LNG

Shipbuilder and repairer Damen has nearly completed the conversion of a dredger to dual-fuel LNG and MGO capability, launching the Samuel de Champlain from its Dunkerque facility on 27 February. The conversion…

SEALNG, a coalition aiming to accelerate the adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel, believes LNG is a viable pathway to meet the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s 2050 greenhouse…

The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a long-term contract to supply Japanese shipowner, Tokyo LNG Tanker, with its optimised maintenance lifecycle solution.

Winterthur-based engine designer WinGD sees LNG based fuels as the future for the marine propulsion market, Rolf Stiefel, vice president of sales & marketing, told the Motorship during a recent visit to…

Unstinting R&D endeavours by membrane tank technology specialist GTT have brought down LNG cargo evaporation rates.

Marine LNG Zeebrugge has signed a deal to supply LNG to Norwegian energy group Equinor’s four crude shuttle tankers in the Port of Rotterdam.

The world’s first LNG-fuelled icebreaker has received liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel in January from the Pori LNG import terminal and in February from the Manga LNG terminal located in the Röyttä…

INPEX Corporation (INPEX), Japan’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company, has chosen to install NAPA’s comprehensive ship operations monitoring solution, ClassNK-NAPA GREEN, on three of its LNG carriers.

Hapag-Lloyd will retrofit a large container ship to operate using LNG in a world first following the signing of a contract with Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd.

Global Energy Ventures (GEV), a developer of global integrated compressed natural gas (CNG) projects, is planning to order four CNG carriers based on its CNG 200 Optimum design in the second half…

Aerospace and defence company Babcock International has secured its 21st supply contract for LNG single mixed refrigerant (SMR) solution ecoSMRT at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea.

Classification society, ABS has released guidance to assist shipyards and barge operators in the design and construction of liquefied gas tank barges equipped with remote control and other degrees of automation.

China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Group Co (DSIC) has received an AiP from ABS for a 208,000 DWT bulk carrier and a 260,000 DWT VLOC design concept capable of using LNG as fuel.

Containerships’ new LNG-fuelled container ship, the Containerships Nord, completed its first ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG at the port of Rotterdam on 24 January 2019.

Specialist LNG carrier Anthony Veders converted LNG bunker vessel, Coral Methane, has completed its first LNG refuelling with AIDAnova in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Yokohama-based Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has held a naming ceremony for a next-generation liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier under construction for Trans Pacific Shipping, a joint venture…

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has announced a collaboration agreement with Italian gas group SNAM to develop LNG infrastructure for maritime transport in Italy and develop new products using liquefied natural gas (LNG) and…

GEFO has signed a contract for up to four 7000 DWT LNG-enabled chemical tankers with Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.

Russian shipping company, Sovcomflot, part of the SCF Group, has placed an order at the Zvezda shipyard in eastern Russia for the construction of three new generation product carriers that use LNG…

Used in only a few vessels hitherto, a home-grown tank system has been revived for a series of LNG carriers now starting to enter service following long delays. David Tinsley reports.

An innovative and versatile design of South Korean-built LNG bunkering and regional supply tanker has been timechartered for Baltic duties, writes David Tinsley.