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• Interview with X-Press Feeders: Greater adoption of hybrid fuel systems, circular economy to spur shipping transition

  

  18 December 2024

  Business Developments & Projects

  Offshore Energy had the pleasure of speaking with Francis Goh, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of X-Press Feeders, about the current challenges that navigate the maritime industry .

• Global alternative-fueled ship fleet is on the rise, dictating new skillset

  

  18 December 2024

  Human Capital, Infrastructure, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

  The number of vessels ordered with alternative-fueled capability is growing with 27 ammonia and 322 methanol-fueled vessels currently on the orderbooks, according to DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insights platform.

• China’s Shandong Shipping places order for LNG dual-fuel containership

  

  26 December 2024

  Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Vessels

  China’s state-owned shipping player Shandong Shipping Corporation has added a new LNG dual-fuel containership to its orderbook.

• PSA Singapore sets record container throughput

  

  31 December 2024

  Infrastructure, Ports & Logistics

  On 24 December, Singaporean port operator PSA Singapore (PSA) reached a significant milestone, having handled over 40 million TEUs in 2024.

• MOL joins international e-methane coalition

  

  3 March 2025

  Business Developments & Projects, Outlook & Strategy, Transition

  Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has joined the e-NG Coalition, an international alliance seeking to promote the role of electric natural gas (e-NG or e-methane) in the energy transition.

• Equinor to charter two electric hybrid newbuilds from Bergen Tankers

  

  23 December 2024

  Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Vessels

  Norway-based shipping company Bergen Tankers and compatriot energy giant Equinor have executed a long-term time charter party for two oil/chemical tanker newbuilds with electric hybrid propulsion systems.

• Equinor puts drones to work to survey methane emissions

  

  24 February 2025

  Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Technology, Transition, Vision

  Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor has awarded a Denmark-based green tech scaleup with a multi-million euro contract to survey methane emissions from all Norwegian assets using drones. The Danish company Explicit has been contracted to survey 39 offshore platforms located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) and 3 onshore facilities in 2025. To remind, Equinor […]

• Analysis: LNG dual-fuel ships are ‘the lowest’ cost option for ensuring compliance with regulations

  

  17 December 2024

  Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

  LNG dual-fueled vessels provide ‘the lowest’ compliance cost for meeting EU and IMO decarbonization regulations, an analysis by industry coalition SEA-LNG found.

• New solutions promise to cut methane emissions in shipping

  

  21 January 2025

  Business Developments & Projects, Research & Development

  There is a strong potential to cut fugitive methane emissions in the maritime industry, three new feasibility studies have shown.

• Al Seer Marine rolls out red carpet for new clean fuel-ready tanker duo

  

  27 December 2024

  Vessels

  Abu Dhabi-headquartered Al Seer Marine, a subsidiary of International Holding Company, has rang the welcome bell to the second duo of alternative fuel-ready 50,000 dwt chemical tankers, built by South Korea’s K Shipbuilding. As disclosed, MT Saiph and its sister vessel are part of a newbuilding sextet that the UAE-based maritime organization ordered from the […]

• Norwegian company pressing on with development of e-methane facility in Finland

  

  24 January 2025

  Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

  Norwegian energy company Freija is progressing with the development of a large-scale e-methane production facility in Nokia, Tampere region, Finland.

• MHI-Imabari JV changes name to better respond to maritime decarbonization

  

  26 December 2024

  Business Developments & Projects

  MI LNG Company, a joint venture company established by Japanese giants Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Imabari Shipbuilding, is to be renamed as the company has expanded its portfolio to include other vessel types beyond LNG carriers.

• Ship passages drive ‘high and unexpected’ methane emissions, new study reveals

  

  3 July 2025

  Business Developments & Projects, Research & Development

  Ship traffic in shallow areas, such as ports, can trigger large methane emissions by just moving through the water, a new study found.

• Ren-Gas to use MAN ES’ technology for its e-methane plant in Finland

  

  27 January 2025

  Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

  Nordic Ren-Gas has selected German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) as a technology provider for its e-methane project in Tampere, Finland.

• New trial by MHI, partners aims to cut methane slip from LNG-powered vessels

  

  20 May 2025

  Collaboration, Technology, Vessels

  Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment (MHI-MME), an arm of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), recently commenced demonstration testing for a methane oxidation catalyst system for vessels fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG). As disclosed, the system was created in collaboration with compatriot mechanical/industrial engineering company Daihatsu Infinearth Mfg, whose engine optimization technology was […]

• Satellite down for the count but fight against methane in oil & gas realm will go on

  

  4 July 2025

  Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Transition

  MethaneSAT has lost contact with a satellite developed to shed light on methane emissions that other tools cannot detect, with a focus on oil and gas operators as the largest industrial source of the methane menace.  

• HIF Global becomes Methanol Institute’s newest member

  

  6 December 2024

  Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

  Trade association Methanol Institute (MI) has welcomed e-fuels company HIF Global as its newest member.

• Royal Caribbean becomes latest player in maritime methane abatement initiative

  

  10 March 2025

  Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy

  Florida-based cruise holding company Royal Caribbean Group has become the latest member of Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII), a cross-sectoral effort aimed at eliminating methane emissions in shipping. Royal Caribbean was added to MAMII’s roster in the early days of March 2025, bringing the total number of companies from the maritime transportation and […]

• Japan stepping up methane reduction ante in LNG supply chain

  

  24 June 2025

  Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Regulation & Policy

  Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and multiple partners intend to boost efforts to increase transparency across the liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

• NovaAlgoma’s methanol dual-fuel cement carrier to generate sustainable electricity onboard

  

  11 December 2024

  Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Innovation, Technology, Vessels

  NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers has opted for a system to generate sustainable electricity on board its methanol dual-fuel cement carrier.

• Wärtsilä targets up to 75% methane slip cut with new dual-fuel engine solution

  

  10 April 2025

  Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Technology

  Finnish technology firm Wärtsilä has introduced a new solution for its Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engine that reduces methane slip by up to 75%.

• AFRY to conduct feasibility study for large-scale e-methane plant in Finland

  

  1 July 2025

  Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Exploration & Production, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Technology

  AFRY has been tasked by Arctic Sisu to conduct a feasibility study for a large-scale e-methane production facility in Kotka, Finland.

• CMA CGM’s LNG-powered octet to debut Wärtsilä’s new methane-reducing engine technology

  

  21 January 2025

  Technology, Vessels

  French shipping heavyweight CMA CGM has placed the inaugural order for Finnish technology group Wärtsilä’s engines outfitted with a new methane emissions-slashing feature which are to be installed on a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered boxship octet. As disclosed, the 100,000 dwt container vessels were ordered en bloc in September 2023 and are currently under construction […]

• Oil & gas giants pick UK drone tech for North Sea methane crackdown

  

  10 June 2025

  Business Developments & Projects, Technology

  UK-headquartered drone firm Flylogix has won contracts with major operators, including Great Britain’s Shell and Ithaca Energy, and Norway’s Equinor, to help tackle methane emissions from oil and gas platforms in the North Sea.

• Custom-built 7,800 CEU LNG dual-fuel car carrier delivered to SAIC Anji

  

  27 December 2024

  Business Developments & Projects, Green Marine, Infrastructure, Vessels

  SAIC Anji Logistics has taken delivery of its first custom-built 7,800 CEU LNG dual-fuel car carrier from CSSC Jiangnan Shipbuilding.