Grimaldi gets order for ammonia-ready car carriers

Grimaldi Group has signed an order for the construction of up to seven ammonia-ready pure car and truck carriers in China, worth around $630m. The Naples-based company has booked five firm 9,000 ceu units at CSSC-affiliated Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and China Shipbuilding Trading Company, with an option for two additional ships. The first five 200

IR to roll out hydrogen-powered trains on narrow-gauge routes

Indian Railways (IR) to roll out hydrogen powered trains on heritage routes by dec 2023 on its narrow-gauge heritage routes, making them “completely green”. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the trains will be on the lines of those running in China and Germany. As a pilot project, the railways is manufacturing a prototype of hydrogen

First semi high-speed hydrogen train introduced in China

China has launched Asia’s first hydrogen powered trains for the Urban Railways and gets a range of 600 km on a single tank, with a top speed of 160 kmph. China’s CRRC Corporation Ltd. has unveiled its first hydrogen urban train, which happens to be Asia’s first hydrogen train. Earlier, Germany unveiled first ever hydrogen

Largest desert-based renewable energy project begins in China

China has broken ground on a renewable energy project worth an estimated $11 billion in the province of Inner Mongolia. The project will have a capacity of 16 GW and produce some 40 billion kWh of electricity to Beijing and the provinces of Tianjin and Hebei. The project will combine solar, wind, and upgraded coal

Saudi Aramco enters into refinery building contract with Sinopec

Sinopec has signed a deal with Saudi Aramco to build a Phase II 16 million-ton-a-year refining project. Sinopec has signed a framework agreement with Saudi Aramco to build a Phase II 16 million-ton-a-year refining project and 1.5 million-ton-year ethylene units in Gulei, Fujian. The project is expected to be completed and operating by the end

First hydrogen industrial vehicle production line put into operation in China

China’s first hydrogen powered industrial vehicle production line is now fully operational in South China’s Guangdong Province, which will support the green development of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the achievement of China’s “dual carbon” goal. The production line, located in an industrial park in Chancheng district, Foshan city, Guangdong, is specialized for the

China signs agreement with Qatar for LNG

China signed a landmark $60 billion agreement for purchases of liquefied natural gas from Qatar, as the world’s second-largest economy looks to bolster its energy security for decades. Qatar Energy will send Sinopec 4 million tons of LNG a year starting in 2026, the state-controlled companies announced in a virtual ceremony. The deal will last

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

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

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