Sector News – Page 48
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NewsPromoting LNG usage
A new standard has been introduced by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) for safe and sustainable bunkering of LNG-powered ships which aims to promote the fuel''s usage, writes Alice Mason, news reporter.
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NewsLNG bunkering at JAXPORT
Construction has begun on a new LNG facility at JAXPORT’s Talleyrand Marine Terminal in Jacksonville, US, which will serve new LNG vessels currently being built for the US mainland-Puerto Rico trade route.
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NewsLNG retrofit ferry
The president of the Port of Barcelona believes that having a good LNG supply infrastructure will allow the port to attract some of the most modern and energy efficient ships.
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NewsLNG dredger for DEME
A new LNG-powered Cutter Suction Dreger is set to join the DEME fleet and will be built at Royal IHC in the Netherlands.
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NewsLNG FRSU project at Jaigarh
Hiranandani Energy (H-Energy) is setting up a LNG re-gasification project at Jaigarh, India, starting with the construction work of a jetty for the floating regasification and storage unit (FRSU) at the port.
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NewsEU support for LNG terminals
European Union Member States have agreed on the Commission’s proposal to invest €444m in energy infrastructure projects, including the strategic move to create new LNG terminals across Europe.
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NewsLNG terminal to reopen at Teesport
The LNG import terminal at Teesport in the UK looks set to reopen as Swiss commodity trader Trafigura eyes its potential as a major hub for large scale energy infrastructure projects.
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NewsLNG bunkering at Rostock
Bomin Linde LNG GmbH & Co. KG has conducted the first bunkering of a chemical tanker with LNG at a German port.
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NewsISO standard for safe bunkering of LNG ships
The clear need to standardise LNG bunkering operations for all stakeholders at the international level has finally been recognised in a new ISO standard set up to ensure LNG-fuelled vessels can bunker in a safe and sustainable way.
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NewsGetting boxes off the roads
India’s transport authority is looking to inland waterways to ease the country’s road and rail traffic, with a little help from the Germans.
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NewsSamueLNG project
The S/F SamuelLNG project, which began in Gijon, Spain on 12 December, aims to improve the sustainability of marine traffic through the use of LNG.
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NewsTackling barriers in LNG adoption
SEA\LNG believes that in order to encourage the use of LNG as an alternative to traditional bunker fuel, a collaborative approach needs to tackle the associated commercial barriers.
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NewsLNG-wind powered hybrid cruiseship first
Finnish based wind propulsion expert, Norsepower Oy Ltd, has signed an agreement with Viking Line to install its Rotor Sail Solution onboard the ‘M/S Viking Grace’, the operator''s flagship LNG-fuelled cruise ship.
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NewsCleaner energy for the Baltic
Tallink’s new LNG-powered fast ferry is set to start operations on the Helsinki-Tallinn route following a successful bunkering at Helsinki’s West Harbour.
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NewsPort Klang edges closer to top ten ranking
Based on its performance in 2015, Port Klang says it should be ranked in 11th place in the World Container League for 2016, moving up one spot from 2015.
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NewsDuisburg port backs LNG
The Port of Duisburg and German utility company RWE have teamed up to create LNG infrastructure at the port.
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NewsDunkirk regasification terminal commissioning
Commercial operations have started at the Dunkirk regasification terminal which is used to import, store and re-gasify LNG before delivery.
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NewsChina extends emissions curb
China’s Ministry of Transport has expanded a 0.50% sulphur limit for ships operating within three domestic emission control areas (ECAs) to 11 ports.
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NewsTackling high LNG equipment costs
LNG has a huge opportunity to become a key shipping fuel because of its environmental advantages and relatively stable price, but equipment costs and lack of LNG bunkering facilities are still weighing heavily on shipowners'' minds.
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NewsLNG cruise ship
Brittany Ferries has signed a letter of intent with the Flensburger Schiffbau shipyard to construct a new LNG powered ship.
