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New Straits Times
4 days ago
- Business
- New Straits Times
Yinson, K Line partner on CO₂ transport and injection solutions
KUALA LUMPUR: Yinson Production and K Line Energy Shipping (UK) Ltd have signed an agreement to jointly develop and market solutions for transporting and injecting liquefied carbon dioxide. K Line, based in London, is a subsidiary of Japan's Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha. Since 2024, K Line has managed two liquefied carbon dioxide carriers for the world's first commercial carbon dioxide transport and storage service. Meanwhile, Yinson Production operates a fleet of floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) and floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessels and has extensive expertise in engineering, design, and operations in the offshore energy sector. The partnership between K Line and Yinson Production began in 2018 in the FPSO sector. Together, they co-own the FPSOs Anna Nery in Brazil and John Agyekum Kufuor in Ghana. In a statement, both parties will jointly develop and market a floating storage and injection unit (FSIU) and a liquefied carbon dioxide carrier, targeting carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects being developed mainly in Europe. The companies are expanding their collaboration to develop integrated solutions for transporting and injecting liquefied carbon dioxide as part of the CCS value chain, supporting global decarbonisation efforts. Yinson Production chief technical officer Lars Gunnar Vogt said the collaboration with K Line builds on a longstanding relationship and complements their deep knowledge of offshore marine systems. He said that by leveraging each party's respective core expertise, they are well positioned to develop innovative solutions that will support large-scale carbon transport and storage. "This provides a one-stop solution to help industrial emitters achieve their decarbonisation targets," he added. K Line corporate officer Kei Onishi added that the collaboration builds on a strong foundation established through FPSO business and reflects a shared commitment to enabling scalable CCS solutions. "By combining their offshore engineering expertise with our experience in carbon dioxide shipping, we are developing an offshore unloading capability and bespoke transport solutions to serve a broader range of carbon dioxide storage sites. "This will complement traditional port-to-port transport models for the CCS Value Chain and offer emitters greater flexibility in meeting their decarbonisation goals," he added.
Los Angeles Times
06-06-2025
- Business
- Los Angeles Times
Metro opens long-awaited LAX station
Decades after rail first broke ground in Los Angeles County, Angelenos will be one step closer to an airport connection with Friday afternoon's opening of the LAX/Metro transit station at Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street will connect to the K Line and C Line and, starting next year, to Los Angeles International Airport's long-awaited automated people mover train. For now, free shuttle buses running every 10 minutes will transport travelers along the 2.5-mile route between the center and transit center was budgeted at $900 million and includes a 16-bay bus plaza with electric bus infrastructure, a bicycle hub and a pickup and drop-off area for those who want to avoid the airport's traffic-choked horseshoe loop. Metro parking lots near the station will offer short-term parking.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
A trip to LAX without a car? Metro opens long-awaited LAX station
Decades after rail first broke ground in Los Angeles County, Angelenos will be one step closer to an airport connection with Friday afternoon's opening of the LAX/Metro transit center. The station at Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street will connect to the K Line and C Line and, starting next year, to Los Angeles International Airport's long-awaited automated people mover train. For now, free shuttle buses running every 10 minutes will transport travelers along the 2.5-mile route between the center and LAX. The transit center was budgeted at $900 million and includes a 16-bay bus plaza with electric bus infrastructure, a bicycle hub and a pickup and drop-off area for those who want to avoid the airport's traffic-choked horseshoe loop. Metro parking lots near the station will offer short-term parking. A ribbon cutting is planned for 1 p.m. to commemorate the center's launch and Metro is offering free rides across its system through the weekend. The station opens to the public at 5 p.m. 'When the people mover finally opens, then we will have an international airport that will connect people from literally inside the terminals to the world and beyond through Metro,' County Supervisor Janice Hahn said during a Metro Board of Directors meeting in April. From downtown, travelers headed to the transit center would board the A Line to the C Line or the E Line to the K Line. In other areas, including Redondo Beach, Norwalk, Leimert Park and Inglewood, travelers could use one line; in Pasadena and Long Beach, they would need two; those headed from Hollywood or Universal Studios would need to take three trains. Most major cities already have a direct airport rail connection. The absence at LAX has long left travelers baffled, particularly first-time visitors and international passengers expecting a world destination like Los Angeles to have streamlined transit to its main airport. A variety of factors led to the delay, including reported concerns among airport officials over potential lost parking profits, Federal Aviation Administration pushback, and competing interests over taxpayer dollars. The debate was renewed more than a decade ago and plans for the airport's people mover connection and Metro's station were ultimately approved. The station is one of Metro's "28 by 28" transit projects ahead of the Olympics. "It was such a black eye on the system and on the rail leaders that they couldn't connect Metro rail to LAX," said Ethan Elkind, a rail expert who authored 'Railtown: The Fight for the Los Angeles Metro Rail and the Future of the City." He added that the station and the upcoming train "fills in this big missing gap in the system." Elkind said it's unclear how many residents will end up relying on the train entirely to get to the airport if they have to change lines while balancing luggage or kids. But it will likely help the employees who make the trek to the airport every day. Tens of thousands of people work at the airport, on top of the hundreds of thousands of weekly travelers. The train is the most anticipated project under the airport's $30-billion overhaul ahead of the FIFA World Cup in 2026 and the Olympics and Paralympics in 2028. Airport leaders and transit experts believe the automated train will significantly ease traffic at 1 World Way. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
