Clean Fuel
Rotterdam rolls out ambitious strategy for shore power use
The Dutch Port of Rotterdam and the Municipality of Rotterdam are working together on the joint rollout of shore-based power for sea-going vessels in Rotterdam.
Isle of Man Ship Registry to flag new hybrid ferry
A new diesel-electric hybrid ferry being built for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company will be flagged with the Isle of Man Ship Registry, the Douglas-based registry said.
CMA CGM’s LNG-powered giant sets world record
The 23,000 TEU CMA CGM Jacques Saade, the world’s largest LNG-powered containership, has set a world record for the number of full containers loaded on a single vessel.
IEA: Pandemic to slow energy demand recovery. Upstream spending to pick up
A slow recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic or a deeper slump could delay a complete rebound in the world’s energy demand to 2025, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.
Qatar Petroleum books capacity at Grain LNG
Qatar Petroleum has signed a deal with the UK’s National Grid booking up to 7.2 million tons per annum of capacity at the Grain LNG terminal in Kent.
UECC joins UN Global Compact
United European Car Carriers (UECC), a Norway-based provider of shortsea RoRo transportation, has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.
Novatek’s Q3 production up, LNG sales edge down
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek reported a production increase in the third quarter and the first nine months of the year 2020.
P&O Cruises takes delivery of its new LNG-powered flagship
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has handed over Iona, a 180,000-ton LNG-powered cruise ship, to the British shipping company P&O Cruises.
KfW IPEX-Bank finances Finnlines’ hybrid RoRo ship
Germany’s bank KfW IPEX-Bank and Finnish ferry operator Finnlines, part of Italy’s Grimaldi Group, have signed a €40 million (around $47 million) loan agreement to finance a hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel.
Høglund Marine acquires two-thirds stake in Vindskip
Norway-based marine technology provider Høglund Marine Solutions has taken a two-thirds stake in Vindskip AS, a company developing a wind and LNG-powered vessel concept.
Croatia’s first FSRU nearing destination
Croatia’s floating storage and regasification unit is nearing its final destination at its base on the island of Krk in the northern Adriatic Sea.
2050 starts in 2020, and it starts with offshore wind and green hydrogen
Humankind achieved its first interstellar flight in 2063 with a spacecraft powered by a warp drive, based on a matter-antimatter system fuelled by deuterium, a hydrogen isotope, and its antimatter equivalent. This is according to Star Trek, a series famous for featuring several things we might take
MAN gets type approval for retrofitting 32/40 engine to dual-fuel op
Germany-based engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has announced the successful conclusion of the Type Approval Test (TAT) for its dual-fuel retrofit kit for its MAN 32/40 engine type.
Japan, Rotterdam & Singapore form Future Fuels Network
The port organisations of Singapore, Japan, and Rotterdam have signed a memorandum of cooperation aiming to develop a roadmap on the adoption of clean marine fuels. Next to research and development, the parties will collaborate on possible joint bunkering pilot runs with identified shipping lines to