Latest Fuels & Lubricants – Page 66
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NewsFjord Lines plans LNG production facility
The Danish port of Hirtshals is to open the country’s first LNG production facility in partnership with Fjord Line, in a move that will further boost the spread of gas-fuelled shipping in Scandinavia.
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NewsDNV GL to develop fuel quality tool
DNV GL is joining forces with Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) to develop a new module for its ECO Insight fleet performance management solution.
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NewsABS class for LNG carrier
ABS will provide approval of a containment system and classification for a new medium-sized LNG vessel to be built in China for Sino-Norwegian company Landmark Capital.
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NewsNew Zealand ferry trials emulsion fuel
Interislander passenger and vehicle ferry ‘Arahura’ will run an auxiliary engine on a fuel oil emulsion for three months, after an initial two-day test in 2013 showed reduced emissions and fuel consumption, reports Dag Pike.
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First Russian LNG bunker vessels planned
United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is to build three LNG bunker vessels for a new LNG plant under construction by LNG-Gorskaya, Russian marine news service IAA PortNews has reported.
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Cylinder success for Hansa Shipping vessel
The 3,554 teu Hansa Shipping container vessel ‘Debussy’ is set to exceed 50,000 running hours without piston overhaul, according to its latest MAN service report.
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NewsGTT receives Hyundai FSRU order
LNG membrane containment system provider GTT will supply its Mark III Flex technology to a new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).
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NewsLNG Ro-Pax of the future
Deltamarin unveiled what it calls its new LNG ro-pax vessel of the future, ‘DeltaChallenger’, during the Nor-Shipping 2015 exhibition in Oslo.
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NewsHamburg cruise ship gets barge powered
An AIDA cruise ship has become the first vessel at the Port of Hamburg to receive environmentally-friendly power from the Becker Marine Systems’ HUMMEL LNG Hybrid Barge.
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NewsDSME monitors LNG carrier performance
Software provider NAPA and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering have launched a performance monitoring system tailored to DSME gas carriers.
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Shell expands lubricant and app availability
Shell Marine Products has expanded its port coverage in seven countries, bringing its total network to 532 ports in 40 countries.
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Moran Towing secures LNG fuelling patent
US-based Moran Towing Corporation, a partner of Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), has been granted US Patent 8,967,174 for ‘Articulated conduit systems and uses thereof for fuel gas transfer between a tug and barge’.
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NewsPreparing for the fuels of the future
In the first interview in our new series Steve Walker, Global Marine Equipment Builder Manager at ExxonMobil, talks with Gavin Lipsith about how the company is investing strongly to stay ahead of an industry that is evolving faster than ever.
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NewsEighth ship for Cameron LNG project
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Mitsui and Imabari Shipbuilding have entered into a long-term Time Charter contract for the USA Cameron LNG Export Project.
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NewsWinterthur demonstrates new DF engine
Winterthur Gas and Diesel (WinGD) has demonstrated a run of the first large bore model from its new range of Wärtsilä X-DF low-speed two-stroke engines that it says is in response to LNG carrier demand.
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Two-stroke companies prepare for IMO Tier III
The two big engine builders say they are ready for IMO Tier III NOx limits, while in Japan, a novel low pressure exhaust gas recirculation system is in development, which will enable compliance at lower cost, writes Bill Thomson.
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NewsWorld’s ‘first’ LNG containership launched
‘Isla Bella’, said to be the world’s first LNG-powered containership has been launched by owner TOTE.
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News'Kvitbjørn' completes longest LNG-fuelled voyage
Nor Lines’ ''Kvitbjørn’ has become the world’s first vessel to operate between Asia and Europe running solely on LNG and propelled by a Rolls-Royce pure gas engine.
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DuPont nets Condor scrubber contract
DuPont Sustainable Solutions is to supply its marine scrubber systems for two Condor ferries, enabling them to meet all IMO Annex VI sulphur requirements.
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NewsDFDS opts for scrubber on ‘Ark Dania’
ME Production subsidiary Marine Exhaust Technology has completed the basic stage of a scrubber retrofit onboard DFDS vessel ‘Ark Dania’, the first of two of the operator’s vessels to install ME scrubbers.
