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China

Pacific Basin and Towngas Enter Green Methanol Supply MoU

Pacific Basin Shipping Limited, a Hong Kong-based dry bulk vessel operator, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Hong Kong and China Gas Comp…

Battery

Jinko ESS and METLEN Form 3GWh Utility-Scale BESS Partnership

Jinko ESS, an energy storage company, has signed a framework agreement with METLEN, a global energy solutions provider, to deploy over 3 gigawatt hours (GWh) of…

LNG

Two-Train Expansion of Cheniere’s South Texas LNG Terminal Is a Go

Cheniere Energy, a U.S. energy firm, has finalized the investment decision for expanding its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on the La Quinta Ship Channel …

China

China’s Wuhu Shipyard Sets Sights on European Market With New Green Shipping Alliance

Wuhu Shipyard, a Chinese shipbuilder based in Wuhu, China, announced a research and development (R&D) cooperation agreement with Germany’s Tamm Media to a…

China

BYD Takes Delivery of Fifth Car Carrier ‘BYD XI’An’ to Expand Global Shipping Fleet

On June 21, 2025, BYD marked a key achievement in its international logistics strategy with the successful delivery of its fifth car carrier vessel, the BYD XI&…

Decarbonization

Scotland’s Largest Maritime Decarbonisation Project Goes Live

Scotland’s largest maritime decarbonisation project, Shore Power in Operation, began at Port of Aberdeen, supplying green electricity to vessels at eight …

France

World’s Largest Sail Yacht Cruise Ship Floated Out in France

On June 16, 2025, the Orient Express Corinthian, a 26,200-gross-ton luxury sail yacht, was floated out at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

ABS Greenlights Floating Nuclear SMR Design by HD Hyundai Affiliates

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted approval in principle (AIP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineer…

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Exports Its Wheat to Vietnam

A transit container train carrying high-quality Kazakhstani wheat arrived at Lianyungang Port in China, marking the first shipment sent by ProdCorporation throu…

Floating Offshore Wind

Equinor, EDF-ESB Joint Venture Secure 1.5 GW Sites in UK Floating Wind Leasing Round

On 12 June 2025, The Crown Estate named Equinor and Gwynt Glas, a partnership between EDF Renewables UK and ESB, as the preferred developers for floating wind p…

Electric Vehicles

Huawei, JAC’s MAEXTRO Puts S800 Luxury Sedan Model Into Volume Production

On June 18, 2025, MAEXTRO, a brand formed by JAC Group and Huawei, began mass production of its flagship sedan, the MAEXTRO S800, at the MAEXTRO Super Factory i…

Wave Energy

First Full-Scale Wave-Powered Breakwater Underway in France

Legendre Group, a UK-based company, has begun constructing a full-scale demonstrator for the Dikwe project in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France, in partnership …

Geothermal Power Plant

Ormat Completes Blue Mountain Nevada Geothermal Plant Acquisition

Ormat Technologies recently completed its purchase of the Blue Mountain geothermal power plant from Cyrq Energy for $88 million. The acquisition, which includes…

Netherlands

Van Oord Launches World’s Largest Green Wind Vessel

Dutch marine contractor Van Oord christened its new flagship offshore wind installation vessel, the Boreas, in Rotterdam on June 18, 2025. The ceremony, led by …

Nuclear waste

Contractors Selected to Build Belgian Disposal Facility

Belgium’s national radioactive waste management agency, ONDRAF/NIRAS, has selected the NucleusSafe partnership to handle civil engineering for a surface d…