Yara Birkeland Marks Three Years of Pioneering Zero-Emission Maritime Operations

The Yara Birkeland, the world’s first fully electric and autonomous containership, has completed three years of commercial service, marking a milestone in the journey toward zero-emission maritime transport. Launched in the spring of 2022, the 3,200-deadweight-ton (dwt) vessel has been in active operation between Yara International’s production facility in Porsgrunn and the Port of Brevik

Norway nears landmark transition to all-electric vehicles

The global shift to sustainable transport is accelerating, with some countries making strides faster than others. Various factors, including government initiatives, infrastructure investment, and consumer demand, influence how quickly these transitions occur. Norway’s success in promoting electric vehicles (EVs) is now being closely watched worldwide. Norway’s focus on EV adoption has resulted in electric vehicles

Norway first to operate F-35 on blended biofuel

Norway has become the first country to operate the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet using a blend of sustainable aviation fuel. The milestone was undertaken at the RNoAF’s Ørland air base, home to the 132 Air Wing’s two F-35A squadrons. Although a second demonstration flight was cancelled due to adverse weather, the RNoAF had successfully

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