LNG

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

LNG

LNG

Wärtsilä, has joined forces with Chevron Shipping Company is set to convert one engine on six of Chevron Transport Corporation LNG carriers from dual-fuel (DF) to spark gas (SG) operation.

19th September 2024

Wärtsilä and Chevron partner to reduce methane slip

19th September 2024

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

In a world first, a hard sail-assisted ship propulsion system will be installed on board a new LNG carrier, helping reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

13th September 2024

Worlds first hard sail on LNG carrier

13th September 2024

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ABB has won an order from Samsung Heavy Industries to equip 15 LNG carriers with its permanent magnet shaft generator technology.

11th September 2024

ABB secures magnet shaft generator deal

11th September 2024

LNG

LNG

Shipping behemoth A.P. Moller-Maersk is investing heavily in fleet renewal, with plans to acquire up to 60 vessels capable of operating on multiple fuel types including LNG. The order, comprising both owned…

7th August 2024

Maersk expands fleet with LNG orders

7th August 2024

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

ClassNK has issued its first ever approval in principle (AiP) for a membrane-type LNG carrier installed with a hard sail wind propulsion system.

2nd August 2024

ClassNK’s first AiP for wind-assisted LNG carrier

2nd August 2024

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Industry coalition SEA-LNG has issued a statement on the significant progress being made to eradicate methane slip on the same day the Say No to LNG lobby group seeks to halt the…

1st August 2024

SEA-LNG defiant in face of lobby group pressure

1st August 2024

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

China’s state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has stated it has won an order to build a 18,600-cbm LNG bunkering vessel for TotalEnergies. It also has an option in place for an additional vessel.

26th July 2024

TotalEnergies returns to China’s Hudong-Zhonghua for LNG bunkering vessel

26th July 2024

PROPULSION

PROPULSION

Wärtsilä has been selected to provide a fully integrated propulsion package for a series of new 6,000 dwt LNG-fueled tankers being built for James Fisher Everard, a leading British fleet operator.

11th July 2024

Wärtsilä to supply greener propulsion package for James Fisher tankers

11th July 2024

LNG

LNG

Ammonia and methanol dominate discussions about the future of maritime fuels but David Stevenson speaks to SEA-LNG about liquid natural gas, the most common choice for lower carbon ships, to see what…

8th July 2024

Exclusive: LNG as a future fuel: ‘And that’s just chemistry’

8th July 2024

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

FUELS & LUBRICANTS

MOL has signed a long-term charter deal for a newbuild LNG carrier with an operator funded by Japanese power company, JERA.

23rd May 2024

MOL inks long-term LNG charter deal

23rd May 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

The design of an innovative feeder ship which can be converted from using LNG to ammonia has been granted approval in principle by Lloyd’s Register

22nd May 2024

Future-proof feeder ship approved by LR

22nd May 2024

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

ALTERNATIVE FUELS & LUBRICANTS

Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) and HMM have joined forces on the supply of clean marine fuel.

12th April 2024

Shanghai and HMM team up on clean fuel

12th April 2024