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  After having successfully completed the Liquified natural gas (LNG) sea trials too, “F.-A.-Gauthier”, the latest generation ferry built by Fincantieri in its shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia (Naples), left the yard sailing to Matane, in Québec, Canada. The delivery to Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ), a Québec crown corporation that operates in maritime passenger and vehicles transport, will take place when the ferry will arrive in Canada.  The new vessel represents a genuine technological revolution. It is the first LNG powered ferry ever built in Italy and the first of the kind to enter into service in North America. A genuine concentration of technology, it adopts the most advanced solutions in terms of energy saving and low environmental impact, enabling a major reduction in emissions of CO2 (carbon dioxide), NOx (nitrogen oxides) and reducing to almost zero the SOx (sulphur oxides). This ship, which is equipped with a unique integrated diesel electric propulsion system has four dual fuel diesel power generators installed and it can run on either gas (Liquified Natural Gas - LNG) or marine diesel oil (MDO). This propulsion system fully meets the ecological requirements of the ECA areas (Baltic Sea, North Sea, Caribbean, North America). The ...

  The 133-metre-long LNG-fuelled ferry F.-A.-Gauthier was delivered yesterday at Italy’s Fincantieri Castellammare di Stabia shipyard. It will be the first LNG-powered ferry to operate in North America. The vessel is the first in a series of gas-fuelled vessels built to LR class for the Canadian operator Societe des traversiers du Quebec (STQ). With a capacity for 800 passengers and 180 vehicles, the ferry is also the first LNG-powered ferry to be built in Italy. The ferry, which is fitted with an ultra-compliant, low emission, dual-fuel LNG and diesel system, will enter service at Matane in the Canadian province of Quebec. "This hi-tech vessel meets all the maximum standards to deal with environmental pollution and is also certified as ice class in compliance with an integrated bridge system notation as well as a dynamic propulsion system," said Claudio Percivale, LR’s Senior Surveyor in Charge for the project. Source and Image Credit: Lloyd's RegisterIn the origin, I was outspoken with you propecia before and after has changed my existence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.

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  Stena Line has chosen to focus on the alternative fuel, methanol, and now the world's first methanol powered ferry, the Stena Germanica, has been launched, which operates on the route Kiel–Gothenburg. On 26 March, the Stena Germanica re-entered service after a couple of months' intermission. Now, as the world's first methanol powered ferry. Stena Line is thus the first shipping company to operate with environmentally friendly methanol as the main fuel. On Friday the 27ththere was an inauguration ceremony in Kiel and today, Monday the 30thof March there was a ceremony in Gothenburg "We are very enthusiastic about methanol's possibilities and it has the potential to be the maritime fuel of the future. We want to pursue change and development in the shipping sector and, with the Stena Germanica, our environmental impact will be completely different to what the industry has seen before," Carl-Johan Hagman says. Methanol is a biodegradable, environmentally friendly and cost efficient fuel that reduces the emissions of sulphur and particles by 99 percent. The ferry's fuel system and engines have been adapted in the shipyard in a collaboration between Stena Line and Wärtsilä. The technology is called dual fuel – methanol is the main fuel, ...

  An advanced Navis Nav DP 4000 dynamic positioning system was specified for F.A-Gauthier, the first ever gas powered passenger ship to be built in Italy. The technology ensures that the recently-delivered ro-ro vessel achieves optimum performance in the difficult navigational conditions it faces in North America’s Gulf of St Lawrence. The 133m long, 800-passenger capacity vessel, delivered by the Fincantieri group’s Castellammare di Stabia shipyard to Canadian operator La Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ), is the first ferry of its type to operate in North America. It features a unique, integrated diesel electric propulsion system, with four power generators that can run on either LNG or marine diesel oil. Finland-based Navis Engineering supplied its dynamic psition technology to the new ferry, which has been accorded DP (CM) notation by Lloyds Register. Navis also supplied DP technology to the world’s first LNG-powered ferry, Viking Grace, which was delivered to Viking Lines in 2012. The F.A.-Gauthier is capable of service speeds of up to 20 knots, and will provide year-round passenger and vehicle transportation on routes linking the communities of Matane, Baie, Comeau and Godbout. With an anticipated1,600 sailings a year, the vessel is expected to transport over 200,000 passengers ...

