Uprated MAN L51/60DF gains Type Approval
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 — MAN Diesel & Turbo’s MAN L51/60DF engine has successfully passed its Type Approval Test (TAT), which ran from October 17- 20 at the company’s Augsburg works in Germany,
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LNG fueled tug is first vessel with new Schottel thruster nozzle
AUGUST 29, 2017 — LNG fueling is not the only innovation in the series of three dual-fuel escort tugs being delivered to Norway’s Østensjø Rederi A/S by Spanish shipbuilder Gondan. The first
Stolt-Nielsen orders two dual-fuel 7,500 cu.m LNG carriers
MAY 24, 2017 — Stolt-Nielsen Limited (Oslo: SNI) reports that its subsidiary, Stolt-Nielsen Gas B.V. (SNG), has contracted with Keppel Singmarine for the construction of two 7,500 cu.m liquefied natural gas (LNG)
LNG-fueled bulker design gets ABS Approval in Principle
MARCH 12, 2017 — Classification society ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) for the Seatransporter-DF, a dual-fuel bulk carrier design concept developed by Algoship Designers Ltd. of Nassau, Bahamas. Algoship worked
Navigator Gas newbuild to add third fuel to its options
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 — The first of the four Navigator Gas ethane/ethylene midsize vessels, Navigator Aurora, was delivered to Navigator Gas last month by China’s Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. With a length
Two more LNG carriers to have WinGD dual fuel engines
AUGUST 30, 2016 — Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has been selected to supply two five-cylinder X72DF (5X72DF) dual fuel engines for each of a pair of 180,000 cu.m LNG carriers ordered
Wartsila welcomes SUNY Maritime students to Trieste
JUNE 17, 2016 — Wärtsilä welcomed cadets from SUNY Maritime College to its Trieste factory earlier this month during the school’s summer sea term Italian port stop by the SUNY Maritime training
WinGD and Doosan demonstrate W6X62DF engine
APRIL 5, 2016 – Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) and Korea’s Doosan Engine Co., Ltd, today demonstrated the first low-speed low-pressure Wärtsilä 6-cylinder X62DF (W6X62DF) engine for a commercial application. The W6X62DF
First U.S. ethane shipment heads for Europe
MARCH 10, 2015 — The JS Ineos Intrepid departed Sunoco Logistics Marcus Hook terminal near Philadelphia yesterday bound for Rafnes in Norway carrying 27,500 cu.m of ethane. The Marcellus Shale natural gas
HHI produces 10,000th HiMSEN engine
MARCH 3, 2016 — South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is not only the world’s largest shipbuilder but also a leading marine engine manufacturer — and it has just produced its 10,000th