Green Marine
Høglund scores LNG retrofit of Base Marine’s vessel
Norway-based Høglund Gas Solutions has signed a contract with oilfield services provider Halliburton to provide a turnkey LNG retrofit of the 5932-dwt RoRo – combination carrier Hannah Kristina.
Innovation Fund Denmark bankrolls consortium to commercialize sustainable fuels
A consortium of 17 partners from Denmark and other European countries have received more than DKK 30 million ($ 4.8 million) from Innovation Fund Denmark to bring the production of sustainable fuels for aircraft and ships to the stage of commercialization. The project, named Low Carbon fuels for avi
Woodside, Trafigura ship first carbon offset condensate cargo
Australian major Woodside and its Pluto LNG JV partners have delivered their first cargo of carbon offset condensate to independent commodity trading company Trafigura.
Dryad: 15 seafarers kidnapped in latest attack in GoG
Fifteen seafarers have been kidnapped from a Maltese-flagged vessel identified as MT Davide B some 213 nautical miles off South Cotonou, Benin, Dryad Global reports. The kidnapped individuals formed part of a total of 21-member crew including Ukrainian, Romanian and Philippine nationals. According t
Mauritius: Grounded Chinese fishing vessel removed from reef
The Chinese fishing vessel that struck a section of Mauritius’ western reef last week has been refloated and towed to the country’s capital Port Louis, the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) said. As Offshore Energy – Green Marine reported, Lu Rong Yuan Yu 588 vessel, carrying 130 tonnes o
Port of Tallinn to use only locally produced green electricity
The Port of Tallinn has entered into a renewable energy purchase agreement with local energy group Eesti Energia and now consumes only green electricity produced in Estonia.
Demolition of crude oil tankers: All talk and little walk
The industry buzz around large scale demolition of crude oil tankers has brought little tonnage to the scrapyards crushing market recovery hopes pinned on scrapping, BIMCO said. The year 2021 has been tough on crude oil tanker freight rates across the board so far. Nevertheless, there has been all t
FueLNG Bellina calls at Singapore LNG terminal
Singapore’s first liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel, FueLNG Bellina, made a call at the Singapore LNG import terminal on Jurong Island.
Repsol hits milestone with Fure Vinga LNG bunkering
Spanish oil company Repsol has reached a milestone as it bunkered Furetank Rederi’s chemical tanker Fure Vinga at Cartagena.
Konecranes: 15 new eco-efficient hybrid RTGs for PAC
By January 2022, Ports America Chesapeake (PAC) will have 15 new hybrid rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes from Konecranes to expand operations and reduce diesel emissions at Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal.
Longship places its 1st newbuild order for multipurpose duo
Dutch shortsea carrier Longship Group BV has placed an order for two 6,080 dwt multipurpose vessels at local Bijlsma Shipyard, part of the VEKA Shipbuilding Group.
DSME: Shell-chartered LNG-fueled VLCCs order worth $968.9 million
South Korean shipbuilder, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has put a 1.1 trillion won ($968.9 million) on the ten Shell-chartered LNG-fueled VLCCs.
K Line’s 1st LNG-powered car carrier joins the fleet
Japanese shipping major K Line has taken delivery of its first LNG-powered car carrier named Century Highway Green. The next-generation vessel was built by Tadotsu Shipyard Co., part of the Imabari Shipbuilding Group. The company said that the delivery represents an important milestone for achieving
Zero-emission fuels need to make up 5% of the fuel mix by 2030
Zero-emission fuels need to make up 5 percent of the international shipping fuel mix by 2030 to enable decarbonization in line with Paris goals, the Getting to Zero Coalition said in an analysis. To reach decarbonization by 2050, zero-emission fuels need torepresent 27 percent of total energy by 203