Alternative Fuels – Page 48
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NewsMoving boxes off the roads
DNV GL has unveiled a new eco-friendly maritime transport concept, the Cargo Ferry project, which will use a new type of LNG vessel to transport containers that are usually carried more than 200km across land.
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NewsRotterdam ups its LNG activity
The port of Rotterdam and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to exchange information on marine services and to jointly collaborate on research and development (R&D).
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NewsLNG safety guidelines for Europe
The first edition of an LNG emergency and incident response study has been handed over to the first Major of the City of Mannheim and dedicated chief of the fire department by the Rhine Port Group.
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NewsRotterdam LNG break bulk construction begins
Gate terminal at Maasvlakte in the Port of Rotterdam, along with its main shareholders Gasunie and Royal Vopakis, is kicking off construction of its new LNG break bulk facility.
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NewsPakistan opens first LNG terminal
Pakistan’s first LNG import terminal in Port Qasim is now open for business – a fast-track solution built to ease the energy shortage facing the country.
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NewsPort Ambrose project on hold again
The controversial LNG terminal development at the US East Coast Port Ambrose is once again on rocky ground as the processing of the Final Environmental Impact (Final EIS) application is suspended for a second time.
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NewsLNG infrastructure deadlock
As the use of LNG as a fuel picks up in northern Europe, there is potential to expand the sector in the Mediterranean but a lack of widespread bunkering infrastructure and an advanced supply chain are blocking development, according to a new whitepaper.
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NewsBestobell order for Middle East LNG tug
Bestobell Marine is to supply a complete set of cryogenic globe valves to be fitted in Wärtsilä’s LNG-Pac fuel gas systems for the Middle East’s first LNG-fuelled harbour tug.
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NewsHamburg LNG barge ready to go
Becker Marine Systems’ hybrid-power LNG barge ‘Hummel’ will serve Hamburg’s cruise ship market from May after successfully completing technical trials.
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NewsLithuania moves in on LNG
The Lithuanian seaport of Klaipeda is “setting a measure of independence” with a new floating LNG terminal – said to be the first in the Baltic region.
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NewsZeebrugge signs LNG transhipment agreement
The Port of Zeebrugge’s Fluxys LNG terminal will support year-round deliveries from the Yamal peninsula to Asian-Pacific markets as part of a new transhipment contract.
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NewsDamen EcoLiner project
Damen Shipyards first LNG-powered inland shipping tanker has just completed comprehensive tank testing of the new design at research institute MARIN, confirming the vessel''s efficiency.
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NewsCommission reports on industry LNG concerns
The use of LNG as a fuel is supported by most industry stakeholders, but concerns still remain over its opportunities and risks, according to the European Commission’s preliminary results of an LNG study.
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NewsHuelva Port looks to LNG bunkering
The Spanish port of Huelva is teaming up with Enagás and other ports in the region to offer LNG bunkering and gas exports.
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NewsNorth America gets first LNG bunker barge
North America is set to receive its first dedicated LNG bunker barge, hailed a critical supply chain component in ongoing efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the marine industry.
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NewsAustralia’s emerging gas market
ICIS, a leading provider of pricing and market information on the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, says that Australia remains poised to become one of the world''s largest LNG exporters.
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NewsSGMF releases LNG Bunkering guidelines
The first edition of ‘LNG Bunkering – Safety Guidelines’ has been released with the aim of providing the bunkering industry with best practices to ensure gas-fuelled ships are re-fuelled safely and reliably.
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NewsLNG safety deal signed for Netherlands
A Netherlands'' based Platform has signed a ‘safety deal’ as part of its National LNG Safety Programme to promote safe use and transport of the fuel in the country.
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NewsLNG port for another West Canadian town
Canada Stewart Energy Group’s LNG project is the latest in a string of proposed ports that are popping up along British Columbia’s coastline.
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NewsAmerican OSV completes LNG bunkering ‘first’
US-based Harvey Gulf International Marine says it achieved a maritime ''first'' with LNG bunkering taking place with its dual-fuel offshore support vessel (OSV) ‘Harvey Energy’.
