Latest Fuels & Lubricants – Page 68
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Russia considers MGO excise duty
Recent proposals by Russia’s leading oil suppliers to impose excise duty on marine distillate fuel could leave the country facing a shortage of low-sulphur marine fuel, Eugene Gerden reports.
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NewsRemontowa cuts steel on BC dual-fuel ferry
Polish yard Remontowa has begun work on the first of three dual-fuel (LNG and ultra-low sulphur diesel) vessels for Canadian operator BC Ferries.
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Mitsubishi makes progress on low-pressure EGR
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is working on an IMO Tier III compliant scrubber system that it says will achieve lower equipment and operational costs than high-pressure exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems.
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NewsCheap oil offsets sulphur regulation costs
Lower oil prices have minimised the cost impact of tighter sulphur caps in Europe and North America ECAs, according to data gathered by Drewry Maritime Research.
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Marine fuel shows improvement in 2015
The quality of marine fuel has risen in early 2015 according to early results revealed by the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA).
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BIO-UV partners with Choice Ballast Solutions
French ballast water treatment manufacturer BIO-UV has partnered with US-based Choice Ballast Solutions for engineering and installation of its BIO-SEA systems for US shipowners.
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NewsWärtsilä DF engines for Shell LNG bunker vessel
Wärtsilä is to supply DF dual-fuel engines for a specialised LNG bunker vessel being built by STX Offshore and Shipbuilding Company for Shell.
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NewsLNG carrier delivered to Papua New Guinea
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd (MOL) has taken delivery of the first in a series of four LNG carriers that will be used to transport LNG from the Papua New Guinea and Gorgon Jansz LNG project in Australia.
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NewsABB propulsion for Chinese LNG carriers
Power and automation technology group ABB is to deliver electrical propulsion systems for four LNG carriers under construction by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for a joint venture between China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), China LNG Shipping (CLNG) and Teekay.
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EXMAR to develop Canadian FLNG facility
Belgium-based EXMAR is to develop and operate the floating liquefaction (FLNG) facility as part of the Douglas Channel LNG project in British Columbia, Canada.
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MHI next-generation LNG carriers on order
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is to build two next-generation LNG carriers for Mitsui & Co Ltd that will feature hybrid propulsion systems.
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NewsGTT membranes for more LNG carriers
France-based Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) has won another order for its membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of LNG.
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NewsLNG breakthrough for Wärtsilä in China
Wärtsilä is to supply LNG reliquefaction plants and gas handling systems to four LNG carriers being built by the Hudong-Zhongua Shipbuilding yard in China.
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Yara Marine wins Hyundai scrubber contract
Yara Marine Technologies, formerly Green Tech Marine, has won an order to supply six scrubber systems to LPG Carriers being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries at Hyundai Mipo.
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NewsKorea Gas LNG containment system approved
Korea Gas Corp (KOGAS), the world’s largest LNG importer, has received extended design approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the KC-1 LNG cargo containment system.
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NewsThordon Bearings questions use of EALs
Thordon Bearings has questioned the viability of environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs), claiming that seawater is the only cost-effective and environmentally safe lubricant.
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Green Tech renamed Yara Marine Technologies
Exhaust gas cleaning system provider Green Tech Marine has been renamed Yara Marine Technologies after its acquisition by Yara International last year.
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NewsCROE wins Stena scrubber contract
CR Ocean Engineering (CROE) will design and supply two open-loop scrubbing systems for the main engines on the Stena RoRo vessel Forerunner.
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NewsWool lube oil filters claimed to perform better than centrifuges
Danish company GreenOil reports on a collaboration with ship operator Torm involving using filtration rather than centrifuges to clean lubricating oil in the auxiliary engines of two ships, by Joel Goodstein.
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NewsPreparing for ECA 2015: how to prove compliance
Alok Sharma, head of marine, Inatech, looks at how shipowners can demonstrate that they are in compliance with the new sulphur regulations
