World’s first ammonia bunkering terminal on anvil

The world’s first ammonia bunkering terminal is set to be built at Fjord Base in Florø, Norway, with approval from the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection. This achievement is critical to establishing ammonia as a safe and environmentally acceptable alternative to traditional transportation fuels. The initiative, which aimed to create the first network of ammonia

Viasea reveals plans to build two hydrogen-fuelled boxships

Norwegian shortsea liner Viasea Shipping has announced plans to build a pair of hydrogen-powered containerships. The Moss-headquartered company, established in 2016, has secured NOK171.8m ($15.4m) in funding from Norwegian government enterprise Enova for the project. The vessels will be deployed on Viasea’s existing routes between Norway and northern Europe. Viasea engaged The Norwegian Ship Design

Norway gives nod to offshore oil and gas investments

The government of Norway has given the green light to companies to develop 19 oil and gas offshore fields with investments valued over NOK200bn ($18.5bn). The Norwegian government said in a press release that the projects were either new developments, further development of existing fields, or investments in projects for increased extraction at existing fields.

Norwegian Hydrogen, Provaris developing green h2 plant

The facility will have a capacity of 270 MW when it is fully developed, with a production capacity of 40,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually.

Egypt and Norway agree for green methanol project

Egypt signed a joint development agreement with Norway’s Scatec to establish the country’s first green methanol production project in Damietta Port with investments worth around $450 million. The project is the “first of its kind” in Egypt and the Middle East and will “contribute to placing Egypt on the global map of nations that produce

Kuehne+Nagel partner with ScaleAQ for biofuel cargo

Kuehne+Nagel has been in a trusting partnership with Norwegian technology company ScaleAQ since 2014. Their shared ambition to drive a sustainable future has now resulted in Norway’s first fully traceable biofuel cargo. Norway is the world’s leading producer of Atlantic salmon and one of the largest seafood exporters in the world. Norwegian aquaculture has developed

PowerCell to negotiate final terms for hydrogen fuel cell marine project

PowerCell has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to negotiate final terms concerning a marine hydrogen fuel cell project. The Sweden-based company is in the final negotiations of what it says is ‘one of the world’s largest’ hydrogen fuel cell projects in the marine industry. The project in Norway is headed by Norwegian electrical integrator

L&T signs pact with H2C to develop floating green ammonia projects

Engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said it has signed a pact with Norway-based H2Carrier (H2C) to develop floating green ammonia projects for industrial-scale applications. Under this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), L&T will become a partner for engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning of the topsides for H2C’s floating process plants. Tags: EPC,

RWE and Equinor agree for development of hydrogen projects

German power producer RWE (RWEOY) and Norwegian state-owned energy firm Equinor on announced plans to build hydrogen-fueled power plants in Germany over the next few years, as well as a major pipeline between the two countries to feed them. The agreement — which is not yet legally binding — is part of Germany’s efforts to

Methanol Institute gets another member from Norway

American cruise line Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (Norwegian) has become the newest member of the Methanol Institute (MI), a global trade association for the methanol industry. Norwegian operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands. The company has a combined fleet of 29 ships and eight additional ships on order