Seaspan Ferries orders two LNG battery hybrids
Canada’s Seaspan Ferries will add two new Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) – battery hybrid ferries to its fleet in 2021. Damen Shipyards Gorinchem B.V. will start construction of the vessels at its
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Wärtsilä inks long term LNG carrier service agreements
Wärtsilä has signed long-term service agreements covering four Japanese-owned LNG carriers. Two are owned by a joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Tokyo-based energy company JERA Co., Inc. (JERA)
Tests on Viking Grace confirm rotor sail’s fuel saving potential
Finland’s Norsepower Oy Ltd. reports that the rotor sail installed on the Viking Line cruise ferry Viking Grace has the potential to deliver annual savings of around 300 tonnes of LNG fuel.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding christens next-gen LNG carrier
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s Nagasaki, Japan, Shipyard & Machinery Works yesterday held a christening ceremony for a next-generation LNG carrier that will serve the Freeport, Texas, LNG project. Named Bushu Maru, the vessel is
Ultrasonic anti-fouling system gains ATEX certification
Coventry, U.K., headquartered NRG Marine Limited reports that its Sonihull ultrasonic anti-fouling system, has just been certified to be in compliance with the EU’s 94/9/EC ATEX directive, the regulation covering equipment intended
Desgagnés takes delivery of another LNG dual-fueled tanker
Canada’s Groupe Desgagnés recently took delivery of the fourth and final ship in a series of custom designed LNG dual-fueled oil/chemical tankers ordered from the Besiktas Shipyard, located in Yalova near Istanbul,
Singapore carries out first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering
Singapore continues to take steps to ensure that it keeps its place as the world’s largest bunkering port, whatever fuel shipowners choose — including LNG. Pavilion Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Study confirms that LNG as a marine fuel yields big GHG reductions
According to a just-released independent study, reductions in ship emissions of GHG of up to 21% can be achieved using LNG as a marine fuel, compared with conventional oil-based fuels over the
Chinese yard plans to build 270,000 cu.m LNG carrier
China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard is planning to build a 270,000 cu.m LNG carrier — the largest ever ship of this type, reports classification society DNV GL. DNV GL signed a joint development project
Furetank sells LNG fueled tanker to Desgagnés
Sweden’s Furetank Rederi AB is selling its 17,999 dwt LNG dual fueled product tanker Fure Vinga, delivered just over a year ago to Canada’s Groupe Desgagnés Inc. Neither privately held company has