Knutsen LNG newbuild to have Mark III Flex containment system

JUNE 22, 2017 — GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) has received an order from shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to equip a new 180 cu.m. LNG carrier with its Mark III Flex containment

Wartsila to supply propulsion for dual fuel coastal tankers

JUNE 20, 2017—Four new dual fuel coastal tankers that being built in the Netherlands will feature Wärtsilä engines, propellers, and fuel supply systems. Dutch shipyard Scheepswerf Ferus Smit is constructing the four

MAIB: LNG tanker’s mooring lines were “not fit for purpose”

JUNE 15, 2017 – Five year old mooring lines on the 2010-built LNG tanker Zarga were “not fit for purpose,” says the U.K. Marine Accident Investigaton Branch in its report on a

Ship-to-ship LNG bunkering starts in Zeebrugge

JUNE 14, 2017 — Ship-to-ship LNG bunkering service has started in the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium. The bunkering vessel ENGIE Zeebrugge has made its first deliveries of LNG (liquefied natural gas) as

Canada adds another LNG-fueled ferry

JUNE 14, 2017—While the U.S. has yet to add an LNG-fueled ferry to its fleet, Canada continues to build its credentials. The latest is the Salish Raven, the third of three dual

MTU gas engine to be trialed in Lake Constance ferry

JUNE 12, 2017 — From 2019, Rolls-Royce Power Systems and Stadtwerke Konstanz, the local public utility in Konstanz, Germany, are to begin testing the marine propulsion technology of the future — in

KHI gets DNV GL AiP for non-spherical LNG tank

JUNE 7, 2017 — DNV GL has awarded Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd (KHI) an Approval in Principle (AiP) for its newly developed non-spherical (Moss) tank. The new tank is a IMO Independent

LNG a big part of plans for Russia’s Zvezda shipyard

JUNE 5, 2017 — Russian energy giant Rosneft reports that two significant agreements have now been signed relating to development of the Zvezda shipbuilding complex at Bolshoy Kamen in the Russian Far

LNG-fueled PSV awarded four-year contract

JUNE 2, 2017 — Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has been awarded a long-term contract for the PSV Normand Leader by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS. The contract has a duration of four years, with

LIVE FROM NOR-SHIPPING 2017: The future of LNG

MAY 31, 2017—Clean burning and plentiful, natural gas has emerged as a viable alternative fuel for ship operators to comply with ever-stricter global emissions standards. By burning natural gas, operators can cut

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