Hanjin, GTT and DNV GL have signed an agreement to jointly investigate and to develop a gas fuelled large container vessel concept equipped with membrane fuel tanks. The project partners presented the Joint Development Project (JDP) as part of the DNV GL Forum at SMM 2014 in Hamburg, the world’s lea
ABS, a provider of classification services to the maritime and offshore industries, has been chosen to class two LNG-fueled containerships to be built in China for German owner GNS Shipping/Nordic Hamburg. The 1,400 TEU vessels will feature dual-fuel propulsion enabling them to burn LNG and conventi
Classification society Bureau Veritas has been chosen to class the unique LNG bunkering vessel which will be built at Hanjin Heavy Industries, Korea, under an agreement between Japan’s NYK and Mitsubishi and France’s GDF-Suez. The vessel will carry 5,000 cu m of LNG for ships’ fuel stored at 4 Bar i
Wärtsilä launched its SK 5054 MkII ship design, a further development and upgraded version of the successful SK 5054 design. The launch of the new chemical and oil products tanker design takes place at the Wärtsilä stand at the SMM conference and exhibition in Hamburg, Germany. The proven Wärtsilä S
Mexico’s Altamira liquefied natural gas terminal will get a cargo of LNG on September 11, according to the Port of Altamira website. The Al Bahiya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 210,000 cubic meters is sailing from Ras Laffan in Qatar. The Altamira terminal consists of 2 tanks of 150,000 cubic mete
Two new large, 180,000 cbm LNG carriers being built by the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in Korea on behalf of a collaboration between SK Shipping and Marubeni, are to be powered by 6-cylinder Wärtsilä X62DF 2-stroke dual-fuel engines. This is a milestone order for the marine sector as these will b
The next phase of Eyemouth Harbor dredging operations (Gunsgreen basin and harbor entrance ‘canyon’) is about to begin, according to the Harbor Master. The hopper barge ‘MV Shearwater’ and dredging unit ‘Forth Reclaimer’ will operate within Eyemouth Harbor. For the duration of this operation all ves
The PGN FSRU Lampung, owned by Höegh LNG of Norway, received its first LNG cargo onboard the Neo Energy in July this year. The 170,000 cbm FSRU, located 6 km offshore Lampung, Indonesia is chartered to PGN for a period of 20 years and supplies gas to the electricity sector and industry in West Java
When the shipping industry began to take an interest in LNG, Rolls-Royce was one of the first with well-proven medium-speed engine technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOsuRB4TAug At present, no less than 42 Bergen LNG-fuelled marine engines are in service with more on order. LNG World News
The UK’s Grain LNG terminal, operated by National Grid, is expected to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas this week, shipping data says. The cargo is carried by the 126,000 cbm Mourad Didouche, and it is scheduled to arrive at the terminal located near London on September 9. The terminal has a
Dredge Yard, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of dredging and mining equipment, took part at the “Dredging in India” conference, held in Mumbai from 3-4 September 2014, and presented its new model, the ECO200 dredger. At the event, the company’s Operations Manager, Michel Debo introduced a c
A series of new 1400 TEU container vessels being built for GNS Shipping GmbH & Co KG managed by Nordic Hamburg, will feature 7-cylinder Wärtsilä RT-flex50DF dual-fuel 2-stroke main engines. The ships are being built at the Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding yard in China, and are expected to be in operatio
Japan secured a low-cost and stable supply of LNG after the country’s trade ministry and Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources signed a memorandum of understanding. Trade ministry official said that Japan will update the state of Alaska on its LNG demand outlook. It will also provide information
Becker Marine Systems celebrated the technical launch of its innovative LNG Hybrid barge in Komarno, Slovakia. “This is an important day for the shipping industry, because the LNG Hybrid barge is a big step forward for supplying cruise ships with environmentally-friendly energy,” said Dirk Lehman, M
