Latest Fuels & Lubricants – Page 20
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NewsWärtsilä power package for series of dual-fuel Arctic Shuttle Tankers
Samsung Heavy Industries has selected Wärtsilä to provide the main propulsion solutions for a series of seven new dual-fuel Arctic Shuttle Tanker vessels.
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NewsSGMF updates its guidelines for LNG bunkering
The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) has released the third revision of its “LNG as a marine fuel - Safety and Operational Guidelines – Bunkering” publication.
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NewsCorsica Linea awards tender for LNG supply
Titan LNG has secured the tender for the delivery of LNG and bioLNG at the Port of Marseille for Corsica Linea’s new Ro-Pax LNG-fuelled ferry.
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NewsReports of propeller shaft bearing damage increasing
DNV reports an increase in reported propeller shaft bearing damage on older vessels, typically above 10 years of age, operating with environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs).
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NewsChevron HDAX 9700 engine oil gains unique approval from MAN
Chevron Marine Lubricant’s low sulphated ash trunk piston engine oil Chevron HDAX 9700 has become the first lubricant to gain time-unrestricted approval for use with MAN Energy Solutions’ four-stroke engines running on either LNG or distillate fuels (with a sulphur content of up to 0.10%).
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NewsNew methane slip technology expected on MOL coal carrier by the end of 2023
Hitachi Zosen, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Yanmar Power Technology are cooperating on engine and catalyst developments to reduce methane slip from LNG fuelled vessels.
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NewsSchottel to propel new LNG bunkering vessel
The scope of the delivery is two EcoPellers and two TranverseThrusters
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NewsNew LNG tank design saves space on bunkering vessel
Titan LNG has developed a new LNG tank design that overcomes regulatory limitations set for inland waterway vessels and will save space on the company’s latest bunker vessel newbuilding.
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NewsFincantieri Bay Shipbuilding starts building the largest USA-built LNG barge
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding has started building the largest LNG bunkering barge ever built in the USA and expects it to be completed in late 2023.
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NewsNakilat and ABS team up on decarbonisation
Nakilat, one of the world’s largest LNG shipping operators, has partnered with ABS to develop a new decarbonisation strategy.
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NewsABS awards AiP for one-side spread mooring system
ABS has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries’ (SHI) design for a one-side spread mooring system for a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility.
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NewsCNOOC inks long-term charters for six LNGC newbuildings - reports
A subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed long-term charter agreements for six newbuild 174,000cbm LNG carriers with shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. (MOL), according to local social media reports. The six vessels will be built at China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group.
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NewsBV classification for new dual-fuel cruise ferry
Bureau Veritas has taken delivery into class the cruise ferry Salamanca, built at China Merchants Jinling in Weihai, China. The dual-fuel cruise ferry will serve the Bay of Biscay route between Portsmouth and Bilbao and Santander on Spain’s north coast.
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NewsMalaysian port gears up to be Asia’s preferred STS transfer hub
Straits Energy Resources has signed a letter of intent with Fendercare Marine to make Victoria Bay Port Limit, Malaysia the preferred ship-to-ship (STS) energy transfer hub in Asia.
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NewsGas Vitality completes first LNG loading operation at new Fos Cavaou LNG terminal
On 30 December, the 18,600m3 LNG bunkering vessel Gas Vitality completed its first LNG loading operation at the Fos Cavaou LNG Terminal. TotalEnergies expects the vessel to undertake its inaugural bunkering operation in due course, TotalEnergies announced on 3 January.
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NewsWärtsilä package for CMA CGM container vessel series
A dozen new dual-fuel container vessels being built in China for CMA CGM will feature Wärtsilä technology and propulsion solutions along with an LNG fuel gas supply system.
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NewsMOL plans to commercialise proprietary digital bunker and lube analysis capabilities
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has announced that it digitised its existing proprietary bunker and lube oil analysis operations in August 2021, and has added remote access and statistical analysis functionality to the results. The company added that it plans to commercialise the cloud-based Bunker Hub analytics system in future.
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NewsZvezda unveils drydock as Arc7 LNG carrier programme advances
Russia’s Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex brought into full commission the country’s largest new dock for ship construction on 27 December, following the successsful conclusion of an inspection by The Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostekhnadzor).
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NewsShell and Avenir LNG sign LNG bunker vessel charter
Shell NA LNG (Shell) and Avenir LNG have signed a long-term LNG bunker vessel charter agreement.
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NewsMHI receives first order for high-pressure FGSS
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has received an order from Imabari Shipbuilding for Fuel Gas Supply System (FGSS) for six LNG-fuelled car carriers. The supplier announced that it is the first order for an FGSS for high-pressure dual fuel engines.
