Daphne Technology, a developer of methane abatement technology, has raised investment from Taranis, the project development arm of an industrial group which includes Perenco and Dixstone.  The funding was raised in the first close of a current round, and Taranis joins Shell Ventures and Trafigura as investors in the Switzerland-headquartered firm. Daphne Technology says that the money will be used to accelerate the commercialisation of its SlipPure methane abatement system. It will go towards the establishment of a U.S. manufacturing capability, additional product development and the expansion of field deployment and technical service capabilities. According to the company, SlipPure uses […]

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and INPEX Shipping have signed a long-term charter contract for a newbuild LNG carrier that was today (17 April) officially named Harmonic Breeze at at Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje Shipyard in South Korea. The vessel has a dual-fuel ME-GA main engines and is also equipped with an air lubrication system and a shaft generator to help reduce its fuel consumption. Image: MOL

A Schottel propulsion package will power Bahía Beatriz, an 8,000 DWT hybrid chemical tanker which has been constructed by Spanish shipyard Astilleros de Murueta for Bilbao-based shipowner Mureloil. Officially launched in February this year, the vessel has been specifically designed for bunkering operations and terminal-to-terminal fuel transport. The tanker will operate alongside its sister ship Bahía Candela, which is already in service with an identical Schottel propulsion configuration. Together, both vessels will double Mureloil’s capacity to transport biofuels and methanol. Jose Luis Caraballo, General Manager at Mureloil, commented: ‘Choosing azimuth thrusters for a diesel-electric bunker vessel is not just a […]