The world’s largest LNG bunkering ship Hai Yang Shi You 301 (Offshore Oil 301) has completed its first ship-to-ship bunkering operation involving a very large crude carrier (VLCC) at the anchorage of Guangzhou Port. The 8.5-hour operation saw Offshore Oil 301 provide the 320,000-ton dual-fuel tanke
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is advancing its Wind Hunter project with the initiative to develop a pure water production system for hydrogen generation. MOL’s Wind Hunter project aims to harness offshore wind energy to produce hydrogen from water onboard and convert it into pr
Coastal GasLink, the 670-kilometre pipeline that will transport natural gas to the approved LNG Canada facility near Kitimat, is nearly 92% complete, according to the latest construction update. Summer construction season is in full swing and the project is moving closer to mechanical completion by
Greek electricity grid operator Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or Admie) has put into operation the upgraded Zakynthos-Kyllini interconnection, said to secure the energy supply of the Ionian Islands. The new 150 kV high-voltage submarine cable system replaced the existing interconnect
German shipping major Hapag Lloyd has completed the acquisition of SM SAAM’s terminal business and related logistics services.
Bermuda-based bulk carrier company Himalaya Shipping has commenced LNG bunkering of two of its newbuild ships, Mount Norefjell and Mount Matterhorn. The company announced on 2 August that the two ships were bunkered with LNG in Singapore over the last days. Mount Norefjell and Mount Matterhorn, whic
SSEN Transmission is set to hold two information events in August about the planned subsea electricity transmission link between Orkney and Caithness, which is said to play a crucial role in further unlocking Orkney’s vast renewable energy potential. The Orkney transmission link will enable the conn
French company EEL Energy has deployed its biomimetic tidal energy turbine in the Rhône river near Lyon – the first of four planned – foreshadowing the future where fluvial clean energy farms make a significant contribution to decarbonization and diversification of power generation mix.
Danish and Belgium transmission system operators (TSOs) have awarded a Dutch company with a contract to deliver consultancy services for an interconnector that will link the high-voltage grids in Belgium and Denmark through two energy islands in the North Sea. Denmark’s Energinet and Belgium’s Elia
The Port of Valencia has revealed that the installation of the photovoltaic power plant located on the Principe Felipe dock is nearing completion and that the port will be able to use solar energy from this autumn.
The Government of Spain, via the Moves Singular Projects II Programme, has granted EUR 3.9 million ($4.28 million) to APM Terminals Barcelona to finance part of a pilot project for the electrification of the container handling equipment operating at the terminal. The Moves Singular Projects II Progr
On its maiden voyage, Pan Ocean’s newest vessel, New Frontier 2, made a stop in Singapore for cool-down operations which were performed by FueLNG Venosa, also known as Singapore’s second LNG bunker vessel. According to FueLNG’s social media update from 31 July, FueLNG Venosa welcomed the New Frontie
The European Commission adopted the 11th edition of the European List of ship recycling facilities, which has been updated with three new yards located in Türkiye. The facilities in question are Anadolu Gemi Söküm Orman Ürn. Gida Tur. Nak, San. Ve Tic. A.Ş., BMS Gemi Geri Dönüşüm San Ve Tic. A.Ş. an
An environmental survey is about to commence on the UK side of an interconnector that will link the UK and Germany for the first time. Spain’s Geociencias y Exploraciones Marítimas (GEM) will perform a survey of the route for the installation of the NeuConnect Interconnector, nominally 705 kilometer
