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Home Fossil Energy Canada’s net-zero LNG export terminal taking shape as construction ops continue (Gallery) February 14, 2025, by Melisa Cavcic Woodfibre Management, a privately held Canadian company based in Vancouver, is going full steam ahead with foundation and marine piling work to breathe life into its operated $5.1 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) export […]

February 14, 2025, by Naida Hakirevic Prevljak Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has invested in California-based Twelve Benefit Corporation, a company developing synthetic fuels (e-fuels) and chemicals, contributing to the global expansion of clean fuels. Illustration. Courtesy of MOL Twelve raised an additional $83 million this February, following the momentum of its $645

Home Offshore Wind New York greenlights Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 transmission facilities February 14, 2025, by Adnan Memija Equinor has been granted approval by the New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) to build and operate offshore and onshore transmission facilities for the 816 MW Empire Wind 1 offshore wind project. The overall transmission line

Home Green Marine Construction of LNG dual-fuel 10,800 CEU car carriers begins in China February 14, 2025, by Ajsa Habibic Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has started the construction of the first LNG dual-fuel car carrier for South Korean shipping giant HMM. Courtesy of GSI The construction of the

Home Subsea OEUK pushes for UK carbon capture funding amid budget concerns February 14, 2025, by Zerina Maksumic Britain’s trade body for the offshore energy industry Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has urged the UK government to stay committed to supporting additional carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS) projects as concerns mount over potential funding cuts

Home Green Marine Wallenius Wilhelmsen rolls out net zero-aligned sustainable financing framework February 14, 2025, by Naida Hakirevic Prevljak Norwegian roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has launched a sustainable framework promoting green financing practices. Courtesy of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Back in 2022, the company introduced its first sustainability-linked financing framework, aiming to reduce

Home Clean Fuel Evergreen splashes out $3 billion on new LNG dual-fuel containerships February 13, 2025, by Ajsa Habibic Taiwanese container shipping company Evergreen Marine Corporation has placed an order worth around $3 billion for new LNG dual-fuel containerships at South Korean and Chinese shipyards. Evergreen’s Ever Acme. Image credit Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding According to the company’s

Home Green Marine Swift action needed to bring autonomous inland shipping closer to reality, German insurers say January 10, 2025, by Naida Hakirevic Prevljak From a purely technical perspective, it would be already possible today to allow inland waterway vessels to travel across rivers unmanned and remotely controlled. However, as there are still many legal

Quantum computing can revolutionize the paradigm in many industries, such as healthcare, energy safe-keepers, emerging technologies, and logistic systems. This technology’s main apparatus is qubits. However, to build a practical quantum computer, the need to cool these qubits to near absolute zero is an obstacle that needs to be overcome. Researchers at Chalmers University of

XOcean has secured $115mn to expand its fleet of uncrewed surface vessels. Founded in 2017 by former CEO of Open Hydro James Ives, XOcean builds autonomous boats that zip around the ocean, using sensors to gather large amounts of data on everything from subsurface structures to the temperature and clarity of the seawater.  The bots