Spanish shipping company Baleària will convert its three ferries from diesel to liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel using Caterpillar and MaK solutions. Hamburg-based Caterpillar Marine said in a statement that its dealer Finanzauto will perform the engine conversion, with work on the ships scheduled t
Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque, part of the Dutch shipbuilding giant Damen, is moving forward with works on converting the trailing suction hopper dredger Samuel de Champlain from diesel-electric propulsion to dual-fuel capability. Once complete, the Samuel de Champlain will be the first dredger in Euro
The Hague-based LNG giant Shell is to take the delivery of the liquefied natural gas carrier Pan Africa, the last in a series of four ships built by Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, in the coming months. The four 174,000-cbm Tri-Fuel Diesel Electric (TFDE) LNG carriers are jointly owne
The launching ceremony of the Spartacus – the world’s most powerful cutter suction dredger – is set to take place on Saturday, November 10, 2018. The 164 meters long dredger, built for DEME at the Royal IHC shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, will have a heavy-duty cutter ladder and can reach a dred
Crowley Maritime’s new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered container/roll on-roll off ship El Coquí was christened on Saturday at the JaxPort Cruise Ship Terminal in Florida, USA. The October 20 christening marks the official start of service of the LNG-powered vessel. The ship, one of the world’s f
Singapore’s Pavilion Energy has signed an agreement with compatriot BW Group for the long-term charter of two M-type, Electronically Controlled, Gas Injection (MEGI) LNG newbuilds. The 173,400-cbm vessels are scheduled for delivery between 2019 and 2020, and will be used to enable Pavilion Energy’s
Chinese privately-owned gas distributor ENN has ordered an LNG bunkering vessel at the compatriot shipbuilder Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC).
Wasa Dredging, a Finnish water construction company, today unveiled a photo of their backhoe dredger ‘Harald’ equipped with the new environmental bucket. According to the company, this new bucket will enable the vessel to handle its first job, the extensive environmental dredging in the Port of Kokk
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said on Friday it has taken the delivery of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Marvel Eagle. Before the delivery, on September 5, a naming ceremony for the 155,000-cbm MOSS type LNG carrier was held at the Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ Sakaide Shipyard, MOL said in its
Babcock Schulte Energy’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel Kairos has set off on its voyage from South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard to Europe.
Estonia-based shipping company Tallink Grupp and Rauma Marine Constructions signed a letter of intent for the construction of a new LNG-powered shuttle ferry for the Tallinn-Helsinki route. The vessel is expected to cost about 250 million euros ($287m) and will be built at the Rauma shipyard in Finl
Titan LNG, the service supplier of liquefied natural gas, completed the first sea-going vessel LNG bunkering operation in the North Sea Port.
French company Sabella has completed the reinstallation of its D10 tidal turbine in Fromveur Passage, near Ushant island, where the onshore battery storage system has also been set up to increase the grid stability.
Bureau Veritas said it had been selected as the class society for the new Eesti Gaas’ liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel to be built by the Dutch shipbuilder Damen Group. As informed earlier this month, the 6000-cbm vessel will provide LNG bunkering for LNG-fuelled vessels in the North-Eas
