American transportation and logistics company Matson has confirmed plans to convert the main engine of its 2019-built container ship Kaimana Hila to run on LNG. The ship’s engine will be converted from an MAN B&W S90ME-C10.5 unit to a dual-fuel ME-GI unit that can run on LNG. The retrofit of the 3,6
Strikes against the French government’s planned pension reform entered a second week on Wednesday, disrupting maintenance at nuclear reactors, hitting liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices, and blocking some shipments from refineries and depots, Reuters news agency reported. According to Reuters, at le
Guangzhou Shipbuilding International, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has delivered the fifth LNG dual-fuel crude oil/product tanker to the Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (Bocomm Leasing).
UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has published in its Energy Transition Progress Report 2022, which shows it has met its climate targets as part of its energy transition strategy and reached a 30% reduction in carbon emissions from its operations by the end of 2022 compared with 2016 on a net bas
Polish and Ukrainian gas transmission system operators (TSOs) have discussed their future cooperation and issues related to natural gas transmission infrastructure in order to enhance energy security in the region. On 15 March, Poland’s GAZ-SYSTEM and the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine
The Biden-Harris Administration, through the US Department of Energy (DOE), has announced the availability of $750 million for research, development, and demonstration efforts to reduce the cost of clean hydrogen. The funding launches the first tranche of implementation of two provisions of Presiden
A new milestone in the construction of the Icon of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International’s first LNG-powered cruise vessel, has been achieved with the start of the first multi-fuel engine at the Meyer Turku shipyard. Said to be the world’s most advanced and largest ship with environmentally-friend
Energy company Aramco and gas and engineering company Linde Engineering have signed an agreement to jointly develop a new ammonia cracking technology, using their experience and capabilities in industrial research and development, lower-carbon hydrogen, and ammonia cracking technology. Aramco said t
The governments of California and Japan have formalized a partnership aimed at working together to cut pollution at seaports and establish green shipping corridors. The two sides signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on port decarbonization and green shipping corridors on Wednesday in Tokyo as part of a w
Wood Mackenzie believes permitting reform could be part of the solution to the strains created by rapid growth in renewables.
Singapore-based shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has placed an order for ten methanol/ammonia-ready containerships.
Cedar LNG, Canada’s first Indigenous majority-owned LNG facility, has received its environmental assessment certificate (EAC) from the British Columbia (B.C.) Environmental Office, and has signed a memorandum of understanding with ARC Resources for long-term liquefaction services. The proposed Cedar
Énestas, the Mexican natural gas company which provides access to LNG for power generation, industry, and transport, has become a member of SEA-LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition established to demonstrate the commercial and environmental benefits of LNG as a marine fuel. According to SEA-LNG,
Golar LNG, an owner and operator of marine LNG infrastructure, has closed the acquisition of New Fortress Energy’s (NFE) stake in FLNG Hilli – the 2.4 mtpa floating liquefaction facility. On 15 March, Golar confirmed that the agreement to acquire NFE’s interest in FLNG Hilli, effective 1 January 202
