LNG

MAN Diesel & Turbo has reported a contract for four MAN B&W 5G70ME-GI engines to power two LNG carriers, ordered by Norway’s BW Group from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.

French company GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) reports that it has received an order for gas containment systems for two LNG carriers to be built at DSME in South Korea.

The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) is loaning US$324.6m to Tote Shipholdings and Saltchuk Resources for their Marline Class vessels which are said to be the world’s first LNG-powered containerships.

Wärtsilä has upgraded its fully integrated fuel gas handling system, LNGPac, and made improvements to its Gas Valve Unit (GVU) as the use of LNG as a marine fuel becomes increasingly popular.

Wärtsilä is to supply a control system for a shore-based LNG fuelling facility in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, USA, owned by Harvey Gulf International Marine.

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea has signed a contract to build four tankers for a Greek owner, with an option for gas fuelling.

Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), designer of membrane containment systems for LNG transport and storage, has secured an order for nine LNG carriers being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.

Classification society Bureau Veritas has published a new set of guidelines on LNG bunkering, with it says should help to speed adoption of LNG as a ship’s fuel by kick-starting the LNG…

DNV GL is setting up a joint industry project (JIP) that will look at the risks exposed at small scale LNG bunkering and filling stations.

Lloyd’s Register and the Port of Portsmouth are working together to establish the port as the UK’s first LNG bunkering facility and hub.

Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) is to build what it said to be the world’s first LNG bunker tanker for Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK).

Poland’s Remontowa shipyard has obtained an order to supply three LNG-fuelled ferries to Canadian ferry operator British Columbia Ferry Services, writes Jaroslaw Adamowski.

ABS has entered into a joint development project (JDP) with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to develop what is thought will be the industry’s first LNG-fuelled drillship.

Shell has announced that it is behind expansion plans for Rotterdam’s LNG terminal which will enable it to supply LNG in smaller quantities as transport fuel, including gas-fuelled ship bunkering.

GasLog is expanding its fleet with two new 174,000m³ LNG carriers to be built by South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

French engineering and technology company Gaztransport and Technigaz, has signed an agreement for the design and construction of two LNG carriers to be built by Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding.

ABB is to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for the first 16 LNG carriers that will transport LNG from Siberia to Europe and Asia as part of the Yamal project.

Germany’s Linde Group is to build an LNG fuel gas system for a new icebreaker being built by Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard.

DNV GL is leading a new joint industry project to design a new next generation LNG carrier in conjunction with Gaztransport & Technigaz, Hyundai Heavy Industries and GasLog.

LNG America and Liquiline have signed an agreement to jointly develop commercial offerings for LNG marine fuel markets in the North American Pacific Northwest.

DNV GL is launching a new Recommended Practice (RP) on LNG Bunkering in the Middle East & South Asia.