Latest Fuels & Lubricants – Page 9

  • Stylish state-of-the-art: the newly-delivered MSC World Europa.
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    MSC Cruiseship Showcases LNG Uptake

    2022-11-07T11:25:00Z

    Bastion of French commercial shipbuilding, Chantiers de l’Atlantique, has handed over the largest cruise ship to date powered by LNG-fuelled engines. The 215,863gt MSC World Europa also features an LNG-fed fuel cell that will serve as a technology demonstrator.

  • The Aloha duo Daniel K.Inouye (pictured) and Kaimana Hila are powered by MAN ME-GI dual-fuel main movers.
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    Matson orders three LNG-fuelled containerships

    2022-11-03T11:53:00Z

    Matson, Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Matson Navigation Company, Inc., a leading US carrier in the Pacific, has signed contracts with Philly Shipyard Inc. to build three new 3,600 TEU Aloha Class containerships for an aggregate price of approximately US$1 billion. 

  • Unni Einemo, the Director of IBIA.
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    IBIA welcomes Rotterdam’s plans to mandate MFMs

    2022-11-03T11:17:00Z

    The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has welcomed news that the Port of Rotterdam appears to be moving toward making the use of mass flow meters (MFMs) mandatory for bunker deliveries.

  • Peter Quaade, Head of Dual Fuel Technology group at MAN Energy Solutions (credit: MAN ES)
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    Individual ME-GI orders surpass 500

    2022-11-03T11:04:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions has announced that its portfolio of two-stroke, dual-fuel engines has passed more than 1,000 units on order or in service, with more than 500 ME-GI engine orders. 

  • Oshima Shipbuilding has received an order for two more 95,000dwt dual-fuel coal carriers from NYK Line.
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    NYK to order two LNG-fuelled large coal carriers

    2022-11-02T11:29:00Z

    NYK has announced that it will order two LNG-fuelled 95,000dwt coal carriers from Oshima Shipbuilding.

  • DSME and POSCO believe that the use of high-manganese steel for a rectangular LNG fuel tank offers price, strength and assembly advantages over traditional materials.
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    DSME installs new hi-Mn LNG tank on container ship

    2022-11-02T10:43:00Z

    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has installed a high manganese steel LNG fuel tank on a dual fuel-propelled container ship for the first time.

  • Daphne Technology's Chief Product Officer, Thomas F. Werner, says the company is planning a land-based test of a catalyst-free, electrical system this year on a 700kW gas engine at a test facility in Germany.
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    Methane slip reduction technologies ready for 2023 testing

    2022-11-01T10:03:00Z

    In a webinar following the release of the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) paper, Reducing methane emissions onboard vessels, manufacturers have highlighted some key events taking place next year.

  • The CIMAC WG7 review found incidences of fuel system failures and engine problems were not isolated to any specific machinery, component make or brand of affected separators, filters, two-stroke engines, or four-stroke engines.
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    CIMAC releases paper on COC fuel contamination

    2022-10-31T10:31:00Z

    CIMAC has published a white paper from CIMAC WG7 Fuels entitled Organic Chloride Fuel Incidents stating its position on the marine fuel incidents that occurred earlier this year.

  • UECC has taken delivery of its third dual-fuel hybrid PCTC.
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    Third LNG-fuelled PCTC delivered

    2022-10-31T10:19:00Z

    UECC has taken delivery of its third and final newbuild LNG battery hybrid pure car and truck carrier (PCTC).

  • There are 224 X72DF engines in service and more than 130 engines on order, Volkmar Galke, Director, Global Sales, WinGD noted.
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    WinGD books engine orders for 25 LNGC newbuildings

    2022-10-26T10:42:00Z

    WinGD has received 25 orders for its dual-fuel X72DF-2.1 engine featuring its new on-engine iCER , the company announced. The orders for 50 engines have been placed by multiple shipyards and shipowners in connection with QatarEnergy’s North Field East (NFE) project, the biggest LNG carrier newbuilding project in history. 

  • Euronav has confirmed that it has ordered two further Suezmax vessels from Daehan Shipbuilding, with delivery expected in the third quarter of 2024.
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    Euronav orders LNG, ammonia, methanol-ready vessels

    2022-10-25T09:55:00Z

    Euronav has ordered two future-fuel ready Suezmax tankers from Daehan Shipbuilding.

  • Another research ship reference for Vigo: keel-laying for the Odon de Buen.
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    New Showcase For Spanish Ocean Research

    2022-10-24T09:36:00Z

    Spanish capability for oceanographic research is set to be enhanced by an 85m newbuild laid down this month at Vigo. Ordered from Astilleros Armon to the account of the Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia (IEO), the Odon de Buen will become the country’s largest and most advanced research ship on scheduled ...

  • Titan is planning to build a 200,000 tonne/year bio-LNG liquefaction plant focused on the maritime market at the Port of Amsterdam.
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    Titan plans new bio-LNG plant

    2022-10-17T09:33:00Z

    Titan has chosen the Port of Amsterdam as the site for its new biomethane (bio-LNG) liquefaction plant.

  • Over 1 million metric tons of off-specification or non-compliant fuels are detected each year, according to a recent LR/Thetius study.
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    Off-spec fuel can cost $50,000 per incident

    2022-10-14T10:54:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register (LR), in collaboration with marine innovation consultancy Thetius, has published a new report titled ‘Testing Times – The vital role of ship fuel oil testing and quantity verification in an uncertain era’ estimating that in excess of 1 million metric tons of off-specification or non-compliant fuels are detected ...

  • Shell has signed an agreement with KSOE, DNV and Doosan Fuel Cell to launch a vessel powered by a SOFC in 2025.
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    Shell to demonstrate SOFC on LNG carrier

    2022-10-12T11:07:00Z

    Shell has signed a deal to power an LNG carrier with a HyAxiom-developed solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) to test the technology’s ability to cut carbon emissions from maritime transport.

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    CMHI-Jiangsu and GTT ink membrane deal

    2022-10-10T11:03:00Z

    CMHI-Jiangsu is now licensed for the construction of large capacity LNG carriers following a deal to use GTT membrane technology

  • The official launch of the SIBCON 2022 exhibition in Singapore was held earlier this week.
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    Singapore accelerates digitalisation of its bunkering supply chain

    2022-10-07T11:03:00Z

    A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Singapore Trade Data Exchange Services (SGTraDex) and key industry solution providers to accelerate digitalisation of Singapore’s bunkering supply chain.

  • Typical well-to-wake emissions of marine fuels
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    BV white paper promotes WtW approach

    2022-10-06T10:39:00Z

    A new white paper from Bureau Veritas (BV) presents an overview of different alternative fuels, considering issues such as availability and promoting a well-to-wake (WtW) approach to emissions.

  • The study's findings suggest that pure bioLNG could cover up to 3% of the total energy demand for shipping fuels in 2030 and 13% in 2050.
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    Report: BioLNG likely cheaper than other fuels

    2022-10-06T10:35:00Z

    Bio-LNG can meet a significant proportion of future shipping demand and will be among the cheapest sustainable alternative marine fuels, according to a new study commissioned by SEA\LNG.

  • The naming ceremony of the Brassavola LNG bunker vessel was held at Sembcorp Marine’s Tuas Boulevard Yard on 4 October 2022.
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    New LNG bunker vessel to expand capacity in Singapore in Q1 2023

    2022-10-04T10:33:00Z

    The beginning of TotalEnergies Marine Fuels’ LNG bunkering services in Singapore moved closer following the ship naming ceremony of the Brassavola LNG bunker vessel that was held at Sembcorp Marine’s Tuas Boulevard Yard today.