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
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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
NASSCO lays keel for first of five Jones Act ECO tankers
MARCH 9, 2015 —General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, San Diego, CA hosted a keel laying ceremony Friday for the first Jones Act ECO tanker in a series of five for Kinder Morgan’s American
Delfin LNG signs MOU with Lithuanian customer
MARCH 3, 2015 — Delfin LNG LLC says it has signed a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with natural gas supply and trading company LITGAS, part of the Lithuanian state controlled Lietuvos Energija
Conrad Shipyard to build first LNG bunker barge in U.S.
FEBRUARY 25, 2015—It was an historic day for the U.S. maritime industry as Conrad Orange Shipyard, Inc., Orange, TX, a division of Conrad Shipyard, LLC, Morgan City, LA, signed a contract with
HHI develops LNG carrier fuel gas management system
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 — Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, has developed its own gas management system for reliquefying boil off gas (BOG) from a membrane LNG containment
MISC takes over five Petronas LNG newbuild contracts
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 — Malaysian state owned oil and gas company Petronas has signed a novation agreement with shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries that will see MISC Berhad (which is 63% owned by
Seaspan Ferries dual fuel duo to be battery hybrid vessels
FEBRUARY 20, 2015 — The two 148.9 dual fuel ferries ordered by Seaspan Ferries Corporation from Turkey’s Sedef Shipyard (see earlier story) will, in fact, be battery hybrid vessels. Under a contract
BV to class gas-fueled vessels for Canadian owners
FEBRUARY 17, 2015—Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) will class two innovative projects for gas-fueled vessels to be built for Canadian shipowners at Turkish shipyards. British Columbia-based Seaspan Ferries has chosen