Fuels & Lubricants – Page 16

  • A diesel fuel sample showing water and sediment contamination.
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    USCG issues fuel quality safety alert

    2022-05-24T10:24:00Z

    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued Safety Alert 06-22 after a towing vessel operating in a pushing-ahead configuration experienced a loss of all propulsion after taking on contaminated fuel.

  • NYK noted that fuel consumption and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions appear to improve when the new additive is used.
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    NYK develops new VSLFO fuel additive

    2022-05-24T10:16:00Z

    NYK has developed a new fuel-oil additive effective in dispersing sludge and reducing fuel consumption in very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO).

  • bp will supply Rio Tinto with marine biofuel for a year-long trial on Rio Tinto’s RTM Tasman vessel.
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    Rio Tinto and bp to trial marine biofuels

    2022-05-24T10:08:00Z

    Rio Tinto and bp have agreed to a one-year biofuel trial to help reduce carbon emissions from Rio Tinto’s marine fleet.

  • MSC Europa
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    Sustainable cruising

    2022-05-23T12:13:00Z

    LNG-powered cruise ship will become the first to incorporate solid oxide fuel cell technology

  • CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering has been awarded the contract to build 2+1 7600cbm LNG bunker vessels for Seaspan ULC.
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    Seaspan orders two LNG bunker vessels

    2022-05-23T10:27:00Z

    Seaspan ULC has signed a shipbuilding contract for the construction of two 7,600m3 LNG bunker vessels, with the option for a third vessel.

  • GoodFuels and ITOCHU Corporation have announced a partnership agreement to scale sustainable marine biofuel availability, with an initial focus on expanding availability in Singapore.
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    GoodFuels and ITOCHU agree on Asia-Pacific biofuel plan

    2022-05-19T09:32:00Z

    GoodFuels and ITOCHU Corporation have announced a partnership agreement to scale sustainable marine biofuel availability in Singapore, Japan, and the Asia-Pacific.

  • GTT
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    GTT to design LNG fuel tanks

    2022-05-18T11:21:00Z

    GTT to design fuel tanks for six new LNG-fuelled carriers

  • Neste is piloting a new Neste Marine™ 0.1 Co-processed marine fuel in Scandinavia with its partner Nordic Marine Oil.
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    Neste introduces co-processed marine fuel

    2022-05-18T11:16:00Z

    Neste is piloting a new Neste Marine™ 0.1 Co-processed marine fuel in Scandinavia with its partner Nordic Marine Oil.

  • Titan LNG and Brittany Ferries have signed a long-term agreement to supply LNG and LBG to two new LNG-fuelled hybrid Ro-Pax vessels operated by Brittany Ferries.
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    Titan LNG to supply bunker fuel for Brittany Ferries hybrids

    2022-05-17T09:27:00Z

    Titan LNG and Brittany Ferries have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of LNG and Liquified Bio Methane (LBM) to two new LNG-fuelled hybrid Ro-Pax vessels that Brittany Ferries will operate between England and France from 2025.

  • Gulf Oil Marine has announced that its Cat II No Objection Letter (NOL) from MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) for GulfSea Cylcare XP 5040X has been extended.
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    Gulf Oil Marine’s NOL for its CAT II 40BN cylinder oil extended

    2022-05-16T09:35:00Z

    Gulf Oil Marine has announced that its initial No Objection Letter (NOL) from MAN Energy Solutions for its CAT II 40BN cylinder oil, GulfSea Cylcare XP 5040X, has been extended by another three years.

  • CMA CGM is participating in a e-methane demonstration project in Fos-sur-Mer, on France's Mediterranean coast. The project will use carbon dioxide recycled from ArcelorMittal's nearby steel mill to produce synthetic methane.
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    CMA CGM joins e-methane production project

    2022-05-11T11:13:00Z

    The CMA CGM Group is joining the Jupiter 1000 industrial hydrogen and e-methane demonstrator project piloted by GRTgaz in Fos-sur-Mer, France.

  • Graphical rendering of the new pure car carrier
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    New MAN FGSS minimises methane slip

    2022-05-10T08:30:00Z

    MAN Cryo, part of MAN Energy Solutions, has signed a contract with Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard for the delivery of fuel-gas supply systems (FGSSs) configured so that boil-off gas can be sent to the MAN’s ME-GI engine via a high-pressure, boil off gas compressor. 

  • Veritas Petroleum Services noted that the contaminated fuel led to fuel system failures, blackouts or engine problems in around half of the vessels affected.
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    MPA: contaminated bunker loaded in UAE

    2022-05-06T10:42:00Z

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has released an update into its investigation into contaminated HSFO which commenced on 14 March 2022, saying that it originated from the Port of Khor Fakkan in the UAE.

  • Monjasa has successfully completed its first blending and supply of marine biofuels in the UAE.
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    Monjasa completes first biofuels delivery in the UAE

    2022-05-05T10:41:00Z

    Oil and shipping group Monjasa has successfully completed its first blending and supply of marine biofuels in the UAE. The project was carried out in close collaboration with international energy company, Uniper and biofuel producer Neutral Fuels.

  • GTT's Shear-Water ballast-free LNG bunker and feeder vessel concept has been awarded AiP from Bureau Veritas (BV).
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    GTT granted AiP for ballast-free LNG bunker vessel

    2022-05-04T11:08:00Z

    Following Approval in Principle (AiP) from China Classification Society and DNV last year, GTT has now been awarded AiP from Bureau Veritas (BV) for its Shear-Water concept, a new ballast-free LNG bunker and feeder vessel.

  • Orion, a dual-fuel offshore construction vessel, has entered DEME's fleet.
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    Dual-fuel offshore installation vessel joins DEME fleet

    2022-05-03T10:27:00Z

    DEME’s new offshore installation vessel Orion has officially joined the company’s fleet.

  • Pasha Hawaii has planned for George III to burn LNG from the outset. The fuel tanks are located right aft.
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    Boxship Optimised For Hawaii Trade

    2022-04-28T10:42:00Z

    Long in gestation, the plan for re-tonnaging the Hawaii trade lane with a new generation of container ships is set to be realised. 

  • New competition for Hurtigruten AS: Turkish-built Havila Capella is tailored to an initial 10-year operating concession.
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    Hybrid Entrant to Norwegian Coastal Run

    2022-04-28T10:34:00Z

    A new chapter in the evolution of Norway’s Coastal Express (Hurtigruten) service is unfolding through the delivery of the first of a series of purpose-designed, hybrid LNG/battery-powered vessels for a competitor to the long-established operator on the route.

  • GCC has returned to China Merchants Jinling Shipyard for its latest series of dual-fuel PCTC newbuildings.
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    Gram to buy four 7,000 CEU dual fuel PCTCs

    2022-04-28T10:17:00Z

    Gram Car Carriers (GCC) has formed Global Auto Carriers for the purpose of ordering four 7,000 CEU dual fuel pure car truck carriers (PCTCs) from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, with the option for an additional 2+2 vessels at the same yard.

  • Wärtsilä 46TS-DF is the latest addition to Wärtsilä’s portfolio of future proof engines and has been designed to set a new benchmark in efficiency and emissions performance.
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    Wärtsilä launches new large bore dual-fuel engine

    2022-04-27T09:58:00Z

    Wärtsilä has launched the latest addition to its multi-fuel engine portfolio: the Wärtsilä 46TS-DF engine.