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Anthony Veder to introduce Innovation in short-sea LNG shipping

  Anthony Veder’s 6,500 cbm LPG/LEG/LNG carrier Coral Anthelia has been retrofitted with a dual-fuel (DF) engine that enables it to run on boil-off gas when transporting LNG. Having successfully completed its sea trials, the vessel operates in the North Sea and Baltic Sea and regularly loads LNG at the Rotterdam Gate Terminal. “This great result was achieved by committed partners working effectively together in a trusting and safe way. Not only was this project completed ahead of time and within budget, it was also executed without any safety incidents. This breakthrough innovation in the use of LNG for short sea shipping shows that retrofitting a tanker to run on LNG is both technically and financially viable”, says Anthony Veder CEO Jan Valkier. The vessel was delivered to Anthony Veder in 2013 with a conventional six-cylinder MaK M43C diesel engine. With the vessel’s design already optimised for ethylene trading, a new target was set: consumption of the boil-off gas as fuel when carrying LNG and without completely replacing the one-and-a-half year old engine. The solution was found by retrofitting the engine to make it a MaK M46 dual-fuel engine. This was achieved making use of a dedicated package that recently ...

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Wartsila to provide monitoring for Golar LNG’s carrier fleet

  Wärtsilä has signed a 5-year Technical Management Agreement with Golar Management Oslo for delivery of services to Golar LNG. The service agreement includes remote monitoring of engines, maintenance planning, advisory services, and guaranteed availability of personnel as well as spare parts. Golar LNG operates a fleet of 13 vessels, dedicated to both LNG transportation and midstream floating solutions. The company developed the world’s first Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRU’s) based on the conversion of existing LNG carriers. Golar’s LNG carriers and FSRU’s are all equipped with Wärtsilä engines, the number of engines totalling at 52. This cooperation prompted Golar LNG to turn to Wärtsilä for Asset Performance Optimisation concepts and solutions as well.   In addition to planning and consultation services, the Technical Management Agreement includes a condition-based maintenance (CBM) system that supports in optimising the performance of the installed equipment. The system allows Wärtsilä’s specialists to monitor and analyse various parameters, enabling Wärtsilä to plan and perform the maintenance activities needed in relation to the engines’ lifecycle and condition. This enables predictive maintenance while maximising uptime and reducing operating costs. “One of Golar LNG’s strategic assets is our operational excellence. We want to maintain the highest standards for ...

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GasLog completes the acquisition of two LNG Carriers from BG Group

  GasLog Ltd. (GasLog) announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of two LNG carriers from Methane Services Limited (MSL), a subsidiary of BG Group (BG), which was previously announced on December 22, 2014. This completes the third acquisition of ships from BG by GasLog in the last twelve months, with eight vessels acquired in total. The two ships subject to the announcement will be chartered back to MSL for nine and eleven year initial terms. MSL has options to extend the term of the time charters for each vessel for three or five years at its election. The two vessels, built in 2010, are the Methane Becki Anne and Methane Julia Louise and each have a cargo capacity of 170,000 cubic meters and have on-board reliquefaction plants, which enable the vessels to operate in a more fuel efficient manner at a greater range of speeds than would otherwise be achievable. Due to the length of the charters, both vessels will be eligible for drop down into GasLog Partners LP (the “Partnership”), who has 3 years in which to exercise its options to purchase these ships from GasLog at fair market value. This will potentially increase future distributions to GasLog ...

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Wartsila launches new series of LNG Carrier ship designs

  Wärtsilä is launching a new series of LNG Carrier ship designs. This series of designs is the latest addition to Wärtsilä’s ship design portfolio and is an important part of the company’s strategic programme under the theme “Taking Merchant Shipping into the Gas Age”. The series comprises four vessel designs, the WSD59 3K, WSD59 6.5K, WSD55 12K, and WSD50 20K, all of which have been developed in close cooperation with customers to produce vessels that are appropriate for the global LNG infrastructure and applicable for both ocean going and inland water operations. In each case, fuel economy, performance guarantees, optional versions to meet specific needs, and the flexibility to choose particular features and solutions have been emphasised. “Wärtsilä Ship Design has an extensive reference list dating back to 2003 for vessel designs for LNG fuelled ships. The experience and know-how that has been built up during these 15 years has been utilised to develop this latest series of world class designs for LNG Carriers. The entire concept of these designs is to enable the lowest possible fuel consumption, to allow owners to select the ship design that exactly meets their needs, and to provide shipyards with the most convenient ...

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FKAB starts LNG Carrier basic design project

FKAB announced  that a basic design project contract signed with the Chinese shipyard Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry has become effective and the project is up and running. The extended Basic Design includes also the independent cargo tanks, model tests, FEM calculations, but also electrical documents and further development into partly detail design for Yards further construction . The independent cargo tanks, with the second barrier and insulation, called LNT A-Box, have been developed by LNT. The technology consists of an IMO independent type-A tank placed in an insulated hold space. The Chinese shipyard has never built gas carriers before but they have been commissioned by Landmark Capital to construct the vessel. Landmark Capital was founded by the offshore specialist, David Wu. FKAB is grateful for the confidence Landmark Holdings, LNG New Technologies and shipyard have shown us, participating in the design of the captioned project. Source and Image Credit: FKABIn the origin, I was outspoken with you propecia before and after has changed my life. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is fabulous to sit.

