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Ammmonia
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Using an abundant, if toxic, resource to power the maritime fleet. A mature future fuel already in use - but will it become dominant? LNG is currently the most popular lower carbon fuel, but with bio and e-LNG it could move beyond its current transition fuel status supported by extensive existing infrastructure. Numerous NGOs protested against the IMO earlier this year putting biofuels in its Global Fuel Standard, but the “fuel versus food” debate seems to have been solved by deriving fuels from waste. Technically the cleanest possible fuel source available to the maritime world and one that has the longest history, dating back to the 1950s. Why is it not in common, non-military use? Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More
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NewsLandmark large ammonia carrier project
LR and Guangzhou Shipyard International have inked a JDP for a Very Large Ammonia Carrier
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NewsHafnia prepares for first DF LR2 product tankers
Hafnia is preparing to take delivery of Hafnia Languedoc, the first of four new dual-fuel LR2 product tankers under construction at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI).
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NewsTORM acquires Danish green equipment manufacturer
TORM A/S has purchased an ownership stake of 75% in ME Production (MEP), a Danish industrial company specializing in the development and production of advanced and green marine equipment.
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NewsWorld’s first dual-fuel LNG Suezmax bunkered
Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has completed its first LNG bunkering operations for its managed vessel, Greenway – the world’s first dual-fuel LNG Suezmax tanker.
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NewsHigh North Traders Built In China
Construction of a flotilla of ice-strengthened, post-Panamax bulk carriers was completed towards the end of last year by Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), boosting high-latitude trading capacity and underscoring Chinese shipbuilding versatility and market advance.
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NewsNew Blue-Chip Reference For Methanol Fuel
A further milestone in the development of the tanker fleet controlled by Stena Bulk will be marked by the handover of a methanol-fuelled chemical/product carrier marrying the principle of more ‘sustainable’ shipping with sharper competitiveness.
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NewsGame Changers For Dover/Calais Run
Tailored to the shortest and busiest crossing on the English Channel, the new ro-pax generation taking shape for P&O Ferries promises to be a standard bearer for service dependability, cost efficiency and environmental compatibility.
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NewsCHINA BOOSTS DOMESTIC RO-PAX FLEET
China’s shipbuilding industry has reached a new milestone through the delivery in August of the fastest and most sophisticated ro-pax ferry in the national fleet, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsLGM Engineering to supply FGSS for series of LR2 product tankers
LGM Engineering signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding to supply the fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for eight LR2 crude/product tankers. The 119,000dwt newbuildings were ordered by China Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (BoComm Leasing) and deliveries are expected to start from summer 2022.
