Liquid Natural Gas – Page 41
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NewsKongsberg efficiency for LNG newbuild
A German shipbuilder has chosen Kongsberg’s Integrated Vessel Concept to equip a newbuild LNG research ship it is building for Germany’s national hydrographic agency.
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NewsForging a new LNG segment
Few vessel sectors have grown dramatically in recent years, but the market for floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) is on the up after record contract awards in 2016. Sveinung Stohle, CEO of FSRU pioneer Hoegh LNG, shares his thoughts on the sector and the company’s approach.
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NewsMAN Cryo FGSS for LNG-battery duo
MAN Cryo is to supply fuel gas supply systems (FGSS) for two LNG-battery vessels to be built by Vard for Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten Nord.
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NewsCOSCO and Wärtsilä design LNG fleet
Wärtsilä and COSCO shipping Heavy Industry Co (CHI) have developed a natural gas operating fleet concept which has obtained Lloyd''s Register''s (LR) Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate.
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NewsWinGD hails LNG Aframax contract
Two-stroke engine designer WinGD has hailed the selection of its X-DF dual-fuel technology for the world’s first LNG powered Aframax tankers, ordered last month by Sovcomflot (SCF).
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NewsSovcomflot outlines broader LNG plans
Russian shipping operator Sovcomflot appeared at the Gastech 2017 conference in Tokyo to discuss its broader LNG plans and its belief that the future of tanker industry belongs to LNG-fuelled vessels.
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NewsLNG carrier design unveiled
DSME and DNV GL have unveiled a joint development project (JDP) for the design of an innovative, efficient LNG carrier based on the latest technology.
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NewsTorghatten orders LNG-battery ferry quintet
Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten Nord has placed orders for two 130m LNG-battery ferries to be built by Vard Brevik, with plans for a further three to be built at an as-yet undecided yard.
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NewsHoegh LNG selects Wärtsilä systems and maintenance
Norwegian LNG transport and processing company Hoegh LNG is to employ Wärtsilä engines and regasification plant on two new floating storage and regasifcation units (FSRU).
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Containership LNG fuel tank gets approval
A gas fuel tank designed by Hyundai Heavy Industries to fit a 14,500 TEU containership has been granted a certificate of general design approval (GD) from ABS
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NewsAET throws weight behind LNG transition
AET Tankers has announced that up to four of its Aframax ships under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries will have LNG dual-fuel propulsion.
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NewsFloating terminal to simplify LNG bunkering
Houlder, Wärtsilä and Trelleborg have developed a floating transfer terminal (FTT) that will enable ship to-shore LNG bunkering without a jetty, reducing infrastructure investment for small to mid-scale projects.
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NewsABB power for BW Group FSRU
ABB is to supply power and electric propulsion systems to a new 174,000m3 floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co (DSME) for BW Group.
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NewsSCF orders gas-fuelled aframax quartet
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries is to build four 114,000 dwt tankers - understood to be the first gas-fuelled aframax vessels ordered - for Russian shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF).
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NewsWorld’s largest containership designed ‘LNG ready’
The recently delivered ‘MOL Triumph’ – at 20,170 teu, the world’s largest containership – has been built with the potential for conversion to LNG fueled operations, owner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has reported.
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NewsAlgoship gets ABS approval for gas bulker
ABS has granted Approval in Principle for Algoship Designers Ltd’s dual-fuel design concept, the Seatransporter-DF.
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NewsEditorial: OEMs role in advancing gas fuel
In the absence of game-changing advances in either supply or demand for gas fuel, equipment suppliers have a pivotal role in driving the market forward, writes The Motorship editor Gavin Lipsith.
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NewsMeeting the demands of the growing LNG market
Damen Shipyards Group’s growing range of Liquefied Gas Carriers is a response to the changes seen in the maritime LNG market in recent years, with designs now meeting a variety of capacity requirements from 500m3 to 7,500m3.
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NewsAlfa Laval opens gas test site
At Alfa Laval’s testing and training facility in Aalborg, Denmark, the equipment manufacturer and its marine customers are gaining experience with the fuels of the future.
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NewsFirst high-speed DF engine conversion
Fred Olsen has carried out the world’s first conversion of high-speed engines for dual-fuel operation, with installations planned on the ‘Bencomo Express’ ferry sailing between Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
