The damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia was not caused by the normal gas transmission process, Finnish transmission system operator (TSO) Gasgrid reported following the launch of an investigation into a leak announced earlier this week. Gasgrid Finland informed tha
The Port of Galveston has secured a $1 million grant for a shore power pilot project in partnership with Texas A&M University at Galveston aimed at reducing emissions from cargo shipping operations. Funded by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the pilot will include establishing a
On behalf of Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, South Korean shipyard HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) has placed an order at French company GTT for the design of the cryogenic fuel tanks of five large LNG-fueled containerships. GTT revealed the order on October 1
Finnish and Estonian transmission system operators (TSOs) Gasgrid Finland and Elering have launched an investigation over suspicion that there is a leak in an offshore gas pipeline that connects the two countries. Gasgrid Finland and Elering observed an unusual drop in pressure in the Balticconnecto
Bermuda-based bulk carrier company Himalaya Shipping has signed time charter agreements for two of its LNG dual-fuel vessels currently under construction at New Times Shipyard in China. According to the company, the vessels will commence a two-year time charter with “an evergreen structure” upon del
Israel-based company Electriq Global has received a €1.1 million grant from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) for its proposed hydrogen powder manufacturing plant to be located in the Port of Amsterdam. Scheduled to begin operation in 2026, the hydrogen powder manufacturing plant is slated to
Monaco-based dry bulk shipping company Safe Bulkers has entered into contracts for the acquisition of two dual-fuel newbuild Kamsarmax class dry-bulk vessels as part of its fleet renewal strategy. The two 81,200 dwt vessels which are capable of running on methanol and fuel will be acquired at attrac
Gate terminal, a joint venture of Dutch gas operators Vopak and Gasunie, has selected Sacyr Engineering and Infrastructure to deliver the owner engineering services for the fourth LNG storage tank in the port of Rotterdam. The contract was awarded to Sacyr’s engineering subsidiary Sacyr Proyecta as
Spanish transmission system operator (TSO) Red Eléctrica is about to begin the construction of the first submarine interconnector between Spain and France. The Biscay Gulf interconnector will comprise two high-voltage direct current (HVDC) links, each with a capacity of 1,000 MW, linking Gatika in S
The U.K.’s second largest port operator Peel Ports Group revealed that it has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions across its port facilities by almost a third since 2020. The port said in its ESG report that it had managed to cut Scope 1 & Scope 2 emissions across its port operations by a total of
Siemens Energy has delivered four grid transformers for the 500 MW Greenlink subsea and underground electricity interconnector that will link Ireland and Wales. The four 160-ton grid transformers were transported by sea from Nuremberg, Germany, to Belview Port Waterford in Ireland in order to avoid
South Korea’s shipping major H-Line Shipping and steel giant POSCO have joined hands with compatriot refiner GS Caltex to champion carbon reduction in the maritime realm by using marine biofuel. The three companies inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on October 5, 2023 in Seoul, signaling the
Canada-based Seaspan and global energy company AES have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on LNG bunkering business development. The companies signed the MoU in the framework of the 3rd International LNG Global Forum in Cartagena, Colombia, which took place from October 2 to
Greek shipping company Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has taken delivery of its first newbuild LNG-powered Aframax tanker. According to TEN, the Njord DF vessel is the first in a series of four high-spec eco-designed vessels built against long-term employment to a major European state-owned oil conc