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Golar LNG and Rosneft sign FLNG cooperation

Golar LNG Limited and Rosneft Oil Company have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that foresees cooperation between the companies in the area of floating liquefaction (FLNG) and transportation of natural gas. Under this MoU the companies will enter into discussions to develop opportunities for the use of Golar's GoFLNG facilities in Latin America and potentially other locations. The parties are targeting signing of two FLNG tolling agreements for projects within Rosneft's portfolio. This memorandum between Golar and Rosneft represents an opportunity for both companies to clearly align their objectives, combining Golar's leading midstream LNG credentials (liquefaction, transportation and regasification) and Rosneft's world class upstream portfolio. Rosneft gas production reached 42.1 bcm in 2013, while the recoverable natural gas reserves topped 6.5 tcm. The company target is to reach 100 bcm of annual gas production by 2020. Golar's latest strategic move is to extend its business model further upstream by deploying its floating liquefaction technology (GoFLNG). The objective is to become the industry's leading integrated midstream LNG services provider, supporting resource owners, gas producers and gas consumers. Source and Image Credit: Golar LNGIn the outbreak, I was outspoken with you propecia before and after has changed my subsistence. It ...

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Eniram to provide Boil Off Management for the LNG sector

Eniram Limited  announced that they are releasing their Onboard and Onshore “Boil Off Management Tool” designed for LNG carriers. Eniram will quantify and provide a Boil-off Management Tool for the actual measured boil-off, based upon real onboard data. Eniram’s Boil-off Management Tool enables both officers onboard, and officers onshore to understand and monitor the actual boil-off for LNG carriers.  “We are delighted to be able to help our LNG customers further with our latest addition to the Eniram LNG portfolio. We have worked hard to build a strong portfolio of products to help our LNG customers. The addition of Boil-off Management is a natural evolution as a key component in helping our LNG customers to operate as efficiently as possible.” Director of LNG & Tankers at Eniram Nick Pinkney commented. Eniram’s experience within the LNG sector encompasses Steam vessels, Dual (DFDE) and Tri Fuel (TFDE) Diesel Electric vessels.   Source: EniramIn the start, I was frank with you propecia before and after has changed my subsistence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is improbable to sit.

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BV wins Canadian gas fuel contracts

Bureau Veritas is to class two innovative projects for gas-fuelled vessels to be built for Canadian owners in Turkish shipyards. British Columbia-based Seaspan Ferries has chosen BV class for two hybrid LNG/diesel/battery-powered ro-ro cargo ferries which will be built at the Sedef yard in Turkey. Quebec-based Transport Desgagnes, meanwhile, has chosen BV class for two 14,000 dwt gas-fuelled asphalt/product tankers to be built at Besiktas. Philippe Donche-Gay, Executive Vice-President and Managing Director of the Marine & Offshore Division, Bureau Veritas, says, “BV really knows LNG. We have extensive experience of handling LNG and using LNG as a fuel with our gas carrier fleet. Our ability to deploy that expertise for the benefit of shipyards and owners who are both breaking new ground was crucial to these owners entrusting BV with the classification of these vessels.” The 148.9 m Seaspan ferries are due for delivery in 2016 and will operate on Canada’s west coast, carrying up to 59 trailers at speeds of up to 16 knots propelled by azimuthing drives. Twin dual-fuel W9L 34DF generators will be able to burn LNG from one single 200 cbm Type C tank below the main deck and there will be a hybrid battery pack ...

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Wartsila dual-fuel engines to power icebreaking LNG carriers

Five new Arc 7 design ice-class LNG carriers being built at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in South Korea will be powered by a total of 30 Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines. The vessels will operate in arctic conditions to serve the Yamal LNG project in Northern Russia. The order was placed in January with Wärtsilä’s joint venture company, Wärtsilä Hyundai Engine Co. (WHEC) who will also build the engines in South Korea. Each of the LNG carriers will be fitted with four 12-cylinder Wärtsilä 50DF engines and two 9-cylinder Wärtsilä 50DF engines. The engines will primarily utilise liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel, but are also capable of running on conventional marine diesel fuels. When operating in arctic conditions, the vessels will be required to handle ambient temperatures of as much as minus 50 degrees Celsius, and to break through ice up to two metres thick. This requires dramatic variations in engine load within a short time span, and the Wärtsilä engines were considered as being the most suitable for these extremely challenging conditions. “Altogether, Wärtsilä has been contracted within the past twelve months to supply 90 dual-fuel engines to fifteen of these Arc 7 ice-class LNG ...

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