Latest Fuels & Lubricants – Page 32
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NewsWinGD's iCER opens up operating window and development opportunities
The first technology unveiled as ‘supporting act’ for WinGD’s recently released X-DF 2.0 platform promises to open up the engine’s operating window, writes Stevie Knight
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NewsChevron assesses 2020 fuel switch in white paper
Chevron Marine Lubricants has distilled its experiences of working with new fuels and lubricants into a new whitepaper, taking stock of the first six months of low-sulphur fuel operations for international shipping.
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NewsTwo more dual-fuel chemical tankers will feature LGM Engineering FGSS
Gloryholder Liquefied Gas Machinery (LGM Engineering) has been contracted to supply integrated LNG equipment for two dual-fuel chemical tankers for Swedish operator Tarbit.
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NewsFirst ME-GI engine with new PVU unit completes sea trials
The first ME-GI engine to feature MAN Energy Solutions’ newly-developed Pump Vaporizer Unit (PVU) has successfully completed LNG gas trials in South Korea, MAN ES has announced.
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NewsAiP from LR for SHI LNG tanker
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering has been granted approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register for a medium-size tanker equipped with a high-pressure LNG dual-fuel system.
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NewsMAN ES targets 4-stroke DF methane slip reductions
MAN Energy Solutions has issued a white paper addressing how it is addressing the challenge of methane slip from its portfolio of two-stroke and four-stroke engines. The company continues to guarantee methane slip of between 0.2-0.3 g/kWh from its two-stroke ME-GI engines over their load range.
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NewsLNT Marine in JDP for Wuhumax 40,000cbm LNGC
LNT Marine has signed a Joint Design Project agreement with SDARI and Wuhu Shipyard to develop a design for a 40,000cbm LNG carrier. The shallow draft ''Wuhumax'' design will be optimised for operations in the Yangtze River, and will feature LNT Marine''s LNTA-BOX (Type A) containment system.
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NewsShell inks long-term charters for six new LNG carriers
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.
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NewsTitan LNG looks beyond LNG barging capacity expansion
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.
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NewsLBG offers possibility of further emissions reductions
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.
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NewsADERCO WARNS OF VLSFO THREATS FOR SHIPOWNERS
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.
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NewsNewport offers LNG conversion services
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.
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NewsFirst truck-to-ship LNG bunkering in Germany
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.
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NewsSilverstream in eight newbuild LNGC deal
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.
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NewsEU funding for Titan LNG project
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.
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NewsABS classification for ITB LNG bunker barge
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.
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NewsKANFER SHIPPING TO MARKET LIQUID METHANE BUNKER VESSEL
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)
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NewsSwiftBulk partners with Fueltrax
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.
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NewsLNG COLD ENERGY RECOVERY POTENTIAL STUDY
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.
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NewsKnutsen inks technical service agreement with GTT
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.
