Van Oord’s powerful cutter suction dredger Athena was built by IHC Dredgers for dredging in hard soil. The strong vibrations on this type of dredger are notorious for their negative effects on the working and living conditions on board. Van Oord’s global dredging experience, IHC’s drive to build inn
Rolls-Royce Plc has won a contract to convert the merchant ship Bergen Viking to run on engines powered by natural gas, replacing the current diesel engines. The Norwegian ship owner Bergen Tankers AS has chosen gas engines and accompanying systems from Rolls-Royce for this upgrade, to provide a mor
Offshore oil and gas engineering specialist NLI Solutions (NLI) has developed a concept for a LNG Bunker Barge based on the NLI LNG tank design. The concept has been further developed in a design study together with the Marine division of Rolls-Royce and Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS). LNG as
Trinidad and Tobago shipped an LNG cargo from the Point Fortin terminal to Argentina on Tuesday, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the 71,651 cbm SCF Polar tanker, and it is due to arrive at Argentina’s Escobar LNG terminal on June 16. The Point Fortin LNG terminal consists of
With the number of vessels using dual fuel/LNG propulsion systems growing steadily, Autronica Fire and Security is focusing on the importance of gas detection in this sector during Nor-Shipping 2013. LNG as a fuel can provide lower bunkering costs and emissions, in addition to less wear on engines,
Last Saturday the cutter suction dredger “Susanna II” was baptized and handed over to its owner, dredging contractor Verboon Maasland. All members of the Verboon team were present with their families to celebrate the completion of the vessel. After the required speeches and the bottle of champagne a
The Dahej LNG terminal, owned by India’s biggest LNG importer, Petronet LNG, will get a cargo of LNG onboard the 138,097 cbm Disha from Qatar on June 6, according to shipping data. Petronet LNG of India received the 1000th LNG cargo at its Dahej LNG terminal in February. The Dahej terminal in Gujara
Rolls-Royce Plc has signed a memorandum of understanding with Spanish shipping company Baleària, to design gas-powered propulsion systems for three of the company’s high-speed ferries, which currently run on diesel. Baleària, which operates ferry services between the Spanish mainland and the Baleari
Incat’s dual fuel fast ferry has commenced sea trials in Hobart Tasmania. The 99-meter vessel’s twin tanks were loaded with LNG for the first time last week. Testing of the gas system went underway with the GE LM2500 gas turbine engines being run on gas for the first time on May 27 at the wharf [&he
FKAB, a marine design company, on Monday revealed its new LNG-fuelled FKAB T24-series. The FKAB T24-series are 21 000 m3 tankers for Chemicals (IMO II) and Oil Products, they are designed for low fuel consumption and high cargo capacity in an ECA area trade. The hull form is designed for good perfor
INPEX of Japan announced shipbuilding and shipping contracts for two new vessels which will offtake and deliver LNG from the Ichthys LNG Project offshore Western Australia to Japan and Taiwan. Through its wholly owned subsidiary INPEX Shipping, one LNG vessel will be jointly owned with Kawasaki Kise
The Mekaines LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal on June 10, port data shows. This is the second cargo that is scheduled to arrive at the South Hook terminal in the next seven days and they are both sailing from Ras Laffan […]
International Dredging and Offshore Contractor Van Oord has chosen Sealink customised VSAT from Marlink to provide data communication services for three offshore rock placement vessels. The five year contract covers Marlink’s provision of end-to-end services and includes facility to provide ad-hoc c
TY Offshore confirmed that Harvey Gulf International Marine has ordered the construction of an additional TY Offshore built 302’ x 64’ Dual Fuel Offshore Supply Vessel, bringing its total order to six. The order, and subsequent delivery, positions Harvey Gulf as the largest owner/operator of clean b
