Clean Fuel

Gazprom Neft’s LNG bunkering vessel completes sea trials
Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft informed its liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel, Dmitry Mendeleev has completed sea trials.

Industry heavyweights call for net-zero shipping by 2050
The shipping industry must reach zero emissions by 2050, and to get there zero-emission ships must become the dominant and competitive choice by 2030, an op-ed signed by big industry names insists. This means that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) would need to step up and revise its dec

Gasrec hits 10,000 truck loadings at Grain LNG
UK gas supplier Gasrec hit a milestone with its 10,000th truck loading at National Grid’s Grain LNG facility on the Isle of Grain.

Total positions for energy transition and becomes TotalEnergies
French energy major Total has moved forward with its transformation plans into a broad energy company and changed its name.

UK’s Grain LNG posts utilization records
National Grid’s Grain LNG facility recorded its highest ever utilization rates last month and supplied 15.1 per cent of UK gas demand during this time.

Hamburg hydrogen project on Germany’s shortlist for funding
The Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub project has been shortlisted by the German ministry of economics for funding under the EU’s Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) program.

First study into LNG carrier methane emissions wrapped up
Queen Mary University London, with support from the Collaboratory to Advance Methane Science (CAMS) and Enagas SA, conducted a first-of-its-kind study to directly measure methane emissions of an operating liquid natural gas (LNG) vessel.

MAN’s ME-GI dual-fuel engines to power additional EPS Capesize bulkers
Three B&W 6G70 ME-GI dual-fuel engines constructed by German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions were chosen to be built in three 210,000 dwt bulkcarriers for Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS).

Höegh LNG enters home stretch in Port Kembla FSRU talks
Norway-based Höegh LNG said it has entered the final stages of negotiations with Australian Industrial Energy (AIE) for its Port Kembla project.

KN, LS, MOL to develop LCO2 and hydrogen project in Klaipeda
Klaipedos Nafta (KN), Larvik Shipping, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) have reached an agreement to carry out a feasibility study to develop liquefied CO2 (LCO2) loading facilities at KN’s infrastructure in Klaipeda, Lithuania.

New agreement to speed up carbon capture and storage element of HyNet
Eni and Progressive Energy Limited have signed a framework agreement to further accelerate carbon capture & storage within the HyNet North West.

WoodMac: Europe as global LNG price-setter
Energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie reports Europe’s LNG market dynamics as the ones driving the LNG price recovery.

Stena Line’s 4th E-Flexer hits the water in China
Stena Line’s first new extended E-Flexer ferry has been launched at the CMI Jinling Weihai Shipyard in China. The Ro-Pax vessel, whose name is yet to be revealed, took to the water for the first time on 24 May. The vessel was ordered in 2018 and the delivery is expected in 2022. The ferry is the [&h

Kanfer Shipping orders two LNG bunker vessels from Taizhou Yard
Norwegian shipping company Kanfer Shipping AS has signed a contract with China-based Taizhou Wuzhou Shipbuilding Industry for the construction of its first two small-scale LNG bunker and distribution ships. The order for the 6,000 cbm LNG bunkering pair comes on the back of a Letter of Intent (LoI)