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  • The six new 174,000 cbm LNG carriers destined for long-term charter to Shell will feature dual-fuel X-DF engines. (Image: Shell)
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    Shell inks long-term charters for six new LNG carriers

    2020-08-03T18:38:00Z

    Shell has signed long-term charter agreements for six newbuild 174,000cbm LNG carriers. The six vessels will be built at Samsung Heavy Industries and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, with the first deliveries scheduled for mid-2023.

  • Titan LNG organised the LNG bunkering of 3,300 tonnes for the dual-fuel SSCV, Sleipnir. (Image: Titan LNG)
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    Titan LNG looks beyond LNG barging capacity expansion

    2020-07-31T17:33:00Z

    As the expansion of LNG bunkering infrastructure across northern Europe accelerates, attention is turning to expanding supply at smaller ports. Titan LNG''s Commercial Director Michael Schaap offers his perspective, having recently received an EUR11m grant to expand its network of bunker barges to cover Lubeck and Zeebrugge.

  • Paul Melles, managing director at Doeksen (Image: Rederij Doeksen)
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    LBG offers possibility of further emissions reductions

    2020-07-31T15:30:00Z

    The environmental requirements of operating in the Wadden Sea – a Unesco World Heritage Site – meant that sustainability had been a focus for Doeksen throughout the project, managing director Paul Melles told The Motorship.

  • Olivier d'Olne, Group Technical Director at Aderco (Image: Aderco)
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    ADERCO WARNS OF VLSFO THREATS FOR SHIPOWNERS

    2020-07-31T13:25:00Z

    Aderco, the fuel treatment technology supplier, is warning that the IMO low sulphur fuel cap introduced in January 2020 has not eradicated the potential threats from the five key issues that can damage the health and maintenance of diesel engines.

  • Newport sees LNG as a way to meet IMO environmental targets Photo: Newport Shipping
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    Newport offers LNG conversion services

    2020-07-30T11:50:00Z

    Newport Shipping offers a full range of services for LNG conversions for clients to meet the challenge of achieving the International Maritime Organisation’s decarbonisation goals.

  • Gasum delivers LNG to the ATAIR research vessel Photo: Gasum
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    First truck-to-ship LNG bunkering in Germany

    2020-07-29T12:37:00Z

    On 27 July Gasum conducted the first truck-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation in Germany, delivering fuel to the first LNG-fuelled research vessel.

  • Silverstream has won a deal to install air lubrication technology on board eight newbuild LNGC Photo: Silverstream Technologies
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    Silverstream in eight newbuild LNGC deal

    2020-07-27T12:11:00Z

    Silverstream Technologies has secured a new deal to install its air lubrication technology on board eight newbuild LNG carriers being constructed at Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea.

  • Titan LNG has been granted EU funding for its Bio2Bunker project Photo: Titan LNG
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    EU funding for Titan LNG project

    2020-07-23T12:22:00Z

    Titan LNG has been granted €11 million in funding from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the grant scheme supporting transport infrastructure, connectivity and the switch to greener fuels for transport.

  • ITB’s new LNG bunker barge will be built to ABS class Photo: ABS
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    ABS classification for ITB LNG bunker barge

    2020-07-23T11:57:00Z

    The first LNG bunker barge on North America’s west coast, which is expected to serve shipping from 2023, is to be built to ABS class.

  • Norway-based CGR Arctic Marine's innovative Liquid Methane Bunkering Vessel design combines pure gas generators, an energy management system featuring a 1.5MWh battery pack and shore-power connections.
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    KANFER SHIPPING TO MARKET LIQUID METHANE BUNKER VESSEL

    2020-07-23T10:53:00Z

    Norway-based Kanfer Shipping has entered into an exclusive agreement to market CGR Arctic Marine''s 96-metre 6,000cbm Liquid Methane Bunkering Vessel (LMBV)

  • SwiftBulk is installing the Fueltrax EFMS Photo: Fueltrax
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    SwiftBulk partners with Fueltrax

    2020-07-22T12:58:00Z

    SwiftBulk Holding Co., a subsidiary of Tiptree, has partnered with Fueltrax to install an electronic fuel monitoring system (EFMS) and Fueltrax Vision on its Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier vessel.

  • Enrico Baldasso from the Technical University of Denmark co-authored a paper modelling the potential cold energy recovery savings offered by ORC technology for LNG-fuelled vessels.
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    LNG COLD ENERGY RECOVERY POTENTIAL STUDY

    2020-07-16T18:35:00Z

    The potential benefits of LNG cold energy recovery via an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) unit have been theoretically evaluated for a container ship and a ferry, with promising fuel saving potential.

  • The vessels managed by Knutsen OAS Shipping include recent delivery Traiano Knutsen. (Image: Knutsen OAS Shipping)
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    Knutsen inks technical service agreement with GTT

    2020-07-16T13:42:00Z

    Leading independent tanker owner and operator Knutsen OAS Shipping signed a technical service agreement with Gaztransport & Technigaz’s (GTT) covering a fleet of 17 vessels.

  • Cryopeak and ITB are developing a new tug and barge for LNG bunkering Photo: Cryopeak
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    Breakthrough in LNG bunkering in Canada

    2020-07-16T13:15:00Z

    Cryopeak and ITB have developed a design for an articulated tug and barge (ATB) which is planned to be in operation in 2023.

  • BSM has launched a new training facility in Cyprus Photo: BSM
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    BSM launches liquid cargo training centre

    2020-07-16T13:11:00Z

    Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has launched a new liquid cargo training facility at its Maritime Training Centre in Cyprus to support its growing global LNG shipping operations.

  • WinGD has released revised guidance for cylinder oil selection and use. (Image: WinGD)
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    WinGD releases updated cylinder oil guidance

    2020-07-14T14:07:00Z

    Engine designer WinGD has released detailed cylinder oil guidance for its customers in a new cylinder lubrication guide, the company announced on 14 July.

  • GTT has received an order for three new LNGC Photo: GTT
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    GTT receives order for three LNGC

    2020-07-13T12:01:00Z

    GTT has received an order from the Chinese shipyard HudongZhonghua Shipbuilding Co. for the tank design of three new LNG carriers (LNGC) on behalf of the Chinese ship-owner COSCO Shipping.

  • Huibert Vigeveno, Downstream Director of Shell. (Image courtesy of Shell, copyright Ed Robinson)
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    Shell study identifies five priorities for shipping decarbonisation

    2020-07-07T17:56:00Z

    A Shell study launched today is proposing a roadmap of solutions to help the industry meet the IMO''s ambition to reduce carbon emissions. The study, which was jointly produced with Deloitte Netherlands and Deloitte UK, drew on interviews with senior shipping executives to identify industry priorities on decarbonising the shipping ...

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    GTT Training strikes LNG training deal

    2020-07-07T15:00:00Z

    UK-based GTT Training Limited has agreed an LNG training partnership with Wavelink Maritime Institute (WMI) of Singapore.

  • The Compact Reliq reliquefaction system can be installed on existing vessels without extensive modification requirements. (Image: Wärtsilä)
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    Compact Reliq reliquefaction solution launches

    2020-07-07T11:57:00Z

    Wärtsilä has launched a Compact Reliq reliquefaction plant. The system extends the company''s existing boil-off gas (BOG) reliquefaction solution to smaller size gas carriers and LNG bunker vessels, and is also intended to meet growing demand for retrofit solutions.