Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Norwegian shipowner Torghatten Nord for two hydrogen-powered vessels operating on Norway’s longest ferry route, Vestfjordstrekninga, connecting Bodø, Røst, Værøy and Moskenes. The two vessels, designed by Norwegian Ship Design, will us
While the world is working toward having as much renewable energy as possible, green fuels and energy storage could be what saves the day, at least for energy-intensive industries. News on hydrogen and ammonia projects, and renewable energy developments with Power-to-X components this week certainly
U.S.-based LNG company Excelerate Energy’s floating storage and regasification unit FSRU Exemplar has departed Argentina and is on its way to serve
McDermott has completed the load out of the TEG gas processing module for the TotalEnergies-operated Tyra field.
Helix Robotics Solutions has won a contract with a local Thailand contractor to perform well abandonment and decommissioning services using the subsea construction vessel Grand Canyon II. The contract, which is 180-day firm-plus-options, includes the provision of DP3 vessel services, crane support a
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K LINE) has teamed up with GoodFuels on a trial use of marine biofuel on board Supramax bulker Albion Bay. The trial was carried out in cooperation with JFE Steel Corporation, and it is the second successful trial use of marine biofuel by a K Line ves
Germany’s shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) and Canadian based Oceanex have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the innovative design of a climate-neutral container roll-on/roll-off (ConRo) vessel.
Equinor will continue its Bay du Nord procurement processes, including options such as the recent expression of interest for FPSO Topside Engineering and Procurement for FEED, with an option for execution.
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has laid keel for Sammy Ofer 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containership at its Geoje yard. The LNG-powered vessel is scheduled to join the fleet of Israeli shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services in 2023 under a long-term charter agreement. T
Investigations and thorough reviews are being conducted following a fatal accident at Keppel Shipyard in Tuas on Monday.
Towage operator Svitzer, part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has announced that its ‘Aim for 8’ speed initiative – which asks tug crews to navigate at a maximum speed of eight knots during mobilisation and demobilisation – has successfully prevented 1,000 tonnes of CO2 from being emitted into the atmosphere
Himalaya Shipping, a Bermuda-based bulk carrier company, has decided to install scrubbers on the entire fleet of twelve vessels presently under construction at New Times Shipyard (NTS) in China. The shipowner said that installation would be carried out within the previously agreed delivery schedule
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has placed an order for four Capesize bulkers and two Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) powered by LNG as their main fuel, cementing its efforts in having 90 LNG fueled ships by 2030. The four 210,000 DWT-class Capesize bulkers will be built by CSSC Q
Cruise shipping companies are still doing far too little to protect the environment, health and the climate, a new cruise ranking of Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU), a German non-governmental organization dedicated to conservation, shows.
