A Norwegian consortium including PSW Power & Automation, Westgass Hydrogen, CCB and H2 Production, has been established to provide a hydrogen-based shore power solution to the maritime sector. The system, designed by PSW, part of Norwegian industrial owner Scana, was piloted at CCB’s shipyard in Ågotnes this week on the platform supply vessel Havila Foresight
MOVE Logistics Group in New Zealand plans to order a new coastal RORO vessel capable of running on methanol fuel. Earlier in 2022, MOVE secured $10 million in co-investment funds from transport agency Waka Kotahi to support coastal shipping initiatives that reduce freight sector greenhouse gas emissions and enhance resilience. Waka Kotahi has endorsed the
Carnival Corporation’s Holland America Line reports that it has completed the cruise industry’s first multiweek test of biofuels on board its 1,432-guest cruise ship Volendam. The 20-day test was conducted in partnership with GoodFuels, and Wärtsilä, a global leader in power and propulsion technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine market. The assessment was completed
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was expected to sign contracts for liquefied natural gas (LNG) during his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Economic Affairs and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck said. Habeck was touring Lubmin, where the construction of one of Germany’s new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals was set to start. The construction
As International Maritime Organization (IMO), a UN regulatory body for shipping, has been spearheading the energy transition drive in maritime sector. IMO has recently announced some measures with regard to adopting Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) rating schemes, which led a confusion among shipping and logistics industry. In
Adani Green Energy Limited has commissioned a 325-megawatt wind energy plant in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. With the commissioning of this plant, its operational generation capacity has increased to 6.1 gigawatt (GW), Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) said in a statement on Monday. The plant has two 25-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Solar
India purchased some of the nation’s most expensive liquefied natural gas shipments ever after vital Russian deliveries were cancelled. GAIL India Ltd. bought several LNG cargoes for delivery between October and November at more than double the price it paid around this time last year. The New Delhi-based company is struggling to replace supply from
South Korean conglomerate SK Group has said that it will be partnering with Malaysian clean energy solutions provider Gentari for collaboration in hydrogen, renewable energy and green mobility as part of its drive towards a green energy transition. The conglomerate’s three affiliates, SK Materials, SK Ecoplant and SK Signet recently signed a memorandum of understanding
Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has sealed a long-term charter deal with US shipping and logistics company Crowley for four LNG-fuelled newbuild containerships. The 1,400 teu vessels will be built by Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and deliver in 2025, expanding Crowley’s fleet and supply chain capabilities connecting US markets to Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and El
A project to provide sustainable e-methanol for the maritime sector has received the environmental permit for building the first large-scale production facility in the municipality of Örnsköldsvik in northeast Sweden. The project, called FlagshipONE and jointly owned by Swedish power-to-fuel player Liquid Wind and Danish utility Ørsted, is expected to be commissioned in 2024 and