Outlook & Strategy
Freeport East could play a key role in hydrogen-enabled shipping corridors, study shows
Freeport East, one of eight new Freeports in England covering an area within roughly 45 kilometers of the ports of Felixstowe and Harwich, holds the potential to become a key player in the development of hydrogen-enabled green shipping corridors as well as decarbonization of transport, a new study s
JERA invests in CO2 capture and hydrogen storage tech company
Japan’s energy major JERA, through JERA Ventures, has invested approximately £1 million ($1.24 million) in Immaterial, a UK company that aims to accelerate the energy transition with its CO2 capture and hydrogen storage technologies. JERA said it will support startup growth and cocreation by offerin
MPA Singapore, Port of Rotterdam & partners set sights on 30 pct emission reduction by 2030
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Port of Rotterdam (PoR) and 20 partners in the Green & Digital Shipping Corridor are working to reduce 20% to 30% of emissions from international shipping by 2030. This was agreed at the third Green Corridor workshop, held this week in Rotterda
Royal Caribbean wraps up 12-week biofuel test run in Europe
Cruise shipping major Royal Caribbean Group has completed over 12 consecutive weeks of biofuel testing in Europe. The company began testing biofuels last year and expanded the trial this summer in Europe to two additional ships — Royal Caribbean International’s Symphony of the Seas and Celebrity Cru
Argeo on its way to have most advanced AUV fleet with latest expansion plan
Marine survey contractor Argeo has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Kongsberg for a purchase agreement for three additional Hugin autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). With the purchase, Argeo said it will have the world’s most advanced AUV fleet. Argeo plans to purchase two Hugin Superior AUVs
Belgium’s CMB lifts option for ammonia-powered Capesize duo
Belgium-based shipping company Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has exercised an option for the construction of two 210,000 dwt bulkers at China’s Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, adding to its already massive orderbook at the yard. Namely, CMB already has ten 210,000 dwt bulkers under cons
New global initiative aiming to transform net zero hydrogen production
Cranfield University has announced it is leading the UK’s collaboration on an international partnership, the Global Hydrogen Production Technologies Center (HyPT), to make low-cost, large-scale, net zero hydrogen production a reality. The HyPT is a £14.1 million ($17.45 million) five-year project wh
SEA-KIT one step closer to developing first type-approved USV control system
UK-headquartered SEA-KIT International has launched a proprietary vessel control system (VCS) with the goal of enhancing the capability of its uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). As part of the development, new autopilot and drive modules have been built into SEA-KIT’s existing, purpose-built remote he
Coming to grips with a mixed bag of energy transition expectations
As COP28 nears, concerns surrounding climate change are heating up and the pressure on the oil and gas industry is mounting day in, day out.
Are we ready for ammonia?
Over the course of the past year, the maritime industry has witnessed a remarkable surge in projects centered around ammonia as a sustainable ship fuel. Ammonia-powered ship types, fueled by zero-emission ambitions, have taken center stage at this year’s Gastech in Singapore, capturing the imaginati
Fluxys forms hydrogen partnership with Oman’s OQGN
Belgium’s energy infrastructure company Fluxys has strengthened its partnership with Omani state-owned transmission system operator OQ Gas Networks (OQGN) to explore areas of strategic cooperation in the development of Oman’s hydrogen and CO2 infrastructure. Following an invitation to become an anch
Gazprom delivers its first LNG via Northern Sea Route
Russia’s Gazprom has announced that its own-produced shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the complex near the Portovaya CS was completely unloaded from the Velikiy Novgorod LNG tanker at the Tangshan LNG import terminal in China. Gazprom noted it was the first time its own-produced LNG was de
European JV to deliver project that aims to revolutionize Senegal’s power infrastructure
A UK-Belgium joint venture has secured a $200 million contract to deliver onshore and offshore works for two links in Senegal as part of a program that aims to revolutionize the country’s power infrastructure and provide sustainable electricity to millions of people. The award is for the Senegal Pow
META starts collecting metocean data at one of its tidal test sites
META, Wales’s national marine energy test facility, has recently deployed one of its Sofar Spotter wave buoys at Criterion Jetty tidal test site in Pembroke Dock.