China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co. has delivered the first of four LNG-fuelled pure car truck carriers (PCTC) to Japanese shipping major NYK Line. The 7,000-CEU car carrier Jasmine Leader was ordered back in 2021, and it is expected to be assigned for transportation of vehicles between E
Greece-based ship management company Capital Ship Management (Capital) has taken delivery of the newbuild 50,000 dwt chemical/product medium-range (MR) tanker with LNG fuel-ready propulsion. On 27 January, Capital said it took delivery of the vessel named M/T Alkiviadis from Hyundai Vietnam Shipyard
Japan’s Anegasaki thermal power station new unit 1, which energy company JERA Co. has been replacing through its subsidiary JERA Power Anegasaki G.K., has begun commercial operation. Thermal power station new unit 1 is an LNG-fired power station that uses a gas turbine combined-cycle power generatio
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has contracted TMC Compressors to provide a marine compressed air system to four LNG carriers the shipbuilder is constructing for BW LNG. Norway-headquartered TMC, which manufactures marine compressors solely for marine and offshore use, will manufac
North America’s energy infrastructure company TC Energy has updated cost estimates for the Coastal GasLink project, a pipeline that is expected to transport natural gas to the approved LNG Canada facility near Kitimat, British Colombia, Canada. TC Energy said in the update that the project continues
In its latest report, technology company IDTechEx has forecasted accelerated adoption of green fuel cells, notably hydrogen fuel cells, in marine markets. The maritime sector, which accounts for approximately 2.9% of global carbon emissions, is seeking to meet broader climate goals such as the Paris
Damietta LNG plant in Egypt, a joint venture between Italy’s Eni and Egypt’s EGAS, has produced and loaded its 500th LNG cargo since the operation start-up in 2005. Damietta LNG is one of two LNG export plants in Egypt with a capacity to produce up to 5 million tons of LNG per year. Italian energy c
Taiwanese bulk carrier company U-Ming Marine has taken delivery of its third 190,000-ton dual-fuel LNG bulk carrier from Chinese shipbuilder Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding. According to a statement from the shipbuilder, the vessel named Ubuntu Integrity was delivered on 31 January. The length of t
Singapore-based tanker owner and operator Hafnia has kicked off the year with the delivery of the first of four new dual-fuel LR2 product tankers. Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, delivered the LNG-powered Hafnia Languedoc at a naming
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received a new order from its partner the Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) for the tank design of two new LNG carriers (LNGCs). The order was received at the beginning of 2023 on behalf of a European shipowner. GTT will design the tanks
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has secured a new order for the construction of two LNG carriers worth $500 million, which increased its earnings in orders to $2 billion in the first month of 2023. SHI received the order for two LNG carriers from an undisclosed Oceanian shipp
Having aced its sea trials, Lady Maria Fisher, the second LNG dual-fuel tanker built for British marine engineering services provider James Fisher, has been delivered to its owner. The 6,000dwt LNG dual-fuel vessel was built by China Merchants Jinling (CMJL) shipyard in Yangzhou, China, and it was d
FortisBC Holdings, a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., the North American regulated electric and gas utility company, and Snuneymuxw First Nation of the Coast Salish People, located in the centre of Coast Salish territory, have signed an agreement to collaborate on the Tilbury projects in Canada. According
Low and zero-emission fuels supplier Titan has acquired two small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers from Canadian gas transportation company Seapeak for bunkering retrofit. Titan plans to retrofit the vessels – Seapeak Unikum and Seapeak Vision – to ensure suitable LNG bunkering capabilitie
