Tag: lng as a fuel

U.S. Coast Guard provides awareness to liquefied natural gas carrier (LNGCs) owners and operators regarding the LGC NCOE’s offshore Certificate of Compliance (COC) examination program during the Coast Guard’s Liquefied Gas Carrier Accelerated Program (LGCAP) 22-02.

Marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) issued the Safety & Shipping Review 2022, explaining that the decarbonization of the industry will require big investments in green technology and alternative fuels. It is essential that the transition to low-carbon shipping does not create new risks with unintended consequences, says Allianz.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) announced that its two conceptual designs for LNG-fuelled and battery-powered bulk carriers have received Approvals in Principle (AiPs) from ClassNK.

The often-unplanned methane slip as a result from LNG combustion is the main argument of “LNG as a marine fuel” opponents. What does “methane slip” exactly refer to?

MOL reached an agreement with Nihon Shipyard and Shin Kurushima Dockyard to build four 7,000-unit capacity car carriers that will use LNG as their main fuel.

Through a Q&A session, four Wärtsilä experts weigh up what LNG has to offer and what vessel owners need to take into account when considering it as an option.

Delivered on 24 January 2022 from Wuhu Shipyard, China, Bergmann, Business Director MPV & General Cargo Ships at DNV, notes that "Lady Marie Christine" is one of the first multipurpose dry cargo vessels (MPV) in European short-sea shipping to operate on dual fuel with LNG as the main fuel.