BV develops new tools for assessing ice loads
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 — “All eyes are on the Arctic sea routes and on the opening up of the Arctic mineral and energy resources,” says Pierre Besse, Director of Innovation, Bureau Veritas.
LNG
Davie awards Wärtsilä contract for STQ ferry packages
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 — Wärtsilä says it will supply an integrated solution for two dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) RoPax passenger ferries being built by Canadian shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada for Société
Braemar Engineering wins floating LNG contract
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 — Braemar Engineering has won a contract that VP of Business Development Sheila McClain calls “a very exciting opportunity.” Sheila McClain, VP of Business Development, Braemar Engineering, Houston The
Exmar puts C$50 million into BC FSLU project
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 – Exmar and LNG Partners are moving ahead to solidify plans or the long-term charter of a Floating Liquefaction & Storage Unit (FLSU) to serve the BC LNG Project
ABS forms Global Gas Solutions Team
AUGUST 26, 2013 — “The discovery of new gas resources around the world and the exciting potential for wide-scale adoption of gas as a marine fuel are leading to a dynamic shift
DFDS to make major investment in exhaust gas scrubbers
AUGUST 23, 2013 — Danish shipowner DFDS is to use scrubber technology to help it meet regulations that will put a 0.1 percent cap on the sulfur content of marine fuel from
Wärtsilä to power gas fueled Danish ferry
AUGUST 21, 2013 — Wärtsilä is to supply the main propulsion generating sets for a double ended 100 m ferry that will be the first gas fueled ferry for a domestic route
Gaslog paying less for two additional LNG newbuilds
AUGUST 16, 2013 — GasLog Ltd. (NYSE:GLOG) has added two new 174,000 cu. m tri-fuel diesel electric LNG carriers to the two ordered from South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in
TK LNG inks newbuild acquisition and leaseback deal
AUGUST 5, 2013 — Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (NYSE:TGP) has agreed to acquire a 155,900 cu.m liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier newbuild from Norwegian-based Awilco LNG ASA. The vessel is currently under
BC Ferries to build three new vehicle ferries
AUGUST 1, 2013—BC Ferries, Victoria, BC, Canada, plans to build three vehicle ferries to replace two aging vessels that are nearing the end of their service lives and are due to retire