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NYK and Elomatic Oy Completed the Development of a Concept Design for Ammonia-Fuel Ready LNG-Fueled Vessel
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), MTI Co., Ltd. (MTI), and Elomatic Oy, a Finnish maritime consulting and engineering firm (Elomatic), have completed the development of a concept design for an ammonia-fuel ready LNG-fueled vessel (ARLFV) for the …
Mar 7, 2022 / Vessels
MOL and MOL Ferry to Build 2 Cutting-edge LNG-powered Ferries
Introducing Super Eco Ferries Adopting Wind Power: Responding to Accelerating Modal ShiftTOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and its group company MOL Ferry Co., Ltd. today announced orders for construction of two cutting-edge LNG-fueled …
Feb 17, 2022 / Vessels
Wärtsilä navigation systems to secure safe and efficient operation for 10 LNG gas carriers in Arctic operations
Wärtsilä Voyage has signed a contract to deliver the latest technology in radio and integrated navigation systems for ten icebreaking LNG-fueled tankers to be constructed for the Arctic LNG-2 project.The order was placed in January 2021 and is now in …
Apr 19, 2021 / Vessels
SCHOTTEL’s Azimuthal Hybrid Drive system SYDRIVE-E for the world’s first LNG hybrid tug
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine relies on SCHOTTEL’s azimuthal hybrid drive system SYDRIVE-E for the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) hybrid tug. With this first in a series of 12 vessels, Sembcorp Marine will build the world’s first hybrid …
Apr 13, 2021 / Curious
100th LNG Bunkering for Japan's First LNG-fueled Vessel
On January 23, 2020, the tugboat Sakigake, Japan's first LNG-fueled vessel, was supplied with LNG as fuel for the 100th time since the tugboat’s delivery in 2015. The vessel is owned by NYK and operated by Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha, an NYK Group company. …
Feb 3, 2020 / Vessels
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Signed a Contract with MOL for the First LNG-Fueled Ferry Built in Japan
Applying technologies accumulated in LNG vessels to build LNG-fueled ferriesCompared to conventional marine fuel oil, CO2 emissions per unit heat capacity are to be reduced more than 20% lower, with virtually no SOx emissionsMitsubishi Shipbuilding …
Dec 29, 2019 / Curious
MOL Group to Build Japan's 1st LNG-fueled Ferries: Sunflower Kurenai and Sunflower Murasaki
Large Ferries Reduce Environmental Impact with Cutting-edge Technology and Compliance with Modal Shift, While Inheriting a Proud Tradition of ServiceMitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and its group company Ferry Sunflower Limited today announced plans …
Nov 20, 2019 / Vessels
MOL Holds Delivery Ceremony for LNG-fueled Tugboat Ishin
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has announced that on February 27, the delivery ceremony for the LNG-fueled tugboat the company ordered from Kanagawa Dockyard Co., Ltd. was held in Kobe Port. On hand for the event were officials from the Kobe …
Feb 28, 2019 / Vessels
Finland’s LNG-fueled icebreaker Polaris bunkers in Tornio
Arctia’s LNG-fueled icebreaker Polaris completed the first LNG bunkering operation at the Tornio LNG facility.The vessel bunkered LNG directly from the facility located in a port that is surrounded by ice at least four months a year, Arctia said in …
Feb 4, 2019 / Vessels
LNG-fueled Tugboat Ishin Marks 1st Bunkering of LNG Fuel in Kansai Region
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) yesterday announced that its LNG-fueled tugboat Ishin bunkered LNG fuel in Sakai Senboku Port for the first time, in preparation for test operation. MOL ordered the vessel from Kanagawa Dockyard Co., Ltd. This is …
Jan 31, 2019 / Vessels