Day: June 15, 2025

GC Rieber in battery-powered bulker move

Energy News Beat Dry CargoEurope GC Rieber Shipping GC Rieber Shipping Norway’s GC Rieber Shipping has revealed plans to develop a fully electric, battery-powered dry bulk vessel. The project is a collaboration with freight partners GC Rieber Minerals and Franzefoss Minerals, and is tailored for shortsea operations along the Norwegian coast. The initiative is backed […]

Norway’s Møre Sjø orders hydrogen-powered bulkers

Energy News Beat Dry CargoEurope GreenH GreenH Norwegian shipping company Møre Sjø has placed an order for a pair of hydrogen-powered bulk carriers at Turkey’s Gelibolu Shipyard. The 4,000 dwt newbuilds slated for delivery in 2027 will feature hydrogen fuel cells and battery propulsion systems. The Ørsta-based company currently operates two 1983- and 1984-built bulk […]

Eitzen targets world’s largest all-electric boxships

Energy News Beat Enova / Naval Dynamics Norway’s Eitzen Group has set out to build battery-powered containerships that could potentially become the world’s largest of their kind. Axel Eitzen’s company Eitzen Avanti, which oversees a network that includes Christiania Shipping, which specialises in chemical tankers and also operates LPG vessels, as well as all-electric shipping […]

Energy News Beat: BP Takeover Speculation Ignites as ADNOC Eyes Gas Assets – Should BP Relocate to the U.S. Before Selling?

Energy News Beat The energy world is buzzing with speculation as British oil major BP finds itself at the center of a potential takeover storm. The United Arab Emirates’ state-owned oil giant, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has reportedly set its sights on BP’s lucrative liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets, with whispers of a […]

Is Closing the Strait of Hormuz the ‘Apocalyptic’ Scenario for the Oil Market?

Energy News Beat The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow 21-mile-wide passage between Iran and Oman, is the world’s most critical chokepoint for oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade. Often described as the “jugular vein” of global energy, it facilitates the flow of roughly 20% of the world’s oil and a quarter of its LNG. […]