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The First LNG Bunkering Operation Performed at Klaipeda Port
The first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation was successfully performed in the Port of Klaipeda. LNG tanker Avenir Aspiration bunkered 326 cubic meters of liquified natural gas to a 170-meter length CMA CGM container vessel Containerships Aurora on …
Apr 16, 2024 / Vessels
Pelagic Partners joins forces with Borealis Maritime in state-of-the-art PSV duo investment
Pelagic Partners continues its strategic focus on increasing offshore energy asset exposure amid positive sentiment in the sector for foreseeable future Shipowner and shipping fund manager, Pelagic Partners, has successfully completed an investment …
Apr 16, 2024 / Curious
ABB to supply hybrid power system for Nexans’ new cable-laying vessel
ABB has secured an order with Norwegian shipyard Ulstein Verft to supply an advanced power and propulsion system for a forthcoming cable-laying vessel (CLV) of Nexans, a global player in energy transition headquartered in Paris, France. On delivery …
Feb 14, 2024 / Vessels
MSC Aurora becomes the first container ship to sail to Antwerp with a draft of 16 meters under normal admission policy
Over the past three years, intensive efforts have been made to fully prepare the Antwerp port for the reception of container ships with a draft of 16 meters. This opens doors for Antwerp to be the first port of call for the largest ships. Achieving …
Jan 29, 2024 / Curious
New version of the Wärtsilä 31DF engine reduces methane emissions by an additional 41% on average, when compared to previous market best
Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced a new ultra-low emissions version of its already efficient Wärtsilä 31DF engine. Whilst operating on LNG, this new version can further reduce methane emissions on a 50 percent load point by up to 56 percent …
Nov 2, 2023 / Curious
Brunvoll repeat for Nexans at Ulstein
Nexans Marine Operations AS has returned to Ulstein Verft AS to build a new and updated version of the DP3 cable laying vessel MS “Nexans Aurora”. The new vessel will share the same comprehensive propulsion and maneuvering package from Brunvoll. …
Oct 19, 2023 / Curious
Wasaline’s ferry operates one day a week on Gasum’s biogas
Wasaline will start operating with certified biogas one day a week from October 13, in preparation for the EU emissions trading system that will come into force next year. Biogas is more expensive than LNG (liquefied natural gas), the current primary …
Oct 4, 2023 / Curious
Höegh Autoliners use option to add four more Aurora class RoRo vessels
Transportation services provided Höegh Autoliners has exercised the option to construct additional four new multi-fuel and net zero carbon ready Aurora class RoRo vessels. The company said it will have the option to convert one or more of these …
Jul 18, 2023 / Curious
Dynagas LNG Partners LP Announces New Time Charters for the LNG Carriers Clean Energy and Arctic Aurora
Dynagas LNG Partners LP (NYSE: “DLNG”) (Dynagas Partners), an owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, today announced the following: The Partnership entered into the following new time charter party agreements with Rio Grande …
Jul 13, 2023 / Curious
Borealis and IINO Lines sign long-term charter contract for the Oceanus Aurora, a custom-built state of art LPG vessel
Borealis, one of the world’s leading providers of advanced and sustainable polyolefins solutions, and IINO Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (IINO Lines), a global leader in maritime transportation headquartered in Japan, announce the long-term charter of a …
May 25, 2023 / Curious