India plans LNG terminal in Iraq

India is planning to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Iraq as it looks to diversify supplies and strengthen its energy security, a government official said. The terminal will liquify some portion of the gas currently flared by Iraq and transport it to India, where it will be converted back to LNG for

TotalEnergies and Sonatrach agree to collaborate on low-carbon hydrogen

Under one of the agreements, Sonatrach and TotalEnergies have extended for the year 2024 deliveries of 2 million tonnes a year of LNG from Algeria to TotalEnergies at the port of Fos-Cavaou in France.

Nuclear energy is needed to achieve netzero in shipping

If the industry wants to make it all the way to zero, it will have to consider another fuel: Uranium.

Hapag-Lloyd puts first LNG dual-fuel ships on voyage

Hapag-Lloyd ordered in December 2020 six, 250,000 dwt, ultra large containerships to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for a total $1 billion but the order was expanded in 2021 from six to 12 containerships.

COSCO and PetroChina order two more LNG newbuilds

COSCO Shipping and PetroChina are returning to CSSC-affiliated Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for two additional 174,000 cu m liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier newbuilds..

LNG bunkering business launched in Japan

The business was adopted as a project eligible for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s LNG bunkering hub development programme.

CoolCo buying two LNG carriers newbuilds

LNG shipowner Cool Company (CoolCo) has exercised its option to acquire two newbuild LNG carriers from affiliates of EPS Ventures. CoolCo said that the Mega LNG carriers were scheduled to be delivered from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HHI) in September and December of 2024. The two newbuilds have a cargo capacity of 174,000 cbm, a

Japanese companies completed trial on liquefied bio-methane

The vessel Ise Mirai was jointly built by MOL Coastal Shipping, Techno Chubu, and Kyoudou Kaiun, and was delivered in December 2020. It is the first LNG-fueled ocean cargo vessel in Japan.

Cost of emissions compliance favours LNG over methanol, says SEA-LNG study 

Using long-term price benchmarks for ammonia, methanol and LNG as a marine fuel, SEA-LNG has calculated the cost of compliance with FuelEU Maritime regulations for a typical 14,000-TEU newbuild container vessel coming into operation in 2025.

MOL and JERA agree on LNG newbuild charter

The 174,000 cu m vessel will be built at the Geoje Shipyard of South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean, formerly known as Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, for delivery in 2025 and managed by MOL.