VARD Offshore Patrol Vessel Design Gets ABS AiP
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ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to VARD Marine for its 115-meter offshore patrol vessel (NGOPV) design.The VARD 7 115 NGOPV caters to a range of mission requirements, including air, surface, and sub-surface surveillance and engagement capabilities. The vessel arrangement offers a multi-mission bay and a set-down area for containerized mission payloads, with a configuration that can be tailored to meet a variety of mission objectives…
Sinopec in Its First LNG Bunkering Op in Weihai, China
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China's Sinopec Corp announced on Monday it has completed its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation in Weihai, a major seaport in the eastern Shandong province.The bunkering, or marine refueling, operation transferred 250 tonnes of LNG by truck to a China Merchant Shipping vessel.Sinopec is China's largest supplier of marine fuels.The use of LNG as a marine fuel has been gaining traction amid a global push to reduce the shipping industry's carbon emissions.
ABS, HZS, Wärtsilä Working on 'Future-ready' Multi-fuel Electric LNG Carrier
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ABS, Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HZS), and Wärtsilä have teamed to develop a flexible, future-ready, and modular concept for a future multi-fuel electric Liquefied Natural Gas Carrier (LNGC) vessel.The project will, partners say, apply various decarbonization technologies and solutions to the vessel design and operation models to investigate its performance against the International Maritime Organization’s…
KKR to Buy Norway's Ocean Yield for $829M
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