  Interferry is now urging the industry and regulators to build on the initiative's success by continuing to develop closer cooperation. Hailing the high attendance and constructive discussions at more than 40 events, the trade association's regulatory affairs director Johan Roos noted: "What struck me most is how all of the shipping representatives and European Union decision makers seemed to be on the same page when we were able to get together like this for the first time. "Interferry is often critical of the EU's approach to shipping regulations, where new requirements are consistently piled on top of the industry and only rarely with any meaningful preceding dialogue. The week clearly revealed the value of what we lack at present - a proper setting for discussing issues before they emerge in the regulatory process." Mr Roos said a welcome move in this direction came in 2013 when the European Sustainable Shipping Forum was formed - largely to address industry concerns on the sulphur emissions directive imposed in January 2015. "EU member states, the European Commission and the industry regularly share views and experiences within this forum," he points out. "Interferry regards this as a very successful first step towards a ...

  Bureau Veritas is to class a unique LNG-fuelled high speed and high capacity passenger ferry which has been ordered by AS Tallink Grupp for the Helsinki-Tallinn route. The 2,850-passenger vessel will have a service speed of 27 knots and will be built by Meyer Turku for delivery in 2017. Philippe Donche-Gay, Executive Vice-President and Managing Director of the Marine & Offshore Division, Bureau Veritas, says: Bureau Veritas has extensive experience with LNG as a fuel and with ground breaking major passenger ship projects. We bring the two areas of expertise together with this project which will allow the vessel to meet strict air emission control limits in the Baltic area.” The 49,000 gt ferry will be 212 m long. The dual-fuel vessel is designed to operate in icy waters and for fast cargo and passenger turnaround at each end of the route. Bureau Veritas subsidiary Tecnitas has already carried out risk assessment studies for the LNG bunker operations in Helsinki and Tallinn ports. Bunkering will be carried out in either port by truck or bunkering barge. Tecnitas will also carry out HAZID studies for the proposed LNG propulsion and storage on board. Says Donche-Gay, “This is a demanding route ...

  A new fast ropax ferry ordered by the Estonia based Tallink Grupp for its Tallinn – Helsinki route, will feature Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines running primarily on liquefied natural gas (LNG). The ship is to be built at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland and is scheduled to be in operation from the beginning of 2017. The contract with Wärtsilä was signed in February. By opting for Wärtsilä’s industry leading dual-fuel (DF) engine technology with LNG used as the main fuel, the ship will comply with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) latest sulphur emissions legislation which came into force in January 2015. The Baltic Sea is designated as a Sulphur Emissions Control Area (SECA). When operating in gas mode, the sulphur oxide (SOx) and particle emissions from the Wärtsilä DF engines are negligible at almost zero percent. Furthermore, the nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions are at least 85 percent below those specified in the current IMO regulations, and CO2 emissions are some 25 percent less than those of a conventional marine engine running on diesel fuel. The full scope of supply includes three 12-cylinder Wärtsilä 50DF and two 6-cylinder Wärtsilä 50DF main engines, as well as two Wärtsilä fixed pitch propellers ...

Davie held a keel laying ceremony for MV Armand-Imbeau II. The ceremony marked the beginning of the hull assembly for this first of two sister-ships under construction at Davie for the Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ). The event took place at Chantier Davie in the presence of the Minister for Transport and the Implementation of the Maritime Strategy, Mr. Jean D’Amour, and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Société des traversiers du Québec, Mr. Jocelyn Fortier. The two ferries for the Tadoussac‒Baie-Sainte-Catherine route are built for year-round navigation on the Saguenay Fjord. Measuring 92 metres long, each ship will include eight rows on two decks, enabling the transport of up to 110 vehicles, including tractor-trailers. The ferries use the latest generation in motorized systems including Liquefied Natural Gas engines. Instead of a conventional propulsion system, each ship uses electric thrusters. The MV Armand-Imbeau II is scheduled to be delivered in Fall 2015 followed by the MV Jos-Deschênes II, four months later. Mr. Alan Bowen, Davie’s chief executive officer, emphasised in his speech “We are very proud of the progress made. It is Davie’s ability to constantly deliver on time and to budget that lead to Davie being voted ...

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