LNG

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

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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

LNG

LNG

At this year’s Propulsion and Future Fuels event, industry leaders Can Murtezaoglu from GTT and Thomas Werner from WinGD shared insights into cutting-edge technologies and the critical role of LNG as the…

21st November 2024

Experts highlight LNG’s future relevance at Propulsion and Future Fuels

21st November 2024

LNG

LNG

Wärtsilä has increased the scope of its NextDF technology, now available for the Wärtsilä 25DF dual-fuel engine, marking a significant advancement in emission reduction for liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel use.

31st October 2024

Wärtsilä broadens methane slip reduction technology to its 25DF engine

31st October 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has awarded a contract to TMC Compressors (TMC) to supply marine compressed air systems for four new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers being built by Hyundai…

31st October 2024

TMC wins contract for air systems on LNG carrier newbuilds

31st October 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

As a further step towards realising its goal of an eventual fleet-wide capability for LNG powering, Spanish operator Balearia has commissioned its second and largest high-speed ro-pax ferry employing a dual-fuel, four-stroke…

29th October 2024

Spanish ferry operator champions LNG power

29th October 2024

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Wärtsilä has secured a five-year lifecycle agreement for seven 174,000 m³ LNG carriers operated by Capital Gas Ship Management.

28th October 2024

Wärtsilä secures Capital Gas lifecycle agreement

28th October 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

When LNG was first seriously proposed as a mainstream alternative ship fuel, much was made of its environmental benefits. Compared with conventional fuels it produced negligible amounts of SOx and particulate matter,…

28th October 2024

LNG and bio-methane: A pathway to lower carbon

28th October 2024

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

K Line has taken delivery of a car carrier constructed by Imabari Shipbuilding Co. with a capacity for 7,000 vehicles.

18th October 2024

K Line launches LNG-powered car carrier

18th October 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

A study conducted by the Transport Emission Control Team at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has documented how methane slip and other emissions from a dual-fuel LNG engine change under real-world…

16th October 2024

Cruise ship study demonstrates how methane slip changes with engine load

16th October 2024