LNG

Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the engines and fuel gas supply system for two dual-fuel Ro-Pax vessels under construction at Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) in Finland.

RINA has been awarded a framework contract by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to help increase the availability of LNG in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas.

GTT has received orders from its partners the Korean shipyards, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, for the tank design of two new LNG carriers, both scheduled for…

Wärtsilä will provide the main and auxiliary engines, as well as the fuel storage and supply system, for a new Italian LNG-fuelled ferry.

TotalEnergies has announced that its second liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge has successfully completed her sea and gas trials. The new vessel, which will be TotalEnergies first France-based LNG bunker barge,…

GTT and partner Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group have been given a double approval in principle by China Classification Society (CCS) and DNV for a ‘Ballast-Water-Free’ LNG bunker and feeder vessel concept.

The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) has published new guidelines to improve the safety of LNG-fuelled ships.

HHI-EMD (Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine Machinery Division) has ordered 12 700cm bore low-speed ME-GA engines. The order, which is connected to the construction of a series of LNG carriers, is the first…

LGM Engineering has been awarded the contract to supply twin Type C fuel tanks and the LNG fuel gas supply system to four dual-fuel 190,000dwt Capesize newbuildings by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co.,…

GTT has received the Final Approval for its NO96 Super+ technology from the classification societies Bureau Veritas, DNV and Lloyds Register.

MAN ES is eyeing new markets for its 800mm-bore dual-fuel engine scant months after its G80ME-GI made its debut in a VLCC project, Paul Gunton learns.

Wärtsilä has received two more orders for its complete LNG cargo handling and fuel system from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed LNG Support Agreements for an unspecified number of LNG carriers owned by Nakilat. Wärtsilä will provide both remote support, as well as 24/7 technical support, for the…

Japan’s NYK Line has placed order for 12 more LNG-fuelled pure car and truck carriers (PCTC). The order lifts NYKs LNG-fuelled PCTC orderbook to 20, including its first dual-fuel 7,000 ceu vessel,…

Newport Shipping is launching a new turnkey LNG retrofit solution including a deferred repayment option, Newport Shipping’s board member Cenk Ozeker explains to The Motorship in an interview.

MAN Energy Solutions has announced that it has won the first confirmed order for its new dual-fuel low-pressure ME-GA engine. The order is understood to be associated with an LNG carrier newbuilding…

ECONNECT Energy, Naturgy and Gasum have successfully completed an offshore LNG delivery in Norway using the IQuay jettyless transfer system.

Wärtsilä will supply key equipment and technology for six new LNG carrier vessels being built to serve the Arctic LNG 2 project in Russia’s Arctic waters.

MAN Energy Solutions has announced that New Times Shipbuilding Co. Ltd has confirmed the order of 3 × 6G70ME-GI engines in connection with the building of 3 × 210,000dwt bulk carriers for…

GTT has won the contract to supply the LNG containment for a series of 12 dual-fuel ultra large containerships under construction for CMA CGM in China.

Winterthur-based engine designer WinGD announced that its X82DF-1.0 had passed type approval and factory acceptance tests at licensee CSE-QMD in Qingdao, China in April. The engine will be installed on a 318,000dwt…

Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipbuilding has announced that it obtained an Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society ABS for a dual-fuel LNG carrier design on 12 May. The design features the first…

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the Geneva-based liner operator, has signed a long-term charter with Singapore-based shipowner Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) for 11 dual-fuel ultra large container ships (ULCS), according to media reports.