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DNV awards AIP to HMD for new Ammonia-Powered LPG carrier designs
DNV has awarded HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of ammonia dual fuel 45,000 m3 LPG carriers. The presentation took place at the HD Hyundai Global R&D Center (GRC) in Seongnam, Korea. HD Hyundai Mipo (HMD), …
Apr 11, 2024 / Curious
Svanehøj sees growing number of LPG tankers adding ammonia to cargo list
SEVERAL NEW TANKERS WILL HAVE AMMONIA ON THE CARGO LIST Svanehøj's multifuel cargo pumps will increasingly handle ammonia on LPG carriers. The transition towards PtX is underway. Shipowners are busy preparing for a future with carbon-neutral fuels. …
Jul 31, 2023 / Curious
TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Achieves Full in-House Manufacturing of Pressure Tanks for LPG Carriers
TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. achieved full in-house manufacturing of pressure tanks for LPG carriers. Molding the tank head for the edge of the pressure tank was a huge challenge, but was successfully carried out using existing equipment. The …
Jul 12, 2023 / Vessels
Toro Corp. Announces the En Bloc Acquisition of Four LPG Vessels
Toro Corp. (NASDAQ: TORO), (Toro), an international energy transportation services company, announces that on April 26, 2023, the Company, through four wholly owned subsidiaries, entered into agreements with an unaffiliated third-party to acquire …
May 2, 2023 / Vessels
Maersk Tankers launches voyage management service and brings first customer on-board
Maersk Tankers is expanding its services to shipowners with a new voyage management service. Building on the company’s expertise in commercial vessel operations and fuel optimisation, the service will help ship operators and owners achieve greater …
Apr 26, 2023 / Curious
Kongsberg Digital To Digitalize Soechi Lines’ Fleet
Kongsberg Digital and SOECHI Lines have signed a contract to deliver and implement Vessel Insight on six crude oil tankers and LPG carriers. Once the initial rollout is complete, the remaining vessels in the fleet will be connected. SOECHI Lines is …
Oct 27, 2022 / 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
ABS Approves Ammonia-Fueled Ammonia/LPG Carriers
ABS has granted approval in principle (AIP) to Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for the concept design of two ammonia-fueled liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers. The 40,000 cm3 and 60,000 cm3 capacity carriers were …
Sep 7, 2022 / Vessels
Geogas LPG carriers to feature BV ‘Ammonia Prepared’ class notation
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) is supporting the classification and construction of two 40,000 cbm LPG carriers that will be ‘ammonia prepared’.The ships are being built for Geneva-based company Geogas at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) in …
Mar 21, 2022 / Curious
Pelagic Partners teams up with B-Gas for LPG carriers
H.M. Pelagic Partners announces the acquisition of two LPG carriers in a joint venture with Danish gas shipping specialist company B-Gas A/S. Caption: LPG tanker B Gas Mate - Image courtesy of John Halliday While B-Gas Mate was delivered on June 15, …
Jul 1, 2021 / Vessels