Chart awarded $120m worth of hydrogen and small-scale LNG liquefaction orders

2021 ended on a positive note for cryogenic equipment manufacturer Chart Industries which celebrated four hydrogen and small-scale LNG liquefaction orders totalling over $120m. Within the four orders was a 15-tonnes-per-day hydrogen liquefier to be built in North America, marking the company’s fourth hydrogen/helium liquefaction order for last year. Further to that 60,000 tonne bioLNG

South Korea chided for declaring gas a sustainable investment

South Korea’s government is being criticized for including natural gas in a category of activities that it deems will help cut emissions. Liquefied natural gas was included in a taxonomy to accelerate green goals released by the Environment Ministry on Dec. 30, while nuclear energy was left out. LNG is in the transition section, so

How sea shipping has many inherent advantages over other forms of logistics

The global logistics industry accounts for a massive share of carbon emissions. To put it, an perspective estimated 7% of global carbon emissions result from logistics operations and freight. Notably, the carbon footprint activities need to be lowered by at least 20% to achieve the Paris Accord goal of attaining net-zero emissions between 2050-2100. Companies

NYK seals long-term LNG carrier charter with GAIL

Japan’s NYK has signed a multi-year time-charter contract with GAIL (India) for 2021-built 174,000 cm LNG carrier Grace Emilia. The vessel is equipped with a WinGD dual-fuel slow-speed diesel engine and can operate on marine gas oil or boil off gas stored in the cargo tank. “NYK had been in discussions with GAIL for time-charter

China’s CNOOC supplies first carbon neutral LNG to Hong Kong

China National Offshore Oil Corp will supply carbon neutral LNG for the first time to Hong Kong, the state-owned oil and gas major said on its social media account late Dec. 20. CNOOC said it received a 65,000 mt carbon neutral LNG cargo on board the vessel “Magnolia” at the Guangdong Dapeng LNG terminal in

Hapag-Lloyd to assess performance of LNG retrofit

German container liner Hapag-Lloyd will monitor the performances of a vessel it retrofitted to run on LNG, before deciding on any further conversions. The 15,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit Brussels Express was converted to run on LNG earlier this year in Shanghai’s Huarun Dadong shipyard. The containership was formerly known as the Sajir. Hapag-Lloyd told Argus

LNG bunker fuels are only transitionary: Will hydrogen take over in the long run?

LNG bunker fuels are gaining traction as a way to reduce emissions “right here and right now” among many members of the shipping community. However, it’s only ever going to be a bridging fuel. In its latest weekly report, Gibson said that “the world is changing rapidly around us. One thing that has significantly changed

CMA CGM and Shell undertake first bio-LNG bunkering operation in Rotterdam

The CMA CGM Group and Shell have carried out their first bio-LNG bunkering trial in Rotterdam. The 1,400 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) Containerships Aurora was bunkered by Shell with an almost 10% blend of low carbon bio-LNG while calling at the European bunker hub. The vessel received around 483 cubic metres (cbm) of LNG, 44

Can combining LNG with steam to produce hydrogen be future of marine fuel?

Current barriers to the uptake of hydrogen as a ship’s fuel include the difficulties and costs of its production, distribution and on board storage. However, by producing hydrogen on board using readily available LNG, the solution could become far more viable and in a much faster time than otherwise. A group that has been working

Ashok Leyland to focus on alternate fuels

Ashok Leyland has announced several initiatives to build a green mobility future and dedicated its testing facility at Hosur to exclusively focus on alternate fuels. In order to enhance its presence in the alternate fuel space, the commercial vehicle maker has planned a slew of products starting with CNG and LNG. Besides, it has also