Tag: eco-friendly ships

The keel laying of the world's first LNG Hybrid Barge took place at a ceremony held at the "SAMShipbuilding and Machinery" shipyard in Komárno, Slovakia in the second week of the new year.

Ardmore Shipping Corporation announced that, on January 17, 2014, took delivery of the newbuilding Ardmore Seavantage, a 49,999 Dwt IMO 3 Eco-design MR product and chemical tanker built at SPP Shipbuilding in South Korea.

Qatari shipping company Nakilat and Qatari LNG producers Qatargas and RasGas Company Limited have agreed with engine manufacturer MAN Diesel and Turbo to convert a Q-Max vessel to use LNG as an alternative to heavy fuel oil in the main engines. The proactive initiative reinforces Qatar's commitment toward the environment with plans to convert an existing low-speed diesel LNG carrier to use LNG as fuel thereby reducing the ship's exhaust gas emissions. Shipyard operator Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) will complete the ship's conversion at its Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard facilities in Qatar's Port of Ras Laffan. The modification will utilize MAN Diesel and Turbo's ME-GI (M-Type Electronically Controlled - Gas Injection) systems as an innovative and flexible technology. The Q-Max will be the world's first low-speed marine diesel engine to be converted to use LNG as a fuel. The modification will meet current known and future stated global emissions regulations. The control of greenhouse gas and exhaust gas emissions have a high priority in today's shipping industry. In-step with the emissions regulations, the engine manufacturer, MAN Diesel and Turbo has made technical advancements to the low speed diesel engine to have flexibility to utilize Liquefied Natural Gas ...

The HSH Nordbank eco-shipping market survey shows that shipping companies are proactively facing up to the ecological and economic challenges by taking measures to improve the efficiency of their active fleet and buying modern ships. Overall the international shipping sector is thus looking to a remarkable innovative boost by means of eco-ships and retrofitting in spite of the still difficult underlying conditions.

NYK Super Eco- Ship Concept Design

Clean Marine has been selected by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea to supply exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) for a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) being built for Dorian LPG Ltd.

Jotun Hull Performance Solutions is aimed at yards delivering vessels with an eco-design

Two New Eco-Design VLCCs for AET

New Clarksons report on eco- ships entitled as ''What are eco-ships up against?"

NYK Super Eco-Ship Concept Design