MarineLink News Search
Search term • LNG
GTT to Design LNG Tanks for CMA CGM's New Containerships
![(Photo: CMA CGM)](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/photo-cma-cgm-122840.jpg)
Engineering firm GTT said it has been chosen to design the cryogenic fuel tanks of 12 new liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueled containerships for the CMA CGM group.The vessels have been ordered from Chinese shipyards Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd. and Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co., who will each build six vessels, able to carry 13,000 and 15,000 containers respectively. The order of the six 15…
DNV Certifies NYK's Online Cargo-handling Training
![On February 3, NYK released the NYK Group ESG Story,*** which aims to further accelerate the integration of ESG into the company’s management strategy. This online cargo-handling training achieves this ambition. To strongly promote ESG management, NYK is encouraging new value creation as a sustainable solution provider.](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/on-february-3-nyk-released-122828.png)
Cargo-handling simulator training for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and oil tankers conducted by NYK SHIPMANAGEMENT PTE LTD (NYKSM) in an online environment has been certified classification association DNV.The DNV certification confirms that the training content follows the guidelines provided in the IMO model courses and that the training is conducted effectively. According to NYK, this is…
Flex LNG Bags 3-year Charter for Flex Constellation LNG Carrier
Flex LNG has secured a charter deal with a minimum firm period of three years on a prompt basis for the LNG carrier Flex Constellation, with an unnamed client.Flex…
Wind Power: 'Trade Wings' Containership Design Gets BV AIP
![Bureau Veritas has granted an Approval in Principle (AIP) for Trade Wings 2,500, a design for a 197 x 32 m, 2500-TEU container ship designed jointly by VPLP Design, Alwena Shipping, SDARI, and AYRO. Image courtesy BV](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/bureau-veritas-has-granted-an-122817.jpg)
Bureau Veritas has granted approval in principle (AIP) for the Trade Wings 2,500 design, a wind- and LNG/electric-powered containership concept designed jointly by VPLP Design, Alwena Shipping, SDARI and AYRO.As the maritime industry moves toward designs and technologies that minimize emissions, the 197- by 32-meter, 2,500-TEU Trade Winds ship design combines six Oceanwings wind-assisted propulsion sails with liquefied natural gas (LNG)-electric propulsion with pods.
Golar Taps Karl Fredrik Staubo as CEO
Golar LNG announced on Thursday it has appointed appointed Karl Fredrik Staubo as CEO, filling the void left by prior chief executive Iain Ross, who stepped down…
Partners Set Out to Develop CO2 Carrier Designs
![© Pawel Horazy / Adobe Stock](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/pawel-horazy-adobe-stock-122732.jpeg)
A team of maritime industry partners has set out to develop new liquefied CO2 carrier designs as carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects advance globally in support of net negative ambitions.“CCS has the potential to make a significant contribution to global emissions reduction strategies and safe and efficient transport of liquefied carbon is going to be key to realizing these goals," said Patrick Janssens…
New Study Explores Converting Existing Vessels for Zero-carbon Operations
![© nazif / Adobe Stock](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/nazif-adobe-stock-122737.jpeg)
A group of shipping industry partners are working together to assess the technical, financial and environmental potential of converting existing vessels to zero-carbon fuels and technology as part of the transition to a global zero carbon fleet by 2050.American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), A.P. Moller – Maersk, MAN Energy Solutions, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, NYK Line, Seaspan Corporation and Total…
Invenergy, BW LNG Secure Financing for FSRU Project in El Salvador
![Illustration only - An LNG Tanker - Credit: Altin Osmanaj/AdobeStock](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/illustration-only-an-lng-tanker-122718.jpg)
Sustainable energy developer Invenergy and LNG solutions provider BW LNG have secured a $128.3 million loan from IDB Invest to fund the construction of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), a key part of the Energía del Pacífico (EDP) LNG-to-power project in El Salvador.The financial package has a 15-year contractual term granted to FSRU Ltda. de CV in El Salvador. Invernergy said the…
Equinor to Hire More Staff at Plants Hit By Fires in 2020
![The Hammerfest LNG plant at Melkøya. (Photo: Ole Jørgen Bratland)](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/the-hammerfest-lng-plant-at-122702.jpg)
Fires that crippled two Equinor plants in Norway last year were caused by both technical and human errors, the energy company said on Wednesday, promising to hire and train more staff.A blaze last September at Hammerfest LNG, Europe's only large-scale liquefied natural gas plant, caused an outage expected to last 18 months, while a fire in December at the Tjeldbergodden methanol facility took two months…
Eneti Orders $330M Wind Turbine Installation Vessel. Eyes U.S. Offshore Wind Market, Too
![File Photo: Scorpio Bulkers](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/file-photo-scorpio-bulkers-122697.jpg)
Offshore wind installation company Eneti Inc, until recently known as Scorpio Bulkers, has entered into a binding agreement for the construction of one Wind Turbine Installation Vessel. The vessel will be built by South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.The company also said it was in talks to build another offshore wind installation vessel for the U.S. offshore wind market.As for the first vessel…
The Race is On to Pioneer Hydrogen Shipping
Hydrogen is touted as an inevitable green fuel of the future. Tell that to the people who'll have to ship it across the globe at hyper-cold temperatures close to…
ABB Software to Unlock Energy Savings for Tallink’s New Ferry MyStar
![MyStar (Photo: Tallink)](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/mystar-photo-tallink-122689.jpg)
Estonian ferry operator Tallink will tap sustainability and efficiency gains enabled by ABB Ability Marine Advisory Systems – OCTOPUS for its new passenger and car ferry MyStar due for delivery from the Finnish Rauma Marine Constructions shipyard in 2022.The liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered MyStar will be deployed on the 80-kilometer trans-Baltic route between Tallinn, Estonia, and Helsinki, Finland…
ABS Completes Decarbonization and Digitalization JDP with HHI and HGS
![© Haris Andronos / Adobe Stock](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/haris-andronos-adobe-stock-122686.jpeg)
Classification society ABS said it has completed a joint development project (JDP) with shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and marine services firm Hyundai Global Service (HGS) exploring decarbonization and digitalization in the marine and offshore industries. The project covered simulation and modeling of carbon footprints of a vessel incorporating energy efficiency technologies, liquefied…
FUTURE FUELS: Could Hydrogen be the Answer to Shipping’s Decarbonization Goals?
![© scharfsinn86/AdobeStock](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/scharfsinn86adobestock-122665.jpg)
Climate change and reliable, clean, low emission fuels are the important factors for ship operators since January 1, 2020. Twelve months into the IMO2020 transition and the climate change debate is increasing as the primary discussion point on the world agenda – from industry events to the board rooms of the global corporations. Relative to this is the reliable supply of fuel since changing marine…
Fratelli Cosulich Orders LNG Bunkering Vessel in China
![Credit: Fratelli Cosulich Group](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/credit-fratelli-cosulich-group-122607.jpg)
Italian firm Fratelli Cosulich Group has ordered a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel. The ship, which will be built in China, at the CIMC SOE shipyard, with its approximately 5,300 tons of DWT will be able to transport over 8,000 m3 of LNG and 500 m3 of MGO for bunkering. The vessel will be equipped by Wartsila, a Finland-based company specializing in the manufacture of propulsion and power generation systems for marine use with Dual Fuel technology.
Singapore Marks first STS Bunkering of an LNG-fuelled Oil Tanker
![FueLNG Bellina delivering LNG bunker to Aframax tanker, Pacific Emerald. Photo Courtesy MPA Singapore](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/fuelng-bellina-delivering-lng-bunker-122588.jpg)
The bunkering operation was carried out by FueLNG Bellina, Singapore’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering vesselShell’s Aframax tanker ‘Pacific Emerald’ is the first oil tanker to be LNG-bunkered in SingaporeFueLNG, together with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), completed Singapore’s first bunkering of an LNG-fuelled oil tanker . FueLNG is a joint venture between Keppel…
New LNG Bunker Ship Christened in Antwerp
![(Photo: Port of Antwerp)](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/photo-port-of-antwerp-122592.jpg.jfif)
A new liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel was christened in the Port of Antwerp on March 23.The new vessel, named FlexFueler 002, was built by Dutch shipbuilder Kooiman Marine for owners gas infrastructure group Fluxys and LNG supplier Titan LNG, and it will ensure that ships can refuel with LNG anywhere in the port. It will operate from its permanent moorings at quay 526/528 and supply LNG…
ClassNK AIP for Large Hydrogen Cargo Containment System Developed by KHI
![Large liquefied hydrogen carrier (cargo carrying capacity: 40,000 m3 x 4 tanks): Courtesy of Kawasaki](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/large-liquefied-hydrogen-carrier-cargo-122574.jpg)
ClassNK issued an approval in principle (AIP) to Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI) for the design of a cargo containment system (CCS) of the world's largest capacity (40,000 m3 class per tank) developed for use on a large liquefied hydrogen carrier.Hydrogen is expected to be used as a clean energy source to realize a decarbonized society as its burning does not emit CO2. To contribute to the maritime transportation of hydrogen…
Port of Corpus Christi Inks LNG Bunkering Deal with Stabilis
![(Photo: Port of Corpus Christi Authority)](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/photo-port-of-corpus-christi-122508.jpg.jfif)
One of the United States' top oil export ports said it plans to build infrastructure for bunkering vessels fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG).The Port of Corpus Christi Authority said it inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Stabilis Solutions to facilitate the use of LNG as a marine fuel at the U.S. Gulf Coast port as vessels running on the cleaner-burning fuel become increasingly prominent…
Bureau Veritas Publishes Guidance on Ammonia as Marine Fuel
![(Image: Bureau Veritas)](https://images.marinelink.com/images/maritime/w200h200c/image-bureau-veritas-122505.jpg)
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has released an Ammonia-Prepared notation and has developed a Rule Note for ammonia as a marine fuel as more industry players continue to show interest in the cleaner-burning fuel on the path to shipping decarbonization.The Ammonia-Prepared notation, developed in collaboration with different stakeholders including ship owners, equipment makers, designers and shipyards…
Icebreaking LNG Carrier Vladimir Rusanov on Ice Trials
![](https://images.marinelink.com/images/storage/w150h150c/dzb9n6nw4aasept.jpg)
Maritime Reporter TV Interviews Timo Koponen, Wärtsilä
![](https://images.marinelink.com/images/storage/w150h150c/662036de.jpg)
Digitalization Driving Safety in the Maritime Sector
![](https://images.marinelink.com/images/storage/w150h150c/cropimg2546.jpg)
Designer seeks permit to send out United States gas to Mexico for LNG exports
![](https://images.marinelink.com/images/storage/w150h150c/roundex-adobe-stock-149830.jpeg)
Video: LNG Carrier Transits the Northern Sea Route
![](https://images.marinelink.com/images/storage/w150h150c/eduard-toll-northern-sea-route-passage-1.jpg)
Crowley Christens LNG-Powered ConRo
![](https://images.marinelink.com/images/storage/w150h150c/0x4a1012-bhdisplay.jpg)
Pasha Hawaii Brings LNG Containerships Online
![](https://images.marinelink.com/images/storage/w150h150c/nicksouzahnl1.jpg)
LNG Investment Set to Grow
![](https://images.marinelink.com/images/storage/w150h150c/jim.png)
Maritime Reporter TV Interviews Leif Gross, Caterpillar
![](https://images.marinelink.com/images/storage/w150h150c/74b84e3d.jpg)
Inside Crowley's Commitment Class ConRo Ships
![](https://images.marinelink.com/images/storage/w150h150c/untitled-c616.png)