Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel launched
Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ Sakaide Works has successfully launched Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel (LBV). The LBV is scheduled to be delivered at the end of September 2020 and will be the first
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Gasum acquisition includes two LNG bunkering vessels
Espoo, Finland, headquartered Gasum has closed the acquisition of Linde AG’s LNG and Biogas business in Sweden and Norway and Nauticor’s Marine Bunkering business in Germany. The acquisition is an integral part
South Asia’s first LNG hybrid tug features ABB electric propulsion and power distribution package
South Asia’s first tug capable of switching between LNG-fueled engines and zero emission battery power is under construction at Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine shipyard for Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Marine Services. The tug
Samsung Heavy books $209.2 million order for two LNG-fueled VLCCs
In a regulatory filing today, South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) disclosed in its regulatory filing that it has won a contract worth a total of $209.2 million to build two
Total to charter in LNG-fueled VLCC duo from AET
French energy giant Total has signed a pioneering agreement to charter in its first two 300,000 dwt LNG dual fueled VLCCs from Malaysian-based tanker operator AET. The two ships set to join
MAN to power new Tallink LNG-fueled ferry
MAN Energy Solutions is to supply the engines for the 2,800 passenger LNG-fueled ferry ordered by Estonia’s Tallink Grupp for the Tallinn – Helsinki shuttle route route (see earlier story). The ship,
Q-LNG gets approvals for larger variants of LNG bunkering ATB
New Orleans headquartered Quality Liquefied Natural Gas Transport (Q-LNG) reports that it has received U.S. Coast Guard design basis acceptance and regulatory approvals to move forward with construction on two variants of
BC Ferries back at Remontowa for further LNG-fueled ferry
Canada’s BC Ferries has awarded Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. of Gdansk, Poland, a contract to build an additional liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled vessel. It will be identical to the three Salish Class vessels
Meyer Turku floats out Carnival Mardi Gras
Carnival Cruise Line’s 180,000 GT, LNG-fueled future flag ship Mardi Gras was today floated out at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. The 5,200-passenger ship was originally set for delivery in August,
LNG-fueled icebreaking RO/ROs to have MAN Cryo FGSS
The two LNG-fueled icebreaking RO/ROs on order at China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard (see earlier story) will each have MAN Cryo LNG fuel gas supply systems (FGSS) and two MAN 9L28/32DF dual-fuel