Classification society Bureau Veritas has approves Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s new LNG fuel gas supply system. Courtesy of Bureau Veritas Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), received the approval in principle (AiP) for a liquefied natural gas fuel gas supply system (FGSS) for marine four-stroke dual-fuel engines. The FGSS
Japanese imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) edged up in September following a two-month decrease. Illustration purposes only (Courtesy of Tokyo Gas) The provisional data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance shows that imports reached 6.5 million tons of LNG in September. This is 1 per cent up on the
French liquefied natural gas (LNG) containment specialist, GTT, acquired Areva H2Gen, firming its commitment to the energy transition. Courtesy of Areva H2Gen Specialized in the conception and assembly of electrolyzers for the production of green hydrogen, Areva H2Gen is using Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) technology and is the only company
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has visited the Fatih drillship to announce an increase in discovered resources at the Tuna-1 (Danube-1) offshore well in the Black Sea. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaking onboard the Fatih drillship; Source: Erdoğan’s Twitter account In a press conference on Saturday held on the helideck of
An LNG carrier has been boarded and attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, resulting in the kidnapping of one crew member. The Marshall Islands-flagged ship, identified as Methane Princess, was boarded whilst at anchor off Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on 17 October, Dryad Global said. As informed, the 138,000
U.S. LNG export facilities have endured a fair share of Hurricane activity in 2020, with this being the second most active Atlantic hurricane season on record. Image courtesy of Sempra LNG Six weeks after Hurricane Laura made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, another hurricane, Hurricane Delta, made landfall as a Category
Germany’s engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has received an order for five 6G70ME-GI Mk 10.5 dual-fuel engines to be installed on five Newcastlemax bulk carriers ordered by Singapore-based shipping company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS). Last month, EPS sealed an agreement to charter the five 210,000 dwt LNG dual-fuel bulkers to
Flex LNG, the shipping company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, has taken delivery of Flex Amber. Courtesy of Flex LNG Built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in South Korea, the tanker is capable of transporting up to 174,000 cubic meters of the chilled fuel. It also features a dual-fuel slow-speed
Singaporean-based tonnage provider Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has hired GoodFuels to supply biofuel bunkers for one of its MR tankers. The company bunkered its 2010-built 47,377 deadweight tonne MR tanker M/T Pacific Beryl. with the residual-fuel equivalent Bio-Fuel Oil on October 9 in Dutch waters. The BFO’s performance will be tested and