06-06-2025
- Business
- Los Angeles Times
A trip to LAX without a car? Metro opens long-awaited LAX station
Decades after rail first broke ground in Los Angeles County, Angelenos will be one step closer to an airport connection with Friday afternoon's opening of the LAX/Metro transit center. The station at Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street will connect to the K Line and C Line and, starting next year, to Los Angeles International Airport's long-awaited automated people mover train. For now, free shuttle buses running every 10 minutes will transport travelers along the 2.5-mile route between the center and LAX. The transit center was budgeted at $900 million and includes a 16-bay bus plaza with electric bus infrastructure, a bicycle hub and a pickup and drop-off area for those who want to avoid the airport's traffic-choked horseshoe loop. Metro parking lots near the station will offer short-term parking. A ribbon cutting is planned for 1 p.m. to commemorate the center's launch and Metro is offering free rides across its system through the weekend. The station opens to the public at 5 p.m. 'When the people mover finally opens, then we will have an international airport that will connect people from literally inside the terminals to the world and beyond through Metro,' Sup. Janice Hahn said during a Metro board of directors meeting in April. From downtown, travelers headed to the transit center would board the A Line to the C Line or the E Line to the K Line. In other areas, including Redondo Beach, Norwalk, Leimert Park and Inglewood, travelers could use one line; in Pasadena and Long Beach, they would need two; those headed from Hollywood or Universal Studios would need to take three trains. Most major cities already have a direct airport rail connection. The absence at LAX has long left travelers baffled, particularly first-time visitors and international passengers expecting a world destination like Los Angeles to have streamlined transit to its main airport. A variety of factors led to the delay, including reported concerns among airport officials over potential lost parking profits, Federal Aviation Administration pushback, and competing interests over taxpayer dollars. The debate was renewed more than a decade ago and plans for the airport's people mover connection and Metro's station were ultimately approved. The station is one of Metro's '28 by 28' transit projects ahead of the Olympics. 'It was such a black eye on the system and on the rail leaders that they couldn't connect Metro rail to LAX,' said Ethan Elkind, a rail expert who authored 'Railtown: The Fight for the Los Angeles Metro Rail and the Future of the City.' He added that the station and the upcoming train 'fills in this big missing gap in the system.' Elkind said it's unclear how many residents will end up relying on the train entirely to get to the airport if they have to change lines while balancing luggage or kids. But it will likely help the employees who make the trek to the airport every day. Tens of thousands of people work at the airport, on top of the hundreds of thousands of weekly travelers. The train is the most anticipated project under the airport's $30 billion overhaul ahead of the FIFA World Cup in 2026 and the Olympics and Paralympics in 2028. Airport leaders and transit experts believe the automated train will significantly ease traffic at 1 World Way.
Time Out
07-05-2025
- Time Out
Metro is shutting down the D Line for 70 days to prepare for its Westside subway expansion
Four miles of new subway tracks will completely transform how Angelenos can commute to and from parts of the Westside by the end of this year. The first phase of Metro's D Line extension, slated to open later in 2025, will extend service underneath Wilshire Boulevard from Koreatown to just past the Beverly Hills border—and eventually as far west as UCLA. But transit riders, particularly those in K-town, will have to tolerate a couple months of commuting pain before we can get there: Metro announced that it'll temporarily close the entire D Line (formerly known as the Purple Line) for 70 days, starting on Saturday, May 17 at 9pm through the end of service on Friday, July 25, in order to connect its current terminus at Wilshire/Western with three upcoming stations to the west. The D Line is the shortest of Metro's half-dozen rail lines, and of its eight stops, the six in Downtown L.A. and Westlake are shared with the B Line (Red). Thankfully, that means all of those stations will continue to have rail service during the closure due to the DTLA-to-North Hollywood B Line. In Downtown L.A. specifically, Metro says you can expect trains to increase from every 12 minutes to every 8 minutes (until 7pm on weekdays and after 7am on weekends). But it's a much different story for the two stops west of there in Koreatown: Wilshire/Western and Wilshire/Normandie. With those two stations completely out of service, Metro will instead operate a temporary 855 bus, which will follow the B Line schedule and take riders as far east as Wilshire/Vermont. Alternatively, you can rely on the existing 720 or 20 bus routes (or take a roughly half-mile walk between each stop). Metro says it'll be using the 70-day closure to connect all of the rail, communication and power systems between the existing D Line and the upcoming extension. After the work is wrapped up in July, the next major milestone will be the still-to-be-announced opening date of the three new stations: Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega. We included the D Line extension in our list of 'things to look forward to in L.A. in 2025,' and it's easy to see why once you look at the locations of the new stops it'll add: at Wilshire and La Brea, about a half block down from République; at Wilshire and Fairfax, right next to the Petersen Automotive Museum and across the street from LACMA and the Academy Museum; and at Wilshire and La Cienega, just over the Beverly Hills border and near the Saban Theatre. After that, the line will expand to near Rodeo Drive and at the edge of Century City in 2026, and by UCLA and the VA in 2027. The D Line isn't the only major Metro project in 2025: The A Line will continue its San Gabriel Valley expansion with stations in Glendora, San Dimas, La Verne and Pomona later this year, and the C and K Line's LAX/Metro Transit Center station
