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NewsGram to buy four 7,000 CEU dual fuel PCTCs
Gram Car Carriers (GCC) has formed Global Auto Carriers for the purpose of ordering four 7,000 CEU dual fuel pure car truck carriers (PCTCs) from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, with the option for an additional 2+2 vessels at the same yard.
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NewsWärtsilä launches new large bore dual-fuel engine
Wärtsilä has launched the latest addition to its multi-fuel engine portfolio: the Wärtsilä 46TS-DF engine.
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NewsIs LNG the shipping industry’s dirty secret?
Transport & Environment recently released colourful images of gas and heat plumes from the stacks of two vessels, claiming to have exposed “Europe’s dirty secret at sea,” but industry organisation SEA-LNG is disappointed with what it sees as misinformation.
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NewsChina boasts world-leading LNG carrier order
China remained the world’s leading shipbuilder in the first quarter of the year, taking up nearly half of the international market share, with recent orders for LNG carriers set to boost figures further.
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NewsDual-Fuel Suction Dredger from Singapore
Singapore’s shipbuilding sector has raised its international profile another notch through Keppel Offshore & Marine’s handover of its first dual-fuel dredger.
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NewsShell aims to double its LNG bunkering network
Shell has published its Energy Transition Progress Report 2021 indicating that it is aiming to double the size of its LNG bunkering network by the mid-2020s, to around 15 major ports on key international trading routes.
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NewsME-GI engines chosen for hybrid ro-ro newbuildings
MAN Energy Solutions has won the order for 4 × dual-fuel MAN B&W 6S60ME-GI (gas injection) engines in connection with the construction of two hybrid, 8,000 lane-metre, ro-ro vessels for CLdN, the Luxembourg-based shipping group.
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NewsWärtsilä optimises maintenance and emissions for MMS gas carriers
Wärtsilä has signed Optimised Maintenance Agreements (OMAs) covering two LNG carrier vessels technically managed and operated by the Japanese shipping group MMS.
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NewsInternational team to test CCS on LNG-fuelled ships
A project led by TNO has received €3.4 million from an EU climate action fund to accelerate the uptake of ship-based carbon capture by international shipping companies.
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NewsDNV AiP for GTT/Deltamarin LNG-fuelled PCTC
DNV approves design for a new generation of LNG-fuelled PCTCs
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NewsSynthetic natural gas cuts GHG emissions on container ship
MAN Energy Solutions has reported that the 1,036-TEU container ship, ElbBLUE – the former Wes Amelie – has reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 27% by operating on a blend of climate-neutral, synthetic natural gas (SNG) and conventional liquefied natural gas (LNG), compared to LNG alone.
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NewsWinGD confirms higher X-DF2.0 fuel efficiencies
Swiss engine designer, WinGD has confirmed that fuel savings achieved with its X-DF2.0 engine technology have surpassed initial expectations.
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NewsGTT receives AiP for Mark III upgrade
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to GTT’s upgrade of the Mark III system with a design pressure up to 2 bar gauge (barg) for LNG fuel applications.
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NewsDual-fuel LNG bunkering vessel to serve western Japan
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has received an order for an LNG bunkering vessel that will be equipped with a dual-fuel engine, a first for an LNG bunkering vessel in Japan.
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NewsNew LNG-fuelled PCTC Delivered to NYK
NYK has taken delivery of Plumeria Leader, an LNG-fuelled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) built at the Shin Kurushima Dockyard of Shin Kurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding, Japan.
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NewsWärtsilä to support new LNG-fuelled ferry
Wärtsilä will provide technical support via a long-term service agreement for its solutions installed on Brittany Ferries’ latest RoPax vessel, the Salamanca.
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NewsUS Drive to Cut Methane Emissions
Engineering services company MAHLE Powertrain has secured US Government funding for a technological research initiative to reduce methane emissions.
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Electrolux partners with shipping companies to reduce emissions
Electrolux will now use more sustainable fuels for 25% of its total sea freight as part of a partnership with Maersk and CMA CGM Group.
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NewsProject Aims to Get the Measure of Methane Escape
A joint project has been launched to measure methane emissions from vessels fuelled by LNG. In addition to continuous onboard monitoring techniques, the endeavour will use drones and helicopters.
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NewsWärtsilä to service reliquefaction plant on four Knutsen OAS vessels
Wärtsilä has signed a service agreement with the Norway based fleet operator Knutsen OAS. The contract covers the reliquefaction plant for four LNG carriers and is designed to optimise their day-to-day operational performance.
