Latest Fuels & Lubricants – Page 24

  • Jiangnan's first mid-scale LNG carrier will be equipped with GTT’s Mark III membrane containment technology
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    GTT WINS FIRST JIANGNAN LNG TANK DESIGN CONTRACT

    2021-09-02T10:57:00Z

    GTT has been awarded the contract for the cargo handling system and the tank design of a 79,800 m3 LNG carriers (LNGC) for Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd. The order is the first from the yard for a membrane LNGC using GTT technology.

  • SKF has used the oil recovery technology at two production sites in Italy with encouraging results. (credit: SKF)
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    SKF filtration acquisition to strengthen oil recovery offering

    2021-09-02T09:47:00Z

    SKF has announced the acquisition of a Sweden-based lubrication and oil filtration manufacturer, Efolex AB. Efolex supplied products to a range of industries, including some Scandinavian customers in the marine industry, under the Europafilter brand.

  • A trial of VitalyX aboard P&O Maritime Logistics vessels resulted in average savings of US$50,000 per vessel, and extended lube oil change intervals.
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    Shell launches analytics-based oil condition monitoring service

    2021-08-25T12:31:00Z

    Shell has teamed up with Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes business, to introduce an analytics-based oil condition monitoring and machine health service for the marine sector.

  • Part of the conversion of the LNG-ready 130-metre long 10,500dwt Saltstraum will be delivered whilst the ships are in service in order to reduce downtime.
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    HOGLUND WINS FGSS CONTRACT FOR UTKILEN CHEMICAL TANKERS

    2021-08-24T12:32:00Z

    Høglund has been has been awarded the contract for the retrofit of a Fuel Gas Supply System (FGSS) solution for Norwegian tanker owner and operator Utkilen.

  • LNG is expected to play a major role in shipping in the Baltic Sea Photo: Gasum
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    Gasum wins Finnish government LNG deal

    2021-08-23T14:47:00Z

    Gasum has won a contract with Finnish government central purchasing body, Hansel, to supply LNG to the Transport Infrastructure Agency and Border Guard in 2021/22.

  • MAN ES has received 40 orders for MAN B&W ME-GA engines since March (credit: MAN Energy Solutions)
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    MAN announces dozens of orders for ME-GA engine

    2021-08-23T13:03:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions has received 40 new orders for its two-speed low-pressure, dual-fuel MAN B&W ME-GA engine and accompanying EGR, the company announced.

  • Members of GTT and CCS at the signing of the MoU Photo: GTT
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    GTT and CCS team up on membrane technology

    2021-08-19T12:26:00Z

    GTT and the China Classification Society (CCS), have joined forces on a technical cooperation for the application of GTT membrane technology.

  • The dual-fuel newbuildings will have similar dimensions to Siem Car Carriers' LNG-fuelled Siem Confucius (copyright: Volkswagen AG).
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    Siem Industries inks long-term dual-fuel PCTC charter

    2021-08-18T15:02:00Z

    A Bermuda-based subsidiary of Siem Industries Group (SFL Corporation) has signed a ten-year charter agreement for two LNG-fuelled pure car and truck carriers with a leading Asia-based transportation company.

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    Cutting FSRU CO2 emissions

    2021-08-17T16:51:00Z

    Technology that reduces the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) for LNG has been successfully demonstrated.

  • Johnny Kackur, General Manager, Merchant and Gas Carrier Segment, at Wärtsilä
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    NEW SHIP POWER CONCEPT ELIMINATES TRADITIONAL 2-STROKE PROPULSION ENGINE

    2021-08-11T15:44:51Z

    A new ship power concept targeting tankers and bulk carriers developed by Wärtsilä and RINA relies on two 4-stroke dual-fuel LNG engines for both propulsion and electric power generation.

  • The new dual-fuel TT-Line ferries will be powered by Wärtsilä engines. (Copyright: Rauma Marine Constructions Oy)
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    Engine and FGSS package for dual-fuel TT Line newbuildings

    2021-08-11T11:54:00Z

    Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the engines and fuel gas supply system for two dual-fuel Ro-Pax vessels under construction at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) in Finland.

  • The Korimako began deliveries of IMO-compliant low-sulphur fuel at Port of Tauranga in May. (credit: ExxonMobil)
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    ExxonMobil launches NZ low sulphur barge deliveries

    2021-08-09T16:02:00Z

    ExxonMobil has begun to supply barge deliveries of IMO-compliant, low-sulphur marine fuel at the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand.

  • RINA aims to make LNG more widely available in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas Photo: wikimedia
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    Safely expanding LNG bunkering and storage

    2021-08-09T11:20:00Z

    RINA has been awarded a framework contract by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to help increase the availability of LNG in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas.

  • GTT has received orders for the tank design for two new LNGCs Photo: GTT
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    GTT receives tank orders for two LNGCs

    2021-07-23T11:37:00Z

    GTT has received orders from its partners the Korean shipyards, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, for the tank design of two new LNG carriers, both scheduled for delivery in 2023.

  • Caronte & Tourist ferry
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    Wärtsilä supplies LNG ferry

    2021-07-13T13:32:00Z

    Wärtsilä will provide the main and auxiliary engines, as well as the fuel storage and supply system, for a new Italian LNG-fuelled ferry.

  • The LNG bunker vessel Gas Agility seen during recent operations at the Dunkerque LNG Terminal. (credit: Dunkerque LNG – HappyDay)
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    Second TotalEnergies LNG Bunker Barge Completes Sea and Gas Trials

    2021-07-12T14:29:00Z

    TotalEnergies has announced that its second liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge has successfully completed her sea and gas trials. The new vessel, which will be TotalEnergies first France-based LNG bunker barge, is TotalEnergies Marine Fuels’ second collaboration with shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and shipbuilder, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.

  • ExxonMobil has launched a service helping operators optimise their oil drain intervals Photo: Getty Images
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    ExxonMobil launches oil drain service

    2021-07-12T13:43:00Z

    Many operators of high speed engine vessels are not managing their engine’s lubrication as efficiently as they could, according to the results of an analysis of lubricant samples taken by ExxonMobil.

  • The ‘Ballast-Water-Free’ LNG bunker and feeder vessel design Photo: GTT
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    AiP for ballast-water-free LNG vessel concept

    2021-07-09T11:32:00Z

    GTT and partner Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group have been given a double approval in principle by China Classification Society (CCS) and DNV for a ‘Ballast-Water-Free’ LNG bunker and feeder vessel concept.

  • A defined list of competencies for all stakeholders will help to plan effective and consistent training Photo: SGMF
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    SGMF releases LNG safety guidance

    2021-07-08T12:24:00Z

    The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) has published new guidelines to improve the safety of LNG-fuelled ships.

  • The New ME-GA dual-fuel engine was unveiled during a livestream from MAN Energy Solutions’ Research Centre Copenhagen on 18 March 2021. The new engine is an Otto-cycle variant of the company’s successful ME-GI engine.
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    HHI-EMD Orders First ME-GA Engines

    2021-07-08T10:49:00Z

    HHI-EMD (Hyundai Heavy Industries'' Engine Machinery Division) has ordered 12 700cm bore low-speed ME-GA engines. The order, which is connected to the construction of a series of LNG carriers, is the first for MAN Energy Solutions’ new low-pressure dual-fuel engine.