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Höegh Autoliners seals deal for zero-carbon ready car carriers

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Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has entered into a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for four fixed and eight optional multi-fuel and zero-carbon ready Aurora-class vessels. Photo: Höegh Autoliners Under the terms of the contract, the first two pure and truck carriers (PCTCs) will be delivered in

Ammonia-fueled Panamax bulk carrier design approved by ClassNK

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The design of an ammonia-fueled Panamax bulk carrier developed by the Japanese organisation Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC) has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society ClassNK. Courtesy of ClassNK Before issuing the AiP, ClassNK reviewed the ammonia treatment measures, piping diagram of the

SGMF covers safe LNG bunkering guidelines

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UK-based NGO Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) has covered all aspects related to LNG bunkering in its publication with detailed guidelines. Courtesy of Port of Antwerp. SGMF released its ’LNG as a marine fuel – Safety and Operational Guidelines – Bunkering’ publication. The NGO says this is

Wärtsilä engines for 7 new Arctic shuttle tankers

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Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the main and harbour engines for a series of seven new Arctic shuttle tanker vessels being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) yard in South Korea. The order, which is valued at more than €100 million ($113.4 million) was placed

Zhejiang Energy to take 10% stake in Russian Yakutia LNG

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Chinese gas distributor Zhejiang Energy will acquire a 10 per cent stake in Russia’s Yakutia LNG project for $5.67 billion. Courtesy of Yatec A-Property and Zhejiang Energy agreed on the terms of sale of the companies of the Yakutia project. Thus, the parties signed indicative terms of a deal for

McDermott books Heerema for Saudi project

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Offshore contractor Heerema Marine Contractors has secured a contract with McDermott to transport and install six large jackets within Package-1 of Saudi Aramco’s Marjan increment programme in Saudi Arabia. Sleipnir vessel; Source: Heerema Marine Contractors The Marjan oil and gas field is located in the Arabian Gulf off the eastern

Golar’s LNGC spinoff firm CoolCo scores $570m loan

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Bermuda-based LNG shipper Golar updates on its newly-formed company Cool Company (CoolCo) that will acquire its eight TFDE LNG carriers. Courtesy of Golar LNG This comes after Golar’s December announcement on separating its eight TFDE LNG carriers into the new company called Cool Company. CoolCo will have an initial market

PGNiG receives 150th LNG cargo

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Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) has received the 150th LNG cargo delivery at the Swinoujscie liquefied natural gas terminal. Courtesy of PGNiG The milestone cargo that came from the U.S. arrived at President Lech Kaczyński LNG terminal in Świnoujście on 18 January. PGNiG bought this 70,000 tonnes of cargo

Uber Boat building UK’s 1st hybrid high-speed passenger ferry

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The UK-based Uber Boat by Thames Clipper, a partnership between river bus service Thames Clipper and transport company Uber, is building the country’s first hybrid high-speed passenger ferries. Image: Uber Boats by Thames Clipper The two new vessels, that are being built at Wight Shipyard on the Isle of Wight,

Helsinki Shipyard to build LNG-fueled icebreaker for Nornickel

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Finnish shipbuilding firm Helsinki Shipyard is building a new LNG-fueled icebreaker for Russian mining company Nornickel. Courtesy of Aker Arctic Helsinki Shipyard says it has successfully completed purchasing contracts for the main equipment of Nornickel’s icebreaker contracted last year. This also covers model tests in ice and open water for

Global policies could make zero-emission shipping commercially viable

19 Jan No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

A new report for the Getting to Zero Coalition, an initiative for accelerating international shipping decarbonisation, outlining policy measures that could close the competitiveness between fossil fuels and zero-emission alternatives in shipping has been launched. The report titled “Closing the Gap” was prepared by a maritime consultancy UMAS for the

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