Wiernicki: Net zero can’t be delivered without carbon capture

“Carbon capture is going to be a key transformational technology for shipping to achieve net zero emissions by 2050,” said ABS chairman, president and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki, speaking at the Posidonia event in Athens this week. “It will be critical to addressing the challenge before us, which is the sheer gradient of the curve. At the moment we can only see the outline of a solution to get us to 2050. But it is clear already that net zero cannot realistically be delivered without...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/wiernicki-net-zero-cant-be-delivered-without-carbon-capture/

Eneti to acquire Seajacks and become world’s largest WTIV operator

Emanuele Lauro led Eneti Inc. (NYSE: NETI) is poised to change from being a WTIV new entrant to being the biggest player in the offshore wind turbine installation market. It has reached an agreement to acquire U.K. based Seajacks International, which has five WTIVs on the water and which is also assisting with construction and operations oversight of the advanced Jones Act WTIV that Dominion Energy has under construction at the Keppel AmFELS yard in Brownsville, Texas.

“This transaction reflects...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore-wind/eneti-to-acquire-seajacks-and-become-worlds-largest-wtiv-operator/

Good day for South Korean shipbuilders

Two major South Koreans shipyards reported significant orders today, according to Yonhap news agency reports.

Hyundai Heavy Industry Group disclosed that it has signed a $178 million contract to build two 300,000 dwt VLCCs for delivery in 2022 to undisclosed European customers.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., meantime, disclosed that it has won a $340 milliondeal to build a floating LNG storage and regasification unit (LNG-FSRU) for delivery by June 2023. The deal is subject to a...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipyards/shipyard-news/good-day-for-south-korean-shipbuilders/

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