LNG carrier news

ClassNK has issued an approval in principle for a methane oxidation catalyst designed for LNG-fuelled engines.

The contract covers the reliquefaction plant for four LNG carriers and was signed in March 2022.

GTT have been entrusted with the order from Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of four new LNG carriers for delivery in 2025.

The ambitions of shipping’s future fuel have been boosted through the choice of WinGD LNG dual-fuel engines in the ammonia-ready container vessels.

Venture Global LNG have executed a new 20-year sales and purchase agreement with Shell for the supply of 2 million tpy of LNG from Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG export facility, which is expected to come online in 2024.

Wärtsilä will supply power and electrical solutions for Australian operator SeaRoad Shipping’s new-build, including two Wärtsilä 46DF dual-fuel main engines and three Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel auxiliary engines.

The Eagle Valence, TotalEnergies’ first new-build LNG-powered very large crude carrier (VLCC), is the first of a broader programme of six new-build tankers designed with LNG dual-fuel propulsion.

Heinz-Jürgen Hiller, Business Development LNG at VTG Rail Europe, looks at LNG transportation by rail and the important role it could play in the future of the LNG industry.

The order was placed by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd.

The company is set to design tanks for two new LNG carriers.