QatarEnergy and Nakilat Sign Long-Term Agreement for Nine QC-Max LNG Vessels
QatarEnergy has signed a long-term agreement with Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat), under which Nakilat will own and operate nine QC-Max class LNG vessels, the largest LNG vessels ever built.The nine QC-Max vessels, with a capacity of 271,000 cubic meters each, constitute half of the 18 advanced QC-Max class LNG vessels that will be constructed at China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard.To date…
GCMD and NYK Line Study Long-Term Biofuel Use
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has teamed up with NYK Line to launch Project LOTUS (long-term impact of continuous use of biofuels on vessel operations).This six-month project will trial the continuous use of a biofuels blend comprising of 24% Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) and very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) onboard a short-sea vehicle carrier that will call at multiple ports.
PMI Awarded NAVSEA S9320-AM-PRO-020/MLDG Certification
PMI Industries, Inc., a provider of underwater marine cable connectors and subsea cable terminations, recently earned certification as a NAVSEA S9320-AM-PRO-020 approved molding facility from the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Maintenance Engineering, Planning and Procurement (SUBMEPP).PMI is one of only a handful of companies in the country with the certification and is now an approved vendor to fabricate, mold, and inspect outboard cable assemblies and components for the U.S.
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