Wartsila-CSSC JV opens new engine factory
JANUARY 9, 2017 — CSSC Wärtsilä Engine Co Ltd (CWEC), a joint venture company between Wärtsilä and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has formally opened a new 20,000 sq.m production plant at
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CMA CGM and ENGIE sign MOU on LNG as box ship fuel
OCTOBER 19, 2016 — Container shipping giant CMA CGM and energy company ENGIE (the former GDF Suez) have signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to promote LNG as the marine fuel for
LR, HHI, HMD to study ship-to-ship LNG bunkering
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016—Lloyd’s Register (LR), Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) have signed a joint development project (JDP) to produce a ship-to-ship LNG bunkering compatibility study. This will comprehensively review
LNG bunkering: GTT concept tanker puts the pressure on
Granted Approval in Principle by classification society Bureau Veritas, the bunker tank uses tanks with a GTT Mark III Flex Cargo Containment system operating up to a pressure of 2 barg to deliver LNG as ships’ fuel. Combining the membrane containment system with the ability to store LNG at pressures up to 2 barg allows the bunker vessel to have a higher capacity and increased operational flexibility.
“Practical LNG bunker tankers are the key to building a viable LNG supply chain on which to develop LNG as a ship’s fuel,” says Philippe Donche-Gay, Executive Vice President and head of BV’s Marine and Offshore Division.”This pressurized membrane tank concept from GTT means LNG bunker tankers can manage Boil Off Gas (BOG) better and increase loading and delivery flow rates. Our studies show it is both safe and practical. We look forward to seeing the concept taken forward to a new construction.”
Under GTT’s system. the BOG management during loading and bunkering operations is made more flexible because of the wide vapor pressure operating range. Vapor can be buffered and condensed in the tanks to help the fueled ship or feeding facility handle the vapour. Condensation may be performed by spraying LNG into the vapor phase.
The higher pressure also means that during voyage and stand-by mode, the duration before gas pressure in the bunker tanker’s tanks reaches the upper limit is longer. This improves the holding time when BOG is not being consumed and reduces the use of reliquefaction plant, diminishing costs.
U.S. moves ahead on LNG as marine fuel
MAY 16, 2014 — Though, as yet, there’s not one LNG fueled vessel actually operational in the U.S., the adoption of LNG as fuel by U.S. operators is proceeding at a pace
LNG fueled escort tug bunkers in Zeebrugge
FEBRUARY 20, 2014 — The world’s first LNG fueled escort tug, the Borgøy owned by Buksér og Berging AS, has notched up another first by becoming the first seagoing vessel to be
Keppel Singmarine takes GTT LNG system license
JANUARY 17, 2014 — With Singapore aiming to be a hub for LNG bunkering and regional LNG distribution there will be a need for more small to medium scale LNG carriers and
DNV and KOGAS in LNG bunkering project
JANUARY 21, 2013 — DNV and Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), Korea’s national gas company, are to cooperate on a feasibility study on the establishment of an LNG bunkering infrastructure in Korea. This