Dutch gas and LNG carrier operator Anthony Veder and classification society Bureau Veritas have completed a pilot for “live remote class surveys” using a wearable device and augmented reality technology. The companies said in a statement that success of this pilot opens up the way for fully remote class surveys
Swiss engineering group ABB is providing electric propulsion, storage and other technology for what is claimed to be the first tug in South Asia capable of switching between LNG and battery power. The tug, which will operate in Singapore harbor, has been ordered by Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Marine Services.
Greece-based LNG shipping company TMS Cardiff Gas said it has taken delivery of a brand new liquefied natural gas carrier. Image courtesy of TMS Cardiff Gas The tanker named Amberjack LNG was delivered to her charterer, one of the major gas companies, on Tuesday, according to TMS Cardiff Gas. Amberjack
BayWa Energy and Volkswagen Group’s logistic unit teamed up to launch the first liquefied natural gas filling station for trucks in the German city of Wolfsburg. The station, located nearby Volkswagen’s world headquarters, will also offer bio-LNG in the second phase of development. BayWa said in a statement it aims
Finnish technology company Wärtsilä, Swedish ferry company Stena Line, and Canadian supplier of methanol Methanex Corporation have marked five years of the successful operation of the methanol-fuelled ferry Stena Germanica. Image Courtesy: Wärtsilä/Stena As explained, this is the first ship in the world to run on methanol as a marine
The Port of Rotterdam is another step closer to becoming a carbon-neutral port in the future, in line with the Paris Climate Agreement objectives. Together with other companies, the port aims to achieve this goal by implementing three steps. These include efficiency & infrastructure, a new energy system and a
GCL Oil & Natural Gas has entered into a framework deal with the Hague-based energy giant Shell to market and trade liquefied natural gas in eastern China. Under the deal, the privately-owned Chinese company and Shell will look into setting up a joint venture in eastern China. The proposed venture
Singapore-based private company LNG-9 has withdrawn from a deal to buy the Australian-listed export project developer LNG Limited. The two companies announced the all-cash takeover bid at the end of February under which LNG Limited shareholders would have received $0.13 in cash per share. However, in the meantime, LNG Limited
South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries has received an order to build two liquefied natural gas-powered very large crude carriers. The order worth 253.6 billion Korean won ($209.2 million) was placed by a Bermuda-based ship owner, Samsung said on Tuesday. Samsung did not reveal the name of the company
German giant Volkswagen Group said it will soon have at disposal two LNG-fueled vessels it chartered from Siem Car Carriers. The two LNG-powered ships in Xiamen, China (Image courtesy of Volkswagen) The sister vessels named Siem Confucius and Siem Aristotle during a ceremony at Xiamen Shipbuilding’s yard in China last