In 2021, LNG was the most popular alternative fuel considered by shipowners for use in the (then) next five years; twice as many as those who said they were considering biofuels. That position has now virtually reversed, with biofuels at the same level of response as LNG in 2021 while LNG has fallen
Dutch tank storage company Vopak has provided updates on its LNG projects, including EemsEnergyTerminal, Gate terminal Rotterdam, and Hong Kong LNG terminal project. EemsEnergyTerminal Vopak’s first update is in regard to EemsEnergyTerminal, an LNG import terminal located in the Eemshaven in the Net
Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has revealed that energy provider Onyx Power plans to build a low-carbon blue hydrogen production plant at its existing site in the port. With a capacity of 1,200 MW, the plant is expected to produce some 300 kilotonne per annum blue hydrogen, and the Rotterdam po
Canadian engineering, logistics, and energy company ATCO, through its investment in Canadian Utilities Limited, is collaborating with Japanese company Kansai Electric Power to develop an integrated clean fuels supply chain between Canada and Japan. The two companies have completed a pre-feasibility
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group posted a revenue of €2.5 billion for 2022 for the first time in the company’s history. The shipbuilder said that the achievement was made despite the effects of the war in Ukraine, which had, and continues to have, a significant impact on business operations.
In a significant step towards sustainable and decarbonized shipping, China has launched its first-ever hydrogen fuel cell-powered boat. The vessel named ‘Three Gorges Hydrogen Boat No. 1’ was launched on March 17, in Guangdong, China. The vessel was built by Jianglong Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for Yangt
Partnership Terranova Hydrogen NV, comprised of Jan De Nul Group, DEME Group, and Aertssen Group, has joined forces with Luminus and Nippon Gases to build and exploit an installation for the production of green hydrogen on the ‘Zonneberg’ in Zelzate, Belgium. The partnership announced they want to w
Canada’s Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA), an integrated port network, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Atura Power, a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation (OPG), to acquire green hydrogen. HOPA, the largest Port on the Great Lakes operating multi-modal transportation facil
The most effective way of complying with the CII index and having a good rating is to utilize the emerging alternative, low and zero-carbon fuels, John Kokarakis, Vice President of Technology & Business Development Hellenic-BS-ME Zone at Bureau Veritas, said. Kokarakis was speaking at the 6th Annual
Australian shipbuilder Austal has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Swedish Rederi AB Gotland to design a high-speed catamaran that will be able to run on hydroge
Técnicas Reunidas, an engineering company, and Cetaer, a company with a goal to bring innovation projects to commercial scale in the transport sector, have signed a collaboration agreement for the development of an e-methanol plant to be built in Almería, Spain. According to Técnicas Reunidas, the f
Linde, an industrial gases and engineering company, has made a long-term agreement with ExxonMobil, an energy and petrochemical company, for the offtake of carbon dioxide associated with Linde’s new clean hydrogen production in Beaumont, Texas, US. Under the terms of the agreement, ExxonMobil is exp
Plug Power, a provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, has manufactured 122 MW of its 1 MW electrolyser stack platform in Q1 2023, which, according to Plug, is an all-time high for the company and the industry for PEM electrolysers. Additionally, Plug said it shi
Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) has signed a technical agreement to promote the development and popularization of next-generation fuel engines with compatriot Akasaka Diesels Limited (Akasaka).
