UK-based diversified shipowner Purus has partnered up with floater specialist Bluewater Energy Services to provide floating storage and offloading (FSO) solutions for low-carbon ammonia, clean hydrogen and carbon capture utilisation and storage markets. The alliance seeks to address the...
https://splash247.com/purus-eyes-ammonia-and-hydrogen-fsos-with-bluewater-tie-up/
Clarksons Research has today released its latest Green Technology Tracker, including first half 2024 data points, charting the progress of alternative fuel uptake and investments in energy saving technologies across the global shipping fleet.
Summarizing the latest Tracker, Steve Gordon, global head of Clarksons Research, commented:
“Investment into alternative fuels continued in first half 2024, accounting for around one third of all newbuild orders and 41% of all tonnage placed and with orders...
Norway’s Höegh LNG has inked a deal with German terminal operator Deutsche ReGas to develop a hydrogen import terminal in the industrial port of Lubmin on the German Baltic Sea coast. The terminal, planned to be in operation from early 2026, will be the world’s first floating import terminal for...
https://splash247.com/hoegh-lng-teams-with-deutsche-regas-for-floating-hydrogen-terminal-in-germany/
Norwegian government enterprise promoting green energy initiatives Enova has unveiled its largest-ever funding allocation within the shipping sector, aimed at establishing the first functioning value chains for ammonia and hydrogen. The award totaling NOK1.2bn ($112.3m) has been spread between six...
https://splash247.com/norway-allocates-112m-to-hydrogen-and-ammonia-ships/
Korean Register (KR) has granted approval in principle for the 150,000 cu m ultra-large ammonia carrier developed by Samsung Heavy Industries during Posidonia 2024. The 150,000 cu m ultra-large ammonia carrier was developed as part of a joint development project between KR and SHI. It is designed...
https://splash247.com/shi-gets-ok-for-ultra-large-ammonia-carrier-design/
The two classification societies ABS and Lloyd’s Register have awarded approval in principle (AiP) for a new ammonia-fueled 3,500 teu containership design. The new design has been developed by A. P. Moller-Maersk, MAN Energy Solutions, Deltamarin, Eltronic FuelTech, ABS, and LR – led by the Maersk...
https://splash247.com/new-ammonia-powered-3500-teu-feeder-design-revealed/
Australian metals company Fortescue, in collaboration with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and other partners, has completed propulsion and manoeuvrability trials of its ammonia-fueled vessel, the Fortescue…
https://gcaptain.com/ammonia-fueled-vessel-completes-propulsion-trials-in-singapore/
DNV has now released the April figures from its Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform. They show that a total of 23 new orders for alternative fueled vessels were registered in April 2024. The largest number of these (12) were for methanol fueled vessels, continuing to outperform orders for LNG-fueled vessels, new orders for seven of which were placed in April.
“Interestingly, all of the methanol orders come from the tanker segment, where the uptake of alternative fuels has been low up to...
AET, a Malaysian tanker operator has announced that it has entered into two time charters with PETCO Trading, a wholly owned subsidiary of PETRONAS, the Malaysian state energy company, for […]
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/world-first-as-two-ammonia-duel-fuel-aframax-tankers-ordered/
One of the world’s leading shipbuilders, Hanwha Ocean of South Korea, is joining forces with New York-based Amogy to fast-track the implementation of Amogy’s zero-emission ammonia-to-power technology for ammonia-fueled vessels….
https://gcaptain.com/hanwha-ocean-moves-to-advance-ammonia-fuel-in-shipping/