Airbus partners with Avolon on hydrogen aviation

Airbus in Toulouse, France, has partnered with aircraft lessor Avolon in Dublin to explore the potential of hydrogen-powered aircraft. This marks the first collaboration of the ZEROe Project with an operating lessor. The partnership was announced at the Farnborough Airshow, where Airbus and Avolon revealed plans to investigate the financing and commercialization of future hydrogen-powered

ABS presents industry’s first advisory on ammonia bunkering

Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued the maritime industry’s first guidance focused on ammonia bunkering. Even though ammonia as an alternative marine fuel is gaining momentum across the industry, its toxicity remains a challenge for ensuring safe bunkering capabilities, whether by truck, ship, or land storage terminal. According to the classification society,

World’s first hydrogen-hybrid research ship prepares to launch

The world’s first hydrogen-hybrid research vessel is in the works and could lay the groundwork for the expanded use of hydrogen fuel in ships at sea. Its the first-of-its-kind research vessel was recently approved by the American Bureau of Shipping. The proposed ship, the California Coastal Research Vessel, will run on hydrogen fuel cells for

CMA CGM orders 12 LNG-powered containerships

In France, LNG Prime reports in a deal valued at $2.66 billion, CMA CGM has ordered 12 15,500 TEU LNG dual-fuel containerships from South Korean conglomerate HD Hyundai. The ships will be constructed at HD Hyundai Samho and HD Hyundai Heavy, with six vessels at each yard. These vessels are set for delivery by June

Indian Oil hands over hydrogen bus to Navy for trials

Indian Oil has handed over a state-of-the-art green hydrogen fuel cell bus to the Indian Navy for trials and performance testing as part of the government’s green initiative. The event held at the Nau Sena Bhavan in the national capital was marked by the signing of an MoU between Indian Oil and the Indian Navy

Ohmium launches PEM electrolyzer gigafactory in India

Ohmium International, a leading green hydrogen company that designs, manufactures, and deploys advanced Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzers, has announced the official launch of its new gigafactory in Doddaballapura, just outside of Bengaluru, India. Covering close to 14,000 square meters of production space, the state-of-the-art manufacturing facility is ramping up to ship 2 gigawatts (GW)

New reservoir tested at Assam’s Dirok gas field: Hardeep Puri

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, on Friday announced a major milestone achieved at the Dirok Field, located in the ON-94/1 block at Margarita in the Tinsukia district of Assam. Operated by the Hindustan Oil Exploration Company (HOEC) in partnership with Oil India Limited (OIL) and the Indian Oil Corporation Limited

ITOCHU, Nihon Shipyard, ClassNK and MPA, signed MOU for study of ammonia carriers

ITOCHU Corporation, ClassNK, Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd., and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding a joint study for the design and safety specifications of ammonia-fueled ships which are under development by ITOCHU and partners. Ammonia is advancing as a viable marine fuel solution for the decarbonization

NYK completes world’s first fuel ammonia bunkering

NYK supplied fuel ammonia to an NYK-owned ammonia-fueled tugboat (A-Tug) scheduled to become the world’s first commercial ammonia-fueled vessel upon completion at the end of August. The bunkering was completed at the port of Yokohama using the truck-to-ship method, the first time an A-Tug has ever been fueled using this method. As explained, this fuel

Imabari delivers LNG-fuelled car carrier

Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding delivered an LNG-fuelled car carrier this month to domestic shipping company Mitsui OSK Line (Mol), as Mol targets 90 LNG or methanol-fuelled ships in its fleet by 2030. Imabari supplied on 12 July the Turquoise Ace with capacity for 7,000 cars. It is designed to consume boil-off gas generated within the