Damen hosts LeanShips kick off meeting
JUNE 15, 2015 —The European Innovation Project LeanShips will get underway this week at a two day kick off at the Gorinchem, Netherlands, of Damen Shipyards Group. LeanShips – Low Energy And
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Rolls-Royce pure gas engines mark operating hours milestone
JUNE 3, 2015 — Rolls-Royce engines powered solely by liquefied natural gas (LNG) have completed 25 million hours of operation on land and at sea, since their introduction in 1991. More than
Höegh LNG orders another FSRU at HHI
JUNE 1, 2015 — Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. has ordered another floating LNG import terminal. The news follows last week’s announcement that the company had signed an FSRU contract yesterday with Octopus
Hoegh LNG inks contract for Chile FSRU
MAY 27, 2015 — Höegh LNG Holdings has won another contract to supply a floating LNG import terminal. It reports that it signed an FSRU (Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) contract yesterday
Moran patents technology to use LNG boil-off gas in ATBs
MAY 26, 2015—The boil-off gas has long been successfully used as fuel by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carriers. Now, a recently patented technology could make the use of boil-off gas as fuel
DEME orders dual fuel dredge duo
APRIL 28, 2015 — Belgian dredging, hydraulic engineering and environmental solutions group DEME has ordered two new “green design” trailing suction hopper dredges from Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC. They will be operational
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
New fuel pump developed for gas fueled engines
APRIL 9, 2015 — The latest addition to Wärtsilä’s portfolio of gas pumps, the new Wärtsilä Svanehøj ECA Fuel Pump (EFP) has been developed in close cooperation with designers of liquefied natural
Wärtsilä inks technical management agreement with Golar
APRIL 8, 2015 — Wärtsilä is to provide Golar LNG with services that include remote monitoring of engines, maintenance planning, advisory services, and guaranteed availability of personnel and spare parts. The services
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