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Preparations Needed for 2015 Sulphur Regulations
With six months until the January 1, 2015 deadline, owners and operators urged to plan ahead to manage their ECA fuel needs. With exactly six months to go untilâŚ
High-Tech Fincantieri Ferry For Quebec
Fincantieri shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) saw the launching today of the "F.-A.-Gauthier", the latest generation ferry that Fincantieri is buildingâŚ
MOL (America) Inc. Announces May 2014 KPI Results
MOL (America) Inc. announces the May 2014 results of its Regional Key Performance Indicators (KPI) in the following categories: operations, customer service, and electronic data interchange (EDI).
Technip Wins Consultancy Contract for RAPID Project
Technip, leader of a joint venture with Fluor, was awarded a substantial(1) Program Management Consultancy (PMC) contract by PETRONAS for the Refinery and PetrochemicalâŚ
Get Your Motors Runninâ
![Scania builds every engine specifically to a customerâs individual order. Quality is a primary focus and any member of the production team is empowered to stop the production line if something is not right.](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/scania-builds-every-engine-specifically-29454.jpg)
Advance Work on Engine Selection with the OEM pays handsome dividends when your vessel is delivered. Donât skip this necessary step. It is hard to say why the phenomenon occurs, but with every new engine that arrives in any boat yard comes a sense of approval and appreciation. Heads turn and work even stops as the iron horsepower machines make their way onto the production floor. Such admiration is warrantedâŚ
Bangladeshâs First LNG Import Terminal in the Works
Excelerate Energy and Petrobangla have reached agreement on terms for the development and operation of Bangladeshâs first LNG import terminal. The agreement includesâŚ
US Dredging Needs Growth as Army Corpsâ Budget Shrinks
![USACE photo: NY/NJ Harbor dredging action.](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/usace-photo-nynj-harbor-dredging-29374.jpg)
Spend dollars up on dredging, cubic yards moved down. Combined with a reduction in the USACE federal budget, the situation threatens a perfect storm for domestic requirements. U.S. dredging this decade, measured in cubic yards, is only half as active as it was in the early 1960s, with maintenance down slightly since then and new work off considerably, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or USACE.
Maritime Fuel of the Future: Training to an Uncertain Standard
Despite its unquestionable allure, LNG as a fuel carries with it as many risks as it does answers to the problems it promises to solve. As industry and OEMâs work to remove any doubtâŚ
GasLog Completes Acquisition of 3 LNG Carriers from BG Group
GasLog Ltd. announced that it successfully completed the acquisition of three LNG carriers from an affiliate of BG Group plc (âBGâ), which was previously announced on April 10, 2014.
Dynagas LNG Completes Acquisition of Arctic Aurora
Dynagas LNG Partners LP announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the ownership interests in the entity that owns and operatesâŚ
US Bill Passed to Speed up LNG Export Decisions
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved legislation that would set a deadline for Energy Department reviews of liquefied natural gas export applicationsâŚ
New LNG Bunkering Safety Training Course
![LNG training for Magnolia LNG inMSIâs Full Mission Bridge. (Photo courtesy is MSI)](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/lng-training-for-magnolia-lng-29257.jpg)
The Maritime Simulation Institute in Middletown, R.I., is developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering safety training course, with the first session to begin in June for Harvey Gulf International Marine. The 45-hour bunkering course for Harveyâs LNG bunkering persons-in-charge (PIC) will be offered ahead of any U.S. Coast Guard regulations governing LNG bunkering. The first course likely will include Harvey Gulf masterâs, mates and engineers.
Global Ocean Trade: Latest Shipbuilding Orders
Tsuneishi have taken an order at their Cebu facility in the Philippines for a total of three 81,600 DWT Kamsarmax for Japanese buyers. Nissen Kaiun declared twoâŚ
Offshore Floating Production Market Update
![Jim McCaul, IMA](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/jim-mccaul-ima-29199.jpg)
Currently, 320 oil/gas floating production units are now in service, on order or available for reuse on another field. FPSOs account for 65% of the existing systems, 76% of systems on order. Production semis, barges, spars and TLPs comprise the balance. Total oil/gas inventory is down two units since last month â two off-field FPSOs have been scrapped. Another 27 floating LNG processing systems are in service or on order. Liquefaction floaters account for 15%, regasification floaters 85%.
Foster Wheeler Signs Agreement With BOC to Replace Heat Exchangers
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has signed an engineering, procurement and construction managementâŚ
Doosan Deliver First MAN DF Engine for TOTE Containership
MAN Diesel & Turbo inform that licensee Doosan Engine has confirmed delivery of the worldâs first dual-fuel, low-speed ME-GI engine to the American National SteelâŚ
Terntank Orders 2 More LNG Fueled Tankers
Terntank proclaims its options on two sister ships to the two LNG powered product tankers ordered in the autumn of 2013. The oil company NEOT also confirmed thatâŚ
Excelerate Energy & the Year of LNG
![âConsider, for example, that South America was not an LNG consuming region seven years ago. In 2014, more than 100 cargoes will be sold there. As floating technologies gain acceptance, there will continue to be a big shift in the market demographics.â Edward Scott, COO, Excelerate Energy](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/consider-for-example-that-south-29060.jpg)
This being the âYearbookâ edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News, it would be remiss to not have coverage of LNG, one of the hottest fueling trends in maritime circles, particularly in North America. For a unique insight on a rapidly evolving market, MR caught up with Edward Scott, COO, Excelerate Energy, which is making big strides in the LNG Regasification sector, and recently received on the of the worldâs largest and most capable unitsâŚ
New Fuel Rules Steer Europe toward Compliance Chaos
Northern European regulators will face a battle with many shipping companies over new EU rules aimed at cutting pollution from ship fuels as some owners are likelyâŚ
US FERC Approves Sempra LNG Export Project
U.S. regulators on Thursday approved Sempra Energy's bid to build a liquefied natural gas export terminal in Louisiana, opening the door to a significant expansionâŚ
Icebreaking LNG Carrier Vladimir Rusanov on Ice Trials
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Maritime Reporter TV Interviews Timo Koponen, Wärtsilä
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Digitalization Driving Safety in the Maritime Sector
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Designer seeks permit to send out United States gas to Mexico for LNG exports
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Video: LNG Carrier Transits the Northern Sea Route
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Crowley Christens LNG-Powered ConRo
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Pasha Hawaii Brings LNG Containerships Online
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LNG Investment Set to Grow
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Maritime Reporter TV Interviews Leif Gross, Caterpillar
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Inside Crowley's Commitment Class ConRo Ships
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