Small Scale LNG

Kinder Morgan has signed a US$568 million agreement with Philly Tankers LLC for the construction of four Tier II tankers.

DEME Group has contracted Wärtsilä to power its new dredger with dual fuel engines.

TruStar Energy has announced the grand opening of an updated CNG fuelling station in Sacramento County, US.

GE Marine will provide two of its LM2500 dual fuel marine gas turbines and maintenance services aboard the Francisco fast ferry for Buquebus.

Totem Ocean has contracted Keppel Offshore & Marine to convert the Midnight Sun to dual fuel LNG propulsion.

Meyer Turku Oy has announced that it has started production of a new LNG-powered ferry for Tallink.

Bestobell Marine has received two major new orders from Chinese shipyards.

Gasrec CEO reveals disappointment that a London report into reducing diesel pollution has ignored natural gas as a solution.

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has welcomed the decision of US Congress to equalise the federal tax on LNG to an energy-equivalent basis with diesel and gasoline.

The American Trucking Association has praised the House of Senate for approving a long-term highway bill, which includes a provision to equalise the tax rate on LNG.

The Port of Singapore has launched its first Request for Proposal, to allow parties to apply for a licence to supply LNG bunkering services at the port.

An articulated tug-barge, designed by Jensen Maritime, has received ‘approval in principle’ from ABS.

The LNG-powered cruise ships form part of an agreement with shipbuilder Meyer Werft.

Lloyd’s Register and Penn Oak Energy Corp. have collaborated in an attempt to help develop use of LNG as fuel for ships.

Iveco and SMET have carried out field tests to study the effect of increasing trucks from the standard length of 16.5 m to 18 m.