Yangzijiang yard bags first LNG order

Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has marked its entry into the LNG sector, landing a contract from an undisclosed European customer for two 175,000 cu m ships. The Singapore-listed company said the units will be equipped with GTT Mark III Flex membrane tanks and delivered between 2025 and 2026. No price has been revealed, but market

MSC receives world’s biggest LNG cruise vessel

MSC Group’s Cruise Unit and Chantiers de l’Atlantique celebrated the successful delivery of the MSC World Europa, the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG)-operated cruise vessel and one of the first ever to operate on fuel-cell technology. MSC welcomed MSC World Europa as their 20th vessel, and the first one was LNG-powered. The path-breaking vessel

India to export green energy to Singapore from 2025

India will for the first-time export green energy from 2025, with the first shipments going to a Singapore power plant under an MoU signed by an India-based dispatchable renewables company and Singapore’s energy business. The MoU to explore opportunities in green hydrogen potential in India will see Greenko group and Singapore’s Keppel Infrastructure working towards

New green fuel fund and reward system proposed by ICS

The next gathering of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is weeks away and submissions to green the industry are flying into the United Nations body. After seeing its $5bn research and development fund idea fail to attract regulatory interest, lobby group the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has

Singapore sets new pathway to accelerate netzero transition

Singapore has set a new pathway to accelerate the transition to net zero emissions with hydrogen seen as a major energy source that could supply up to half of the country’s power needs by 2050. The city-state has tightened its national climate target and plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and peak its

Ørsted and CIP to collaborate for 5.2 GW Danish offshore wind push

Ørsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have joined forces to develop 5.2 GW of offshore wind in Denmark, corresponding to more than double the country’s current installed capacity. As equal partners, the Danish duo has set out to develop, build and operate two 1.1 GW wind farms in the North Sea and two in the

Honeywell introduces ETJ fuel to cut emissions by 80%

The tech company Honeywell recently announced a new, innovative ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) fuel processing technology that allows ethanol producers to convert corn-based, cellulosic, or sugar-based ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). According to Honeywell, depending on the type of ethanol feedstock used, jet fuel produced from their ETJ fuel process can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

Crude oil imports in China fall in September

China’s crude oil imports in September were 2% below their level a year earlier, data showed, as independent refiners curbed throughput amid thin margins and lacklustre demand. However, state-run refiners lifted fuel exports to the highest monthly volume since June 2021 to cash in on robust export margins, according to data from the General Administration

Oman to produce green hydrogen for 2050 netzero target

Oman plans to produce a million tons of green hydrogen by 2030 and has set up a state-owned company as part of its plan to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Hydrogen Oman, better known as Hydrom, will be a subsidiary of Oman’s state-owned Energy Development Oman, the sultanate’s state media reported on Sunday. Oman

World first partly wind-powered ship glides into Port of Newcastle

The world’s first partly wind-powered ship had a warm and wet welcome as it glided into the Port of Newcastle this morning. The Shofu Maru is the first-of-its-kind Japanese wind-powered bulk carrier using a telescoping hard sail that harnesses the wind to power and propels the ship. A telescopic hard sail is a huge, fixed-in-place