LNG as fuel news

NYK has participated as a key partner in the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative with the aim to reduce the environmental impact of LNG-fuelled vessels further.

Bureau Veritas and Hanwha Ocean have announced a joint development project on the structural assessment of independent LNG fuel tanks for ultra large ships.

Korean Register has awarded an approval in principle for an LNG dual-fuel very large gas carrier jointly developed by KR and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries at Gastech 2023 in Singapore.

Bureau Veritas offered its approval in principle for CSSC Hudong Zhonghua’s largest ever LNG carrier design with a capacity of 271 000 cbm, at Gastech 2023.

Karpowership International and Galileo Global Technologies Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a strategic partnership in a range of technical and commercial areas.

Molgas Energy Holding has joined forces with Enagás to collaborate in the start-up of El Musel.

Wärtsilä will supply the LNG fuel gas supply systems for four new 23 000 TEU container vessels being built for CMA CGM at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding yard in China.

Eastern Pacific Shipping recently became the manager of the first bulk carrier to complete LNG bunkering operations at Zhoushan Anchorage, China.

Titan has performed the first two ship-to-ship LNG bunker operations in Hamburg.

Titan and 123Carbon have issued the first LNG-based carbon insets, readily available to the market.