility in the southern province of Hatay.

In focus: Time to part ways with old habits
Old habits die hard. Hence, it may be a lot more difficult for the offshore energy industry and the maritime sector to make peace with the transition they have to undergo and renounce previous business practices. The message was echoed in this week’s protest of Greenpeace environmental activists, wh

NABU study: Ammonia can fully develop its climate protection potential
Green ammonia as an energy source has great potential for climate protection, a new study has found.