Gasum to distribute LNG in Belgium

Gasum is expanding the outreach and quality of its maritime LNG offering and further improving the service to its shipping customers. As part of this strategy, Gasum has now obtained a license to deliver LNG for maritime customers in Belgium. The new LNG distribution license obtained on 17 March 2022 will allow Gasum to deliver

Wärtsilä builds major plant for the production of REEFUEL

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply equipment for the world’s second-largest plant capable of liquefying bio-methane and synthetic methane from renewable energy sources to produce carbon-neutral transportation fuel. When operational it will have a capacity of approximately 63,000 tons Bio-LNG per year. The contract was placed in March 2022 by the German energy company REEFUELERY

Large bore Wärtsilä engine launched to accelerate decarbonised operations

The technology group Wärtsilä announces the launch of the latest addition to its multi-fuel engine portfolio. The Wärtsilä 46TS-DF engine is designed with a focus on efficiency, environmental performance, and fuel flexibility signalling a new era of medium-speed marine engines. In gas fuel mode, the engine has the highest efficiency thus far achieved in the

Pertamina partners with Japanese firm to study biomethane business

Indonesian state-owned energy supplier Pertamina today signed an agreement with Japanese firms to study the feasibility of a clean natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Indonesia involving the production of biomethane from palm oil mill effluent (POME). Three Japanese firms — gas utility Osaka Gas, upstream firm Inpex and engineering company JGC

MOL books two more LNG newbuilds at DSME

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed up for two newbuild 174,000 cu m liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers at South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). The dual-fuel ships come with a price tag of around $213m each and are set for delivery in the second and third quarter of 2026. Multiple shipbrokers

TMR foresees LNG bunkering market growth

Transparency Market Research (TMR) sees the global LNG bunkering market rising at CAGR of 63.6 per cent in the period between 2021 and 2031. Transparency Market Research, a global market intelligence company, published an analysis report on the global LNG bunkering market and its forecast for the next decade. Firstly, it sees the stricter implementation

Fertilizer subsidy burden in India can be reduced by switching over to green ammonia

A shift to green ammonia would significantly reduce the Indian government’s massive fertilizer subsidy burden and boost energy self-reliance by cutting dependence on imports of expensive liquified natural gas (LNG) for fertilizer manufacturing, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). India’s fertilizer subsidy is budgeted at Rs1.05

Dual-fuel LNG engines may have already peaked, says a report

According to research and forecasting company Maritime Strategies International, the recent run of newbuilding Capesize bulk carrier orders featuring dual-fuel LNG propulsion may have peaked. The report said that the fall-off in interest in LNG-fueled ships represents concerns over their long-term viability against tightening regulation and growth in availability of Ammonia and Methanol-ready dual fuel

Consortium for hydrogen development in the US gets strengthened

Cornell and two Cornell research-startups have joined a consortium that aims to propose a Northeast research hub to make hydrogen a viable, clean-energy alternative to carbon-based fuels. The New York-led multistate collaboration is guided by Gov. Kathy Hochul and organized by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). With approximately $9.6 billion

Yang Ming chooses first LNG-fuelled newbuilds

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has opted for its first LNG propulsion for its latest batch of newbuilds. Five 15,000 teu ships that the Taiwanese liner decided to order in January will now come equipped with dual fuel engines. “By using clean energy, Yang Ming has taken another step to address climate change and move