Clean Fuel

CMB and Tsuneishi collaborate on hydrogen tech in Japan
Belgian shipowner Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) and Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi have launched a joint venture to develop the hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2ICE) technology for the Japanese industrial and marine market.

NKT’s new cable barge ready for German offshore wind grid project
NKT’s new cable barge NKT Agrippina has been loaded with a cable section for the offshore wind connection project Ostwind 2 in the German part of the Baltic Sea and will soon set out on its maiden trip after being christened on 20 April. The vessel has been specially designed to transport offshore p

BKK, AL, Equinor in Europe’s first maritime value chain project
Aurora, Europe’s first maritime value chain project for liquid hydrogen, launched by BKK, Air Liquide, and Equinor to build a complete liquid hydrogen supply chain for ships.

Sumitomo, Corvus Energy form a joint venture for ESS
Japan’s Sumitomo and Norway’s Corvus Energy have agreed to establish a company named Sumisho Corvus Energy to sell ESS and provide maintenance service mainly in the Japanese market.

Shell to pilot hydrogen fuel cells for Singapore ships
Shell will collaborate on a feasibility study to test the use of hydrogen fuel cells for ships, the first for both Shell and in Singapore, striving for cleaner and hydrogen-powered shipping.

Britanny Ferries test for LNG docking at Port of Bilbao
French ferry company Britanny Ferries has taken tests necessary for the arrival of the Salamanca LNG-fueled ship in 2022 at the Spanish Port of Bilbao.

SAL supports Arctic LNG 2
German heavy-lift sea transportation company SAL has moved equipment for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project.

Hynion takes a step in decarbonising the transport sector
Swedish hydrogen company Hynion has bought a hydrogen station from public transport company Ruter.

Wärtsilä joins Finnish clean propulsion project
The technology group Wärtsilä has taken participation in a consortium of Finnish research organisations studying new solutions for clean marine and off-road transport.

KN to assess capacity allocation and costs for Klaipėda LNG
Lithuanian Klaipėdos Nafta has been planning to perform a study of long-term capacity allocation alternatives and pricing to identify the most suitable model for the Klaipėda LNG terminal.

Viking Glory set for sea trials in June
Finland-based ferry company Viking Line’s new LNG-powered vessel Viking Glory is taking shape at XSI shipyard in Xiamen, China.

Wärtsilä tech picked for Arctic LNG 2 carriers
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä said it has inked a deal to deliver radio and integrated navigation systems tech for ten icebreaking LNG-fueled tankers to be constructed for the Arctic LNG-2 project.

KEH launches customisable LNG bunker vessel design
Danish marine consultancy Knud E. Hansen (KEH) has presented its design of a series of medium-capacity LNG bunkering tankers under the name of the X-gas Project.

Alfa-Laval gears up to test methanol fuel cells
Alfa Laval in cooperation with fuel cell maker Blue World Technologies has announced plans to start testing a marine fuel cell system based on methanol. The testing will take place at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Denmark, exploring the technology’s potential as a source of marine fossil-