Latest Fuels & Lubricants – Page 57
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WSS fuel testing
Ship operators should make on board fuel testing an operational necessity according to Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS).
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NewsLNG carriers prepare for sulphur changes
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co (MHI-MME) has completed retrofit work on boilers onboard 80 gas carriers as owners prepare for regulations limiting fuel sulphur content.
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NewsFirst purpose built LNG bunker vessel
ENGIE, Fluxys, Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK have taken delivery of what has been called the world’s first purpose built liquefied natural gas bunkering vessel (LBV) from Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co Ltd.
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NewsISO standard for safe bunkering of LNG ships
The clear need to standardise LNG bunkering operations for all stakeholders at the international level has finally been recognised in a new ISO standard set up to ensure LNG-fuelled vessels can bunker in a safe and sustainable way.
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NewsFirst boxship LNG conversion set for May
The world’s first conversion of a container feeder ship to dual fuel propulsion will be carried out in May and could be followed by three more ships, according to owner Wessels Reederei.
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NewsNew head outlines Total Lubmarine strategy
Robert Joore, the new general manager of Total Lubmarine has laid out his vision for the company, focusing on developing a range of innovative solutions for ship operators operating in poor freight markets in a low-sulphur era.
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GTT upgrades Teekay technical service agreement
Teekay and GTT have recently signed a Technical Service Agreement (TSA) for 23 vessels equipped with the GTT technologies Mark III and NO96.
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NewsBSM and Babcock plan Baltic LNG bunker ship
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) and engineering company Babcock International Group are to develop 7,500m3 gas supply vessel (GSV) for providing LNG to ships and shore-based gas consumers in the Baltic Sea.
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NewsHoulder and KLAW partner on LNG transfer
Marine Engineers Houlder and KLAW LNG have signed a new memorandum of understanding to develop a new bunker and transfer solution.
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NewsMAN Cryo FGSS for Italian ferry
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s LNG fuel gas system division is to deliver a fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for a double-ended fo-pax ferry under construction at Sefine Shipyard in Turkey for Italian owner Caronte and Tourist.
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NewsFirst OEM approved BN140 lubricant launched
Chevron Marine Lubricants has launched Taro Special HT Ultra, the first BN140 cylinder lubricant approved by OEMs for use in the highly corrosive environments of the latest two-stroke diesel engines.
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NewsLNG-fuelled capesize development project planned
A collaboration between mining companies and shipping stakeholders is to develop a LNG-fuelled capesize bulk carrier for a proposed ‘green corridor’ between Australia and China.
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NewsLNG carrier delivered
TOKYO-Mitsui OSK Lines has delivered the LNG carrier ''CESI Qingdao'' to Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding on 6 January.
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NewsGTT technology will equip new LNG carrier
Gaztransport & Technigaz’s (GTT) Mark V technology will equip a new LNG carrier being built by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).
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NewsWärtsilä care for MOL LNG carriers
Wärtsilä has signed a ten-year maintenance agreement for two LNG carriers with MOL LNG Transport Europe Ltd, a strategic move to increase the reliability of the vessels'' operations and reduce operational costs.
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NewsUS and Canada move to limit Arctic HFO use
The US and Canada have committed to concrete actions to protect and sustain the Arctic ecosystem with the countries beginning a strategy to phase down the use of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO).
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NewsGermans get first LNG research ship
The German Government has ordered a new €113.8 million survey, wreck location and research ship with dual fuel LNG drive and says it will be the world’s first ocean-going public service vessel of its kind, reports Tom Todd.
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NewsLNG regasification control system agreement
DSME and Kongsberg Maritime have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) for a new LNG FSRU regasification control system.
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NewsFuel treatment crucial in low-sulphur future
Ship owners must remain vigilant to fuel condition issues as they consider options for complying with the IMO’s 2020 global sulphur cap, Wilhelmsen Ships Service has warned.
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NewsMaersk Fluid Technology updates blending calculator
Maersk Fluid Technology has upgraded its SEA-Mate Blending-on-Board Value Calculator, a tool used to show potential savings that can be achieved by blending cylinder lubricant onboard.
