Liquid Natural Gas – Page 44

  • A cooperation agreement with three new participants was signed for the PERFECt project’s second phase
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    New partners for piston free vessel project

    2016-09-19T16:11:00Z

    GTT, CMA CGM and DNV GL have signed a cooperation agreement with new three new project participants for the second phase of the PERFECt project.

  • The 'Ohio' is the first of four Jones Act gas-fuelled tankers for Crowley Maritime to be classed by ABS
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    Guiding LNG development in North America

    2016-09-13T07:22:00Z

    From the classing of the very first gas carrier to a major role in today’s burgeoning North American LNG-fuelled fleet, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has a long perspective on one of the most promising alternative fuels on the market. Patrick Janssens, vice president of global gas solutions, speaks ...

  • Wärtsilä will deliver marine solutions to four new LNG fuelled tankers
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    Wärtsilä wins LNG fuelled tanker orders

    2016-09-12T14:50:00Z

    Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract for marine solutions covering four newbuild LNG tanker vessels.

  • The Gas4Sea triumvirate will begin LNG bunkering operations in Zeebrugge as a first step in its global plan
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    LNG trio forms global bunkering brand

    2016-09-07T11:14:00Z

    Engie, Mitsubishi Corp and NYK Line have established a new brand, Gas4Sea, under which to establish a global ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation.

  • Alfa Laval's new high-pressure fuel gas supply system features a space-saving diffusion bonded heat exchanger
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    Alfa Laval launches high-pressure fuel gas supply system

    2016-09-01T12:55:00Z

    A new fuel gas supply system from Alfa Laval has been designed to provide the high gas pressures required by many dual-fuel engines.

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    BV class for first dual-fuel chemical tanker

    2016-08-31T14:12:00Z

    Bureau Veritas has classed the first LNG-fuelled newbuilding oil/chemical tanker, the 15,000dwt Ternsund.

  • DNV GL is to study the development of the LNG bunkering market in Spain and Portugal (photo courtesy of the EC Innovation and Networks Executive Agency)
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    DNV GL studies Iberian Peninsula LNG market

    2016-08-31T08:25:00Z

    Class society DNV GL is undertaking a study for a European Commission co-funded project aiming to develop the LNG bunkering market in Spain and Portugal.

  • Johanna Lamminen, CEO of Gasum and Jaakko Eskola, president and CEO of Wärtsilä, conclude a wide cooperation to develop LNG markets
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    Wärtsilä and Gasum sign LNG cooperation

    2016-08-29T12:48:00Z

    Wärtsilä and Finnish gas company Gasum have signed a joint cooperation agreement aimed at developing the use, distribution, and service solutions for natural gas in marine and onshore applications.

  • Wärtsilä will supply the re-gasification system for an FSRU conversion project that Höegh LNG plans to carry out on a modern LNG vessel
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    Wärtsilä re-gasification for FSRU conversion

    2016-08-25T08:06:00Z

    Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the re-gasification system for a floating storage and re-gasification unit (FSRU) conversion project that Höegh LNG plans to carry out on a modern LNG vessel.

  • At the heart of MTU's new pure gas engine lies a control system, fed by in-cylinder pressure sensors, that can offer diesel-like performance
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    MTU places pure gas marker

    2016-08-15T10:01:00Z

    Rolls-Royce Power Systems is leveraging one of its most successful ranges, the MTU 4000 series, in a major debut in the gas-fuelled high-speed marine engine market. ''The Motorship'' speaks to Udo Sander, director of gas engine development, MTU about the landmark project.

  • From gas molecule owners to ship owners via containment specialists, class societies and engine makers - the 14-strong SEA\LNG consortium
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    SEA\LNG brings the business case

    2016-07-23T13:49:00Z

    A new consortium of fourteen LNG pioneers is aiming to support the wider uptake of LNG, lending their commercial experience to ship owners, ports and regulators as they consider their own approaches to gas as marine fuel.

  • A new, prismatic Type A containment system, the LNT A-BOX, is being used for a newbuild LNG carrier in China
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    Emphasis on efficiency as tank technology evolves

    2016-07-19T11:15:00Z

    Securing advances in LNG cargo containment system performance – notably in thermal efficiency and cargo vaporisation - is an enduring challenge for designers, writes David Tinsley.

  • The dual-fuelled 'Damia Desgagnés' is destined for operations on the Great Lakes from autumn
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    Canada’s first dual-fuelled combo carrier launched

    2016-07-18T14:21:00Z

    The first dual-fuelled ore-bulk-oil carrier for a Canadian owner has been launched at Besiktas shipyard in Turkey, for delivery to Groupe Desgagnés later this year.

  • Bunkering one of Tote's Marlin class LNG-fuelled newbuild containerships in Puerto Rico
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    SEA\LNG: Bringing the business case

    2016-07-18T09:58:00Z

    From gas molecule owners to ship operators via containment specialists, class societies, ports and engine makers, the broad SEA\LNG initiative unveiled last week represents a roll call of LNG pioneers. Chairman Peter Keller, executive vice president of Tote Inc, spoke to The Motorship about the group’s plans.

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    DNV GL advises EU on LNG uptake

    2016-07-13T15:00:00Z

    DNV GL has released a report for the EU providing recommendations on how to address the wider adoption of LNG as a marine fuel.

  • SEA/LNG members gather for the first time at a meeting in London this week
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    Wide industry coalition to promote LNG uptake

    2016-07-13T08:56:00Z

    A group of fleet owners, classification societies, port facilities, and energy experts have joined forces under a new coalition aiming to break the barriers associated with uptake of LNG as marine fuel.

  • The Singapore venture with Keppel extends Shell's LNG bunkering business into Asia as plans for a bunker barge (pictured) for the Rotterdam GATE terminal proceed
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    Keppel and Shell in Singapore LNG bunker venture

    2016-07-11T08:01:00Z

    Keppel Corp and Shell have formed a joint venture to provide LNG bunkering services in Singapore, as the Maritime and Ports Authority (MPA) extends its green shipping incentive to LNG fuelled vessels.

  • LNG Hybrid Barge in the port of Hamburg
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    Becker reports smooth start for LNG cold ironing

    2016-07-07T14:59:00Z

    Hybrid Port Energy, a subsidiary company of Becker Marine Systems, has reported that the Hummel LNG Hybrid Barge at the Port of Hamburg has been working effectively.

  • LNG carriers could benefit from knowing exactly what they are carrying
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    When gas isn’t just gas

    2016-07-06T11:53:00Z

    Two streams of gas engine research have recently collided – with results that should make LNG carrier owners and engine manufacturers sit up and take notice, writes Stevie Knight.

  • Hyundai Mipo's 6,600m3 design, to the requirements of the Zeebrugge LNG terminal, will be capable of refuelling vessels up to 20,000 teu in size
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    Hyundai Mipo LNG bunker vessel design approved

    2016-07-01T07:32:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register has granted approval in principle for a 6,600m3 capacity LNG bunkering vessel designed by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) to the requirements of the Zeebrugge LNG terminal.