Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel claims EPA certification first

APRIL 12, 2013 — Wärtsilä says that its Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel engine is the first dual-fuel engine to receive U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification of emission standard compliance.The certification was obtained

Stockholm offers vessel-to-vessel LNG bunkering

MARCH 29, 2012 — Stockholm, Sweden, has become the world’s first port to offer vessel-to-vessel LNG bunkering facilities for a large passenger vessel. Earlier this month, Helena Bonnier, Chair of the Board

Wärtsilä wins Viking Grace maintenance agreement

MARCH 14, 2013 — Wärtsilä has signed a five year maintenance agreement with Finnish shipowner Viking Line. The agreement, which became effective from March 1, is for maintaining and servicing of Wärtsilä

Ports respond to growing interest in LNG as ships’ fuel

MARCH 11, 2013 — International ports are working together in response to growing shipping industry in the use of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) as a fuel for vessels. Some vessels today are

LNG bunkering could be available in Australia by 2016

MARCH 1, 2013 — LNG bunkering could be a reality in Australian ports by 2016, says a study by a joint industry project (JIP). The study sees no significant legal restrictions hindering

Fiskerstrand to build two LNG-fueled fish feed vessels

FEBRUARY 27, 2013 — Two Norwegian fish feed transporters are to be LNG-fueled. Ordered by shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi AS from shipbuilder Fiskerstrand BLRT AS in Ålesund, the vessels are being built

EU funds study of barriers to LNG fueling

JANUARY 29, 2013 — Viking Line, which has just placed the 2,800-passenger dual fuel cruise ferry Viking Grace into service, is among participants in a project aimed at identifying and addressing potential

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