Small Scale LNG

The EU co-funded CEF project, S/F SamueLNG, has released a statement claiming that the project officially commenced in December 2016 in Gijon, Spain.

MSC Cruises has announced that it will partner with ARTA to develop an LNG bunkering system for its cruise vessels.

Gaztransport & Technigaz has secured an order from Hyundai Heavy Industries to equip a new FSRU with its Mark III cryogenic membrane containment system.

MAN Cryo has signed an agreement with Turkey’s Sefine Shipyard to deliver a marine LNG fuel gas supply system to an Italian ferry.

Titan LNG has been given the ‘Clean Harbour Programme’ award, including a €500 000 subsidy, by the Province of North-Holland, the Netherlands, to support the construction of its LNG bunkering pontoon.

SEA\LNG has released a statement claiming that a collaborative approach to understanding the opportunities and then tackling the associated commercial barriers to LNG is crucial to encourage its usage an alternative to traditional bunker fuels.

Wärtsilä Corp. has announced that it has signed a five-year maintenance agreement with AS Tallink Group for its new RoPax ferry, M/S Megastar.

Norsepower Oy Ltd has announced that it has reached an agreement with Viking Line to install its Rotor Sail Solution on board the M/S Viking Grace – an LNG-fuelled cruise ferry.

Wison Offshore & Marine has announced that the world’s first barge-based floating storage and regasification unit has successfully undocked from the company’s dry-dock in Nantong, China.

Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with Carnival Corp. & Plc that strengthens their existing partnership and joint improvement efforts to maintain cruise ship safety and reliability.

AS Tallink Grupp has announced that it has taken delivery of Megastar – its new LNG fast passenger ferry – from Meyer Turku Oy shipyard in Turku, Finland.

I.M. Skaugen SE has announced that it has signed long-term contracts for the time charter of three Multigas vessels.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has announced that it has reached an agreement to launch a joint study of an LNG-fuelled Capesize bulker with five other companies.

ABS has announced that it has published its ‘Guide for LNG Bunkering’, which provides standards for the design, construction and survey of LNG bunkering systems on board vessels.

Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd has awarded a contract to Wallace Stone Consulting Engineers for design development work in preparation of the introduction of a new LNG dual-fuel ferry on the Skye Triangle in 2018.