Fuels & Lubricants – Page 69
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News
Yara Marine wins Hyundai scrubber contract
Yara Marine Technologies, formerly Green Tech Marine, has won an order to supply six scrubber systems to LPG Carriers being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries at Hyundai Mipo.
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NewsKorea Gas LNG containment system approved
Korea Gas Corp (KOGAS), the world’s largest LNG importer, has received extended design approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the KC-1 LNG cargo containment system.
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NewsThordon Bearings questions use of EALs
Thordon Bearings has questioned the viability of environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs), claiming that seawater is the only cost-effective and environmentally safe lubricant.
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Green Tech renamed Yara Marine Technologies
Exhaust gas cleaning system provider Green Tech Marine has been renamed Yara Marine Technologies after its acquisition by Yara International last year.
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NewsCROE wins Stena scrubber contract
CR Ocean Engineering (CROE) will design and supply two open-loop scrubbing systems for the main engines on the Stena RoRo vessel Forerunner.
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NewsWool lube oil filters claimed to perform better than centrifuges
Danish company GreenOil reports on a collaboration with ship operator Torm involving using filtration rather than centrifuges to clean lubricating oil in the auxiliary engines of two ships, by Joel Goodstein.
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NewsPreparing for ECA 2015: how to prove compliance
Alok Sharma, head of marine, Inatech, looks at how shipowners can demonstrate that they are in compliance with the new sulphur regulations
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IACS holds busy December meeting
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) discussed new initiatives and held a number of reviews at its December Council meeting in London.
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NewsUSMRC and ClassNK collaborate on LNG R&D
The United States Maritime Resource Center (USMRC) and ClassNK are joining forces to carry out joint R&D on LNG – the first time such a partnership will work together on specialised training and research in North America.
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ABS publishes LNG-ready guide
ABS has released a guide to help the maritime industry plan newbuilds for future conversions to LNG fuel.
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NewsCryogenic pump test centre inaugurated in France
Cryostar, which specialises in cryogenic pumps and associated equipment used in LNG tanker cargo handling and LNG fuel gas systems, has recently opened a new test centre at its headquarters in Hésingue, France.
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Lubes for EPA Tier 4 four-strokes
ExxonMobil has introduced a new zinc-free lubricant intended for use with the latest medium speed and high speed marine engines, including those that comply with the US EPA Tier 4 emissions requirements.
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NewsDNV GL helps owners become ‘Gas Ready’
DNV GL has developed a new ‘Gas Ready’ notation for shipowners who are looking at LNG as a possible future fuel, and are preparing their vessel for a potential conversion after delivery of a new build.
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NewsMHI develops ‘next generation’ LNG carrier
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) has completed development of the ‘Sayaringo STaGE’, its new next-generation LNG carrier.
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NewsLNG and the cost effective slice and splice
Meeting the challenge of the big squeeze that’s about to put the cost of operating in ECAs through the roof means, as Alexandros Chiotopoulos of DNV GL explains to Stevie Knight, “thinking outside the box... or hull”.
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NewsLNG fuel tank location agreement
Interferry has hailed the agreement made at last week’s IMO Maritime Safety Committee meeting on rules for locating fuel tanks on LNG powered ships as what is needed to safeguard further development of the LNG fuel option.
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NewsRSC fluids meet US EPA requirements
US-based RSC Bio Solutions’ EnviroLogic environmentally acceptable lubricants (EAL) and SAFECARE cleaners have been certified as small vessel general permit (SVGP) compliant.
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NewsLNG gas carriers make the cut
Two new LNG-powered vessels recently named on Teesside, UK, are set to significantly cut the environmental impact of chemical transport.
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NewsWärtsilä DF engines for Russian LNG carriers
Wärtsilä is to supply 54 of its dual-fuel engines for 172,600m³ icebreaking LNG carriers being built by South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).
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NewsScrubbing technology; proven, market ready and evolving to meet operators’ needs
Sigurd Jenssen, director EGC of Wärtsilä Environmental Solutions, looks at the current state of the exhaust gas cleaning systems market and its application to ships required to comply with very low sulphur emissions regulations.
