Seatrium delivers MOL’s LNG bunkering ship

Seatrium has delivered MOL’s LNG bunkering vessel which will serve Pavilion Energy and TotalEnergies in the Port of Singapore. The group, previously known as Sembcorp Marine and renamed as Seatrium following its merger with Keppel Offshore & Marine, announced the delivery of the Singapore-flagged vessel, Brassavola. Seatrium handed over what it says is Singapore’s first

ONGC gets nod for green energy subsidiary

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has approved the formation of a subsidiary company of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) for green energy and gas business. The company will engage in businesses related to green hydrogen, hydrogen blending, renewable energy solar, wind and hybrid etc., biofuels, biogas business and LNG. This was informed

First LNG bunkering operation completed

Marine fuel supplier Peninsula and MSC’s cruise division have completed what they say is the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation to a cruise vessel in the Spanish port of Cadiz. MSC Euribia became the first cruise ship to be fueled with LNG at Cadiz during the vessel’s first visit to the Spanish port,

BYD launches first Ro-Ro carrier for green transportation

BYD launches first dedicated roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) carrier, EXPLORER NO.1. The vessel, inaugurated at Yantai Port in Shandong Province, represents a pioneering shift in maritime transportation for NEVs. EXPLORER NO.1, measuring 199.9 meters, showcases BYD’s commitment to sustainability through cutting-edge green and intelligent shipbuilding technologies. With a loading capacity of 7,000 vehicles, the vessel boasts an

LNG as alternative fuel challenged in Europe

Five NGOs – Fossielvrij, Protect our Winters, Dryade, CLAW, and Opportunity Green – have launched a legal challenge against the European Commission, requesting it to review its green investment rules on aviation and shipping. Opportunity Green said that the EU Taxonomy should act as the standard for informing ethical and sustainable investments. It exists to

QatarEnergy orders 8 Q-Max LNG giants

QatarEnergy has signed a contract with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for the construction of eight supersize LNG carriers. The next step in the state-owned company’s massive shipbuilding program will see the CSSC-affiliated yard build Q-Max units with a capacity of 271,000 cu m, making them the largest-ever ships ordered in this sector. Qatar already has 14 Q-Max

Methanol overtakes LNG as alternative fuel of choice

Latest figures released by DNV from its Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform, reveal an 8% increase in ships ordered or retrofitted with alternative fuel propulsion in 2023. DNV logged 138 projects for methanol, including retrofits, compared with 130 for LNG, all of which were for new ships. The almost four-fold increase in methanol-fuelled ships from

GAIL signs deal with Vitol for LNG supply

GAIL (India) Limited has signed a deal with global commodity trader Vitol Asia to buy around one million metric tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually for 10 years, starting 2026, the state-owned firm said on January 5. Vitol will deliver LNG from its global LNG portfolio to GAIL at various locations in India, GAIL

Shipyard orderbooks ready for alternative fuels

After another banner year for LNG-capable ordering activity, nearly half of all newbuild tonnage on the world’s shipyard orderbooks is ready for alternative fuels, according to a year-end shipbuilding review from Clarksons. The proportion is much higher in some segments of the fleet. More than 80 percent of all boxships and car carriers ordered in

Limited sites worldwide offer methanol bunkering

For all the clamour surrounding methanol as shipping’s future fuel, there remains very limited sites worldwide with available bunkering for the in-vogue fuel. New research issued this week from Clarksons Research shows there are just 10 sites worldwide offering methanol bunkering, with another 11 under development. By contrast, for LNG, the other leading alternative fuel