Technip Energies, an engineering and technology company, has been selected by Texas Green Fuels (TGF) to commence a pre-FEED (Front End Engineering and Design) for the TGF Galveston Bay clean fuels export project. According to Technip Energies, TGF’s export complex will produce industrial-scale, cos
The first unloading of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) across the deck of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) according to the ship-to-ship principle has been completed at the Elbehafen LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel, Germany. Höegh LNG, the owner of the FSRU Höegh Gannet which was charte
In a move to further reduce the environmental impact of their vessels, Finnish shipping company Langh Ship and Dutch multimodal operator Samskip have agreed to switch to biofuel operations. The companies said they switched to biofuel operations for the Langh Ship-owned 750 TEU container vessel Edith
SH Diana, a hybrid diesel-electric expedition ship being built for the British cruise line Swan Hellenic, has completed its sea trials. The ship’s builder, Finnish Helsinki Shipyard, confirmed in its social media update that the SH Diana returned from a “successful shakedown cruise” on Sunday evenin
As part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan, the European Commission (EC) has proposed new initiatives and a set of actions to scale up the manufacturing of clean technologies in the European Union (EU), including renewable hydrogen, carbon capture, and alternative fuel technologies, among others. On
China’s Wuhu Shipyard has launched construction on SAL Heavy Lift’s first two carbon-neutral heavy lift ships, the shipbuilder revealed. The two 14,600 dwt vessels form part of a fleet of a total of six Orca-class vessels which will be equipped with dual-fuel engines able to run on methanol. SAL Hea
Singapore-based shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has placed an order for ten methanol/ammonia-ready containerships.
German liner heavy-weight Hapag-Lloyd is not planning any significant orders this year in the newbuilding space, especially not in the ultra-large containership sector. Speaking earlier today in a virtual live session, Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said that if the company does move forward wit
OCI, a global producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products, and Linde, a global industrial gases and engineering company, have signed a long-term agreement under which Linde will supply clean hydrogen and nitrogen to OCI’s new blue ammonia facility under development in Beaumont, Texas, US. OC
South Korean shipping company HMM has selected dual-fuel methanol engines from German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) which are to be installed on 9,900 TEU containerships.
Houston-based electrofuel (eFuel) company HIF Global has selected German technology major Siemens Energy to supply electrolyzers to new eFuel facility in Matagorda County, Texas. To this end, the companies have reached an agreement which would allow Siemens Energy to expand its electrolyzer manufact
Norwegian shipping company Höegh Autoliners has announced that after many months of planning, designing, and preparing, the construction of its first Aurora-class vessel commenced. Leaders and representatives from Höegh Autoliners, DNV, Deltamarin, Clarksons, and China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI
Santos Energy Solutions, an energy transition business of Australian oil&gas player Santos, has entered into an agreement with Osaka Gas Australia (OGA) to advance its project for producing carbon-neutral e-methane from green hydrogen. Santos entered into an agreement with the subsidiary of Japanese
World’s largest container shipping company MSC is ready to embrace alternative fuels as part of its commitment to decarbonize its operations, Claudio Abbate, Vice President of Maritime Policy and Government Affairs at MSC Group, said. Abbate said the company was “willing and ready” to further adopt
