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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? 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? 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. Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More
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Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-Kom)
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NewsNakilat celebrates steel cutting of 8 new LNG carriers
Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) has performed the steel-cutting ceremony for eight new LNG carriers at Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in the Republic of Korea.
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NewsABS remote survey techniques to be trialled in shipyard
ABS and Nakilat - Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) are trialling techniques developed by ABS for the remote survey of vessels in service to see how they can be applied to surveys and inspections in a shipyard.
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NewsNew DNV RP on software reliability
Nakilat and DNV have teamed up with a group of leading yards and system suppliers to elevate software reliability and maintenance during operations.
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NewsNakilat and Shell in phase 2 of transition
Nakilat has begun the second phase of its fleet management transition from Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Ltd, with a Q-Max LNG carrier being the first vessel transitioned in the phased agreement.
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N-KOM secures Samos Steamship work
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore Marine (N-KOM) has signed a fleet agreement with Samos Steamship Company during the recent Posidonia exhibition held in June 2016 in Athens.
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NewsFirst MAN ME-GI engines enter service
The first electronically-controlled, gas-injection M-type engines (ME-GI) from MAN Diesel & Turbo have entered service onboard Qatari LNG partnership Nakilat’s Q-max vessel ‘Rasheeda’.
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NewsDNV GL and N-KOM to cooperate on LNG as fuel
To promote liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel within the maritime and offshore industry, a memorandum of understanding has been signed between DNV GL and Qatar shipyard Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM).
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NewsGas tanker work and new floating docks for Qatar yard
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-Kom) of Qatar reports that it has recently drydocked and repaired the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) dual fuel diesel electric LNG carrier ''Aseem''.
