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NewsWärtsilä to launch 2-stroke conversion solution in Q1 2022
Wärtsilä has confirmed that it plans to launch a commercial Two-Stroke Future Fuels Conversion solution in Q1 2022. The solution will draw on the technology company’s patented engine combustion technology platform to enable the fast and cost-effective conversion of two-stroke main engines to operate on clean-burning future fuels.
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NewsGTT LNGC tank design for DSME
GTT has received an order from its partner, the Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for the tank design of a new LNG carrier on behalf of an Asian shipowner.
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NewsGrowing Asian Demand Fuels Red Hot LNG Market
Sharp recoveries in spot demand for energy in Asia and Europe, supply disruption and unseasonal weather have contributed to a sharp run up in seaborne LNG prices, but the long-term rise in LNG demand seems certain to drive an acceleration in vessel orders
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NewsItalian Yard Strengthens Ro-Pax Brand
Europe’s most consistent builder of ro-pax tonnage, Cantiere Navale Visentini, has floated-out its longest and widest vessel to date. The 206m ferry ordered by French company Corsica Linea has been specified with LNG-fuelled propulsion and is expected to debut in the traffic between Marseilles and Ajaccio or Bastia for the ...
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NewsWärtsilä Eyes End-2023 For Ammonia Retrofit Trial
A partnership that extends back to 2003 with Eidesvik Off shore’s adoption of LNG is being extended again as the company embarks on a retrofi t project to test Wärtsilä’s ammonia engine technology
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NewsBV cyber AiP for SHI LNGC design
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has become the first shipbuilding company to receive an Approval in Principle (AiP) under Bureau Veritas’ Cyber Managed Prepared notation for its design of an LNG carrier.
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NewsQatarEnergy places LNG orders with Korean shipyards
QatarEnergy has placed the first batch of LNG shipbuilding orders with Korean shipyards as part of its historic shipbuilding programme to meet future LNG carrier requirements.
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NewsNew ORC heat recovery systems boost energy efficiency of dual-fuel engines
Researchers from Korea Maritime & Ocean University have developed two organic Rankine cycle (ORC) heat recovery systems to improve the energy efficiency of LNG-fuelled ships running dual-fuel engines.
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NewsGTT to design tanks for new CSSC Group LNG carrier
GTT has received an order from its partner, the Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, for the tank design of a new LNG carrier on behalf of the leasing entity of the Chinese CSSC Group.
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NewsAlfa Laval strengthens its LNG portfolio with the Gas Combustion Unit 2.0
Simplicity lays the groundwork for reliability in the Alfa Laval Gas Combustion Unit (GCU), which has long set the standard for boil-off combustion on LNG carriers (LNGCs). Through design enhancements and connectivity, Alfa Laval has taken the GCU’s original simplicity and made it even smarter in the new GCU 2.0. ...
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NewsBabcock LGE discusses multi-fuel future for shipping industry
Andrew Scott, Business Development Director at Babcock LGE, shares his thoughts on the emerging alternative fuel markets and gives an insight into the market leading technology of LGE in an exclusive interview with The Motorship.
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NewsPROPULSION & FUTURE FUELS 2021: REGULATORY ISSUES TO FORE ON DAY ONE
The first day of The Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels Conference 2021 brought together ship owners, ship operators and industry leaders to discuss the challenge of decarbonisation and strategies to meet existing and future IMO targets.
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NewsGermans put up €86 million for LNG bunkerships
The German Government is putting up €86 million over two years to encourage the construction of LNG bunker ships in home shipyards.
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NewsNew study highlights the potential of renewable methane in Germany
The potential for renewable methane to replace fossil natural gas as a fuel for heavy-duty vehicles and ships in Germany is vast, according to a study by NOW GmbH and the Hamburg University of Technology.
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NewsNaming Ceremony for France’s First LNG Bunker Vessel
The 18,600m³ bunker vessel Gas Vitality has been officially named at a ceremony held at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China. The vessel will be the first LNG bunker vessel to be based in France, and will be owned by Emerald Green Maritime, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). ...
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NewsNew Elenger bunker vessel extends LNG bunker network to Gulf of Finland
Estonian energy company Elenger has added ship-to-ship bunkering to its services, after taking delivery of its first bunker vessel in the port of Rotterdam. The 6,000m3 Optimus will be the first LNG bunkering vessel to operate in the Gulf of Finland, where it will meet increasing demand from LNG-fuelled vessels, ...
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NewsHøglund awarded FGSS and automation contract for Sunrise Reliance feeder
Høglund has been awarded the contract for the retrofit of an automation and Fuel Gas Supply System (FGSS) solution for United States shipping company Sunrise Reliance LLC.
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NewsAnother Link In Med LNG Supply Chain
Avenir LNG has reached a new stage in its development of a fleet of dual-purpose, liquefied natural gas supply and bunkering tankers through the delivery from China of the 7,500m3-capacity Avenir Aspiration.
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NewsBenefits Of Running On LNG Stack Up For Large Crude Carriers
The LNG propulsion market is picking up for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) as new orders signal recognition of the benefits.
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NewsSynthetic Natural Gas Makes Its Commercial Debut
On a sunny autumn afternoon near the north German coast on Wednesday, 29 October 2021, a select audience gathered to watch the bunkering of a test cargo of 20 tons of LNG onto a 1,036 teu capacity container vessel
