MOL signs another contract to charter LNG newbuild

Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has inked a new multi-year contract to charter an LNG carrier newbuild to an unnamed energy major. The 174,000 cu m vessel, booked for construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea is expected to deliver in 2026. The ship will feature the latest ME-GA

France, India adopt joint roadmap on renewable energy

India and France have adopted the “Indo-French Roadmap on the Development of Green Hydrogen” to work in a number of areas, including industrial partnerships on energy and for greater knowledge sharing and skill development. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Minister of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships of France, and R.K. Singh, Minister of Power, New and

Stellantis to mass produce hydrogen-powered vehicles

Stellantis, announced the mass production of Peugeot, Citroën and Opel light commercial vehicles in a hydrogen-powered version equipped with a fuel cell. These hydrogen-powered vehicles will be assembled on the site’s multi-energy line, which already produces the electric and combustion engine versions of the “K-Zero” daily. BharatBenz expands network, inaugurates 300th touchpoint Using a reinforced

WinGD to power QatarEnergy’s newbuilds

WinGD’s latest generation of X72DF-2.1 engines will power 25 vessels as part of the QatarEnergy’s North Field East (NFE) project, the biggest LNG carrier newbuilding project in history. The 50 dual-fuel engines, which feature the new on-engine intelligent control by exhaust recycling (iCER), were selected by multiple shipyards and shipowners, highlighting strong confidence in WinGD’s

First LNG dual-fuel containership launched for Zim

Seaspan Corporation said its first vessel in a series of 10 new 15,000 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel containerships has been launched at Samsung Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. The newbuild, ZIM Sammy Ofer, was floated out and is scheduled to enter service under a long-term charter to Israeli shipping company ZIM

Jakson Group to develop $2.8 bn green fuel project

Jakson Green, part of the Jakson Group, said it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Rajasthan government to invest about ₹22,400 crore, roughly $2.8 billion, in Rajasthan State to set up a Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia project in phases. Jakson Green will set up a 3,65,000 tonnes per annum Green Hydrogen

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

DSME installs main engine on first LNG-powered containership

South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has installed the main engine on the first out of twelve ultra large LNG-powered container vessels it is building for Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd. Hapag-Lloyd first ordered six LNG dual-fuel 23,660-teu containerships from DSME in 2020 and added six more sister vessels in 2021, with a total price tag of

Ningbo implements bonded LNG injection for international ships

The General Office of Ningbo Municipal Government issued the “Measures for the Administration of Bonded LNG Injection Pilot for International Navigation Ships in Ningbo Area of China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone”, according to The People’s Government of Ningbo Municipality’s release. This is an exploration for Ningbo to implement the “Regulations of China (Zhejiang) Pilot