By introducing a new solution for LNG-fuelled ships, DNV and MAN Diesel & Turbo are taking the Quantum concept ship one stroke further. Both the machinery and the hull design and arrangement have been improved. A year ago, DNV launched its container ship concept – Quantum. This concept ship was designed to stir … Read more
According to statistics from DNV, there are currently 22 ships around the world in shortsea shipping fueled by LNG, liquid natural gas. The first, the ferry Glutra, delivered in 2000 and operated by Fjord1. In 2010, seven ships were delivered. Of the currently owned 20 vessels supplied by the Norwegian shipping companies, including … Read more
Triality VLCC illustration © DNV/Making Waves DNV: A major step towards the new environmental era for tanker shipping The introduction of a new crude oil tanker concept that is fuelled by liquefied natural gas, has a hull shape that removes the need for ballast water and will almost eliminate local air pollution. This … Read more
Liquefied natural gas will become the dominant fuel source for all merchant ships within 40 years as environmental pressures force owners to use cleaner burning fuel, the world’s fourth-largest vessel classifier said. Ships must cut emissions of sulfur oxides, a pollutant said to cause acid rain, to 0.5 percent by 2020 from 4.5 … Read more
NSK Shipping AS, a coastal vessel operator based in northern Norway, has recently placed an order for a state-of-the-art LNG-fuelled multi purpose vessel at the Turkish shipyard, Tersan. The vessel, designed by Nordnorsk Skipskonsult AS, will be classed to DNV. Scheduled for delivery in 2012, the general cargo vessel will enter into a … Read more
Hamburg: Together with DNV and other partners, DNV customer Reederei Stefan Patjens is ready to retrofit LNG on board a 5,000 TEU container vessel. When completed, this would be the very first use of LNG as fuel on board a container ship and of LNG as fuel in worldwide trading. The vessel in … Read more
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Gothenburg Energy (GE), in cooperation with the Port of Gothenburg are engaged in an effort to introduce LNG as a fuel in Gothenburg. The goal is to contