Latest Fuels & Lubricants – Page 29
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NewsMAN REVEALS TIMELINE FOR FOUR-STROKE METHANE SLIP SOLUTIONS
MAN Energy Solutions anticipates a 2025 market launch for one of its key technologies for eliminating methane slip from four-stroke gas-burning dual-fuel engines. The other, switching the engines from the Otto to the Diesel combustion principle, will be validated in conjunction with the use of future fuels such as methanol ...
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NewsNEWCASTLEMAX DESIGN RUNS ON LNG WITHOUT LOSS OF CARGO CAPACITY
Deltamarin and GTT''s LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax design has the same cargo capacity and dimensions as a standard 210,000dwt Newcastlemax but can carry enough LNG for two round trips from Australia to China or one round trip from Brazil to China.
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NewsAzipod to power newbuild LNG carriers
ABB has secured a contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering worth more than US$300 million to supply a power and propulsion package for six new vessels that will transport LNG along the Northern Sea Route.
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NewsHafnia and Viken Shipping agree term charter with Total for dual-fuel Aframaxes
Viken Shipping and Hafnia have signed long-term charters for two LNG-fuelled Aframax tankers apiece with energy major Total.
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NewsFour-Stroke Engine Experience with VLSFO: Time Will Tell
While the initial experience with burning VLSFO in four-stroke engines has been positive, the true test of the switchover could come at overhaul time.
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NewsBW LNG and Burckhardt sign service agreement
BW LNG and Burckhardt Compression have signed a ten-year service agreement covering nine LNG carriers with Laby-GI compressors on board.
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NewsHeadway Technology's FGSS awarded AiP by DNV GL
Qingdao-based marine technology developer Headway Technology was awarded approval in principle (AiP) for its fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for high-pressure LNG-fuelled main engines by classification society DNV GL on 6 October.
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NewsBV awards AiP to Mitsubishi Shipbuilding for LNG FGSS
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has been granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for an LNG fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for marine four-stroke dual fuel engines.
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NewsLargest LNG container ship delivered
The first 23,000teu container vessel in the world to be powered by liquefied natural gas and equipped with a range of solutions from technology group Wärtsilä has been delivered.
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NewsAvenir takes delivery of first LBV
Avenir LNG has taken delivery of its first dual purpose liquefied natural gas bunkering and supply vessel (LBV) from Keppel Offshore & Marine at the Nantong Shipyard, Jiangsu Province, China.
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NewsNEW MULTI-FUEL INJECTORS READY FOR FUTURE FUEL FLEXIBILITY
A new family of Woodward L''Orange high-pressure, dual-fuel injectors has been released to deliver future fuel flexibility.
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NewsME-GI engines for EPS Newcastlemaxes
Singapore-based shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has, according to MAN Energy Solutions, placed an order for five LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax vessels with dual-fuel main engines.
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NewsHøglund acquires stake in wind vessel concept
Høglund Marine Solutions has taken a two-thirds stake in Vindskip, a company developing a wind and LNG-powered vessel concept.
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NewsTransparency at heart of WinGD cylinder oil guidance
Winterthur-based engine designer WinGD''s Project Engineer Tribology Fuels & Lubricants discussed the company''s list of validated cylinder oils in an interview with The Motorship in September.
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NewsSuccessful TA test for MAN 32/40R-DF
MAN Energy Solutions’ new dual-fuel retrofit kit for its MAN 32/40 four-stroke engine has been approved by three major classification societies after successfully passing type approval tests (TAT) between 15 to 18 September 2020.
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NewsAlfa Laval PureCool at heart of iCER's 50% methane slip reduction
Alfa Laval PureCool is a cascade exhaust gas cooling system that was developed in close cooperation with global Swiss engine developer WinGD. The Alfa Laval PureCool system is the main component in WinGD’s iCER technology, an option for next-generation WinGD X-DF engines that slashes methane slip and significantly boosts fuel ...
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NewsNEW BRAZILIAN-BUILT BUNKER TANKERS AIM FOR FLEXIBILITY
Waterline Maritime has ordered a series of 8,000cbm product tankers, four to fill a gap in the Brazilian bunker market and four for export.
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NewsMAN ES targets '30-50%' methane slip reduction with ME-GA EGR option
Thomas S Hansen, Head of Two-Stroke Promotion & Customer Support at MAN Energy Solutions discusses MAN ES’ new high-pressure exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) aftertreatment option for its Otto cycle ME-GA engine platform.
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NewsLOW SULPHUR FUELS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO CAUSE HEADACHES
Analysis from Lloyd’s Register’s Fuel Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory Service (FOBAS) indicates that the dramatic increase in combustion related incidents between November 2019 and June 2020 can not be linked to off-spec very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO).
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NewsWorld’s largest LNG bunker vessel named
The world’s largest LNG bunker vessel has been officially named at a ceremony held in Rotterdam.
