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Jiangnan Shipyard Delivers World’s Largest VLEC GAS JESSAMINE Ahead of Schedule
On March 25, the second 1.5 version 99,000 cbm very large ethane carrier (VLEC) GAS JESSAMINE built by CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard for Southwest Maritime Limited was signed and delivered. The vessel was delivered one month ahead of scheduled. It is …
Mar 28, 2025 / Curious
Alfa Laval secures first contract for ammonia fuel supply system
Alfa Laval has signed its first contract for the ammonia fuel supply system, FCM Ammonia, reinforcing its position as a front-runner in developing solutions for decarbonizing the maritime industry. The ammonia fuel supply system will be installed …
Mar 19, 2025 / Curious
Tianjin Southwest Picks Up Option for LPG Carrier Dual-Fuel Retrofits
Further two vessels bound for conversion in collaboration between MAN PrimeServ and CMS The COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Guangdong) yard has announced that it will retrofit the main engines aboard two LPG carriers from the fleet of Tianjin …
Feb 8, 2023 / Vessels
MAN PrimeServ Wins Dual-Fuel Retrofit
Collaboration with CMS on Tianjin Southwest LPG carriers marks first MAN Energy Solutions’s after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ, has announced the signing of a contract to retrofit two LPG carriers for Tianjin Southwest Maritime Ltd. – the Chinese …
Oct 19, 2022 / Curious
Tianjin Southwest Maritime orders VLEC pair at Jiangnan Shipyard
Tianjin Southwest Maritime has placed an order for the construction of two 98,000 cbm ethane carriers at Chinese Jiangnan Shipyard.The very large ethane carriers (VLEC) are chartered by Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL) to support anticipated …
Sep 10, 2020 / Curious
LPG-Fuelled ME-LGIP to Power Chinese VLGC
Further shipowners turning to LGP in advance of 2020 emissions deadlineJiangnan Shipyard, owned by China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has ordered an LPG-burning MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP engine in connection with the building of an 86,000-m3 VLGC …
Feb 1, 2019 / Vessels