DNV GL gives first GAS READY notation to UASC newbuild
MAY 11, 2015 — Recently named in a ceremony at shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries’ Mokpo, South Korea, shipyard, Barzan is the first in a series of six 18,800 TEU containerships ordered
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Danish naval architect firms merge
APRIL 16, 2015 — Copenhagen, Denmark, based OSK-ShipTech A/S has acquired consulting naval architects A/S Jørgen Petersen, which is based in Horsens, Denmark, and has more than 40 years of experience in
Long voyage by short sea ship sets LNG fuel distance record
APRIL 16, 2015 — Nor Lines’ Kvitbjørn, a 5,000 dwt short sea cargo vessel built to the Rolls-Royce Environship concept, has made history by becoming the world’s first vessel to operate between
ABS updates guidance on LNG bunkering
MARCH 24, 2015 – Classification ABS has updated its guidance on LNG Bunkering in North America to support the transport sector’s increasingly rapid transition to the use of cleaner fuels. The second
Wärtsilä launches new series of LNG carrier designs
MARCH 23, 2015 — The latest addition to Wärtsilä’s ship design portfolio is a new series of LNG Carrier designs that the company says is an important part of its strategic program
LNG-fueled ferry won’t reach Quebec until April
MARCH 20, 2015 — Recently published reports that Fincantieri has already delivered the LNG fueled ferry F.A. Gauthier to Canada’s STQ (Société des traversiers du Québec) are premature. According to AIS data
USCG issues LNG bunkering policy letters
MARCH 17, 2015 — The U.S. Coast Guard has published two new policy letters on LNG Bunkering, Personnel Training and Waterfront Facilities. With regard to simultaneous operations (SIMOPS), the Coast Guard points
ABB solutions picked for Tallink LNG-fueled fast ferry
MARCH 16, 2015 — ABB has won an order to deliver complete electric power plant, electrical propulsion systems and an energy management solution for the LNG-fueled fast ropax ferry ordered by Estonia’s
LNG Hybrid Barge completes technical trials
MARCH 12, 2015 — Hamburg, Germany, headquartered Becker Marine Systems reports that its LNG Hybrid Barge, the Hummel, has successfully completed its program of technical trials.’ The barge will serve an LNG
Tallink LNG fueled ferry to have Wärtsilä DF engines
MARCH 12, 2015 — The new fast ropax ferry ordered by Estonia’s Tallink Grupp at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland (see earlier story), will feature Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines running primarily on