LNG

Sweden-based Alfa Laval is furthering its commitment to sustainability with its DuroShell plate-and-shell heat exchanger.

Qatari gas firm Nakilat and Angelicoussis firm Maran Ventures have formed a new joint venture company, Global Shipping Co., incorporating four LNG carrier newbuilds.

Dutch maritime system integrator, RH Marine, has supplied monitoring and positioning systems to the first Dutch dredger to use liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) held a naming ceremony for the 165,000 cbm ‘Diamond Gas Sakura’ on 19 April. Once the vessel is delivered on 15 May, it will be operated by NYK…

An independent study report launched 11 April revealed that greenhouse gas reductions of up to 21% are achievable now from liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel, compared with current oil-based…

Burckhardt Compression is supplying a 30,000 m3 LNG carrier under construction for ship operator Knutsen OAS Shipping with Laby compressors.

Swiss engine manufacturer, WinGD, is reporting a strong order book for its low-pressure, dual-fuel two-stroke engines thanks in part to a newbuild order spree of LNG carriers.

Golar LNG subsidiary Gimi MS Corporation has received a US$700m underwritten financing commitment for the FLNG Gimi vessel, to be used in the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project.

GTT has received an order notification from Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, for the design of an LNG fuel tank as part of the full retrofit of Hapag-Lloyd’s 15,000 teu capacity MV SAJIR…

DNV GL and Singapore shipyard Keppel Offshore & Marines technology subsidiary have signed a framework agreement to promote the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel within the maritime and offshore…

Louisiana-based Harvey Gulf International Marine is undertaking the first hybrid retrofit on the Harvey Energy, the first LNG-fuelled platform supply vessel (PSV) in the Americas. Technology group Wärtsilä has received an order…

Technology group Wärtsilä’s integrated propulsion and cargo handling solution has been selected for a new 30,000 cbm LNG vessel under construction at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in South Korea. The Wärtsilä…

China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) and COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation (CSET) announced plans to develop the world’s first dual-fuel LNG very large crude carrier (VLCC) at COSCO’s annual customer conference on…

Technology group Wärtsilä and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a Joint Development Project (JDP) agreement to develop a more efficient solution for LNG Carrier and Shuttle Tanker vessels. Overall cost optimisation,…

The first RoPax vessel in the Mediterranean to operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG) has entered service, serving a route between the Sicilian city of Messina and the Italian mainland. The double-ended…

Classification society DNV GL has awarded a first Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of an LNG carrier/bunker vessel based on an offshore supply vessel (OSV).

Increased performance, improved cargo handling, and environmentally-considerate design are vested in Thun’s new generation of Dutch-built tankers for regional trade, writes David Tinsley.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) concluded an agreement with a local South Korean university to establish a research institute, which will undertake a research project into cryogenic containment and process systems…

A ceremony has been held at Damen Yichang Shipyard in China to mark the start of cutting steel for the first of a series of short-sea liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessels…

Høglund, the marine solutions and system integration company, has been awarded a contract to deliver biogas-ready fuel-gas supply systems (FGSS) for six Hurtigruten passenger ship retrofits.