LNG

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä will equip Ibaizabal’s new LNG bunkering vessel with methane busting 25DF dual-fuel engines featuring NextDF technology.

25th March 2025

Tackling methane slip on LNG bunkering vessels

25th March 2025

LNG

LNG

Nearly 15 years ago, when the first Motorship Gas Fuelled Ships conference was held in Hamburg, liquefied natural gas-fuelled propulsion was seen as a promising novelty, albeit with a limited market.

25th March 2025

LNG: From pipedream to mainstream

25th March 2025

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines’ (MOL) LNG-fuelled car carrier has become the first ocean-going vessel operated by a Japanese shipping company to be supplied with bio-LNG fuel.

19th March 2025

MOL car carrier first to use bio-LNG

19th March 2025

LNG

LNG

GTT has announced multiple LNG orders in the first quarter of 2025, reinforcing the fuel’s position as a key player in the maritime industry.

17th March 2025

GTT’s first quarter LNG orders across carriers and containers

17th March 2025

REGULATION

REGULATION

SEA-LNG has issued a statement regarding differential treatment of LNG and other low-emission options within the proposed GHG Fuel Standard (GFS) mechanism.

13th March 2025

SEA-LNG hits out at proposed differential treatment of LNG

13th March 2025

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Seaspan Energy have successfully completed LNG bunkering for the MOL-operated LNG-fuelled car carrier in English Bay, Vancouver, Canada.

5th March 2025

MOL in first LNG bunkering in western North America

5th March 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

K Line has taken receipt of an LNG car carrier with a 6,900 vehicle capacity.

27th February 2025

K Line receives LNG car carrier

27th February 2025

LNG

LNG

Schottel has secured a contract to supply full propulsion packages for three new LNG bunkering vessels, as it seeks to cement its role in advancing maritime efficiency and sustainability. 

18th February 2025

Schottel chosen for new LNG bunkering vessels

18th February 2025

LNG

LNG

South Korean shipyard Hanwha Ocean has placed an order for four MAN B&W 5G70ME-GI Mk10.5 engines to be installed in two 174,000 cbm LNG carriers for an undisclosed shipowner.

13th February 2025

MAN ES’ ME-GI engine orders pick up in LNG carrier segment

13th February 2025

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

LNG specialist GasLog has teamed up with Propulsion Analytics to develop a tailored version of the Engine Hyper Cube platform for its fleet.

13th February 2025

GasLog boosts LNG fleet performance

13th February 2025

LNG

LNG

South Korea’s HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (HJSC) has secured its first order of the year with a contract to build an 18,000 cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel for domestic shipping…

11th February 2025

HJSC to build dual fuel LNG bunkering vessel

11th February 2025

LNG

LNG

Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has announced the successful delivery of the third 7,600m³ LNG bunkering vessel, S1067, built by Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) for Seaspan Energy.

27th January 2025

Bureau Veritas celebrates delivery of LNG bunkering vessel for Seaspan Energy

27th January 2025

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Mitsui O.S.K. Line has inked a long-term charter deal for a newbuild LNG carrier with a vessel operation management company funded by JERA.

15th January 2025

MOL expands LNG fleet with JERA deal

15th January 2025

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

James Fisher and Sons has placed an order for four advanced vessels from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard. The newbuilds are part of the company’s ‘Fleet of the Future’ strategy, designed to modernise its…

14th January 2025

James Fisher enhances fleet with four dual-fuel LNG vessels

14th January 2025

LNG

LNG

A 13,000 TEU LNG-ready containership owned by South Korean shipping company HMM has successfully utilised alternative maritime power (AMP) at South Korea’s Gwangyang Port, achieving an estimated reduction of approximately 16 tonnes…

13th January 2025

HMM trials shore power in South Korea

13th January 2025

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The demand for alternative-fuelled vessels is soaring, with LNG emerging as the leading fuel choice, according to new data from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insights platform.

10th January 2025

LNG leads surge for alternative fuels

10th January 2025

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Wärtsilä recently broadened the scope of its NextDF technology with the release of its 25DF dual-fuel engine. We spoke to Juha Kytölä, director of R&D and engineering at Wärtsilä, about its new…

31st December 2024

Wärtsilä’s Juha Kytölä on reducing methane slip

31st December 2024

LNG

LNG

Babcock’s LGE business has secured a significant contract to supply six cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for the world’s first Ultra Large Ethane Carriers (ULECs), currently under construction at the…

13th December 2024

Babcock secures contract on world’s largest ethane carriers

13th December 2024

LNG

LNG

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., Ltd., and classification society DNV marked a significant milestone with the naming and delivery of Al Shelila, China’s first large-scale Mark III…

29th November 2024

Al Shelila: Milestone for Chinese LNG carrier construction

29th November 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Julien Boulland, Bureau Veritas’s head of sustainable shipping, outlined a multi-faceted approach for achieving emissions reductions, highlighting the role of operational improvements, the rise of alternative fuels, and the complexities of emerging…

21st November 2024

Bureau Veritas on navigating fuels and regulation

21st November 2024