Fuels & Lubricants – Page 65
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NewsNine Chinese yards sign LNG agreement
China LNG has signed strategic cooperation agreements with nine shipyards in China covering the financing, manufacturing and retrofitting of LNG-fuelled vessels, as well as the construction of LNG and ‘clean diesel’ bunker stations in the country.
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NewsWärtsilä maintenance agreement for GasLog
Wärtsilä Corp has signed a multi-year maintenance agreement for seven LNG carriers owned by GasLog LNG Services.
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Repeat LNGC order for GTT
Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), LNG membrane containment system and maritime transportation expert, has received a new order for a Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier (LNGC) to be built for the Greek shipowner, Chandris.
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NewsThe Motorship to host second ExxonMobil roundtable
Next month The Motorship will host a second ExxonMobil roundtable event, inviting high-level industry stakeholders to a discussion entitled ‘ECA compliance, cold corrosion and beyond: Tackling current and future issues in marine engine conditioning”.
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Costamare triples piston overhaul interval
Athens-based Costamare Shipping, with the help of ExxonMobil, has extended Cosco Yantian’s piston ring replacement period to more than 55,000 hours – a move that will help reduce costs and optimise vessel performance.
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NewsPage Standard #618827
The handover of Europe’s first ferry to operate primarily on LNG – the €30 million German-flagged ''Helgoland'' – is now due to take place in the second half of October, some five months later than expected, reports Germany correspondent Tom Todd.
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NewsINOXCVA tanks for Crowley LNG ships
Cryogenic engineering and transportation specialist INOXCVA has supplied LNG fuel tanks for the first stage of Crowley Maritime’s LNG-fuelled 2,400 teu con-ro vessel project.
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NewsHitachi Zosen adopts MHI gas supply system
Engine builder Hitachi Zosen is to fit its LNG-fuelled engines with a high-pressure gas supply system ordered from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).
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NewsWärtsilä secures LNG regasification orders
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has ordered Wärtsilä regasification modules for two floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) under construction for Hoegh LNG and Gazprom.
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NewsEvergreen sells Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering
Evergreen Holding Group subsidiary Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has sold a controlling stake in its gas-specialist subsidiary Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering Co to Shenzhen-based CIMC Enric.
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Ferguson preferred for CMAL newbuilds
Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL) has chosen Scottish shipbuilder Ferguson Marine Engineering as the preferred bidder to build two 100m dual-fuel ferries for the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service (CHFS).
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NewsUS surge in cryogenic valve orders
Bestobell Marine has benefited from a major increase in demand for cryogenic valves in the US marine market, citing a spurt in orders for new dual-fuel vessels.
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NewsDNV GL adds gas bunkering notation
A new class notation for gas bunker vessels has been developed to ensure safe fuel transfer operations from one ship to another in and around ports.
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NewsNew LNG bunker barge concepts from Jensen
Jensen Maritime, part of Crowley Maritime Corporation, has unveiled two new, fully-customisable LNG bunker barge concepts, said to be ideal for ports not located near an LNG terminal.
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NewsConstruction begins for Tallink LNG fast ferry
Construction of Tallink Group’s new generation LNG-powered fast ferry has begun at Meyer Turku shipyard.
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NewsLNG cargo vessel conversion
Keppel Shipyard has secured a contract with Totem Ocean for what it calls the world''s first conversion of a large roll-on/roll-off cargo vessel to operate on a dual-fuel diesel LNG propulsion system.
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NewsNewbuild LNG carriers for BP Group
A joint venture of K Line LNG Shipping (UK) Limited and Chandris Hellas Inc has entered into a long-term charter agreement with the BP Group for two new LNG carriers.
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NewsHydrogen powered ferry project
Sandia National Laboratories of the US and San Francisco’s Red and White Fleet are partnering up to develop a high-speed, hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered passenger ferry and refuelling station.
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GTT nets LNG carrier order
GTT is to supply its Mark III Flex technology for an LNG carrier (LNGC) being built by Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding Co Ltd.
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NewsLow sulphur fuel concerns
The UK P&I Club says that concerns remain over the use of low-sulphur fuel, largely because many countries have their own bespoke requirements with differing rules and costs across jurisdictions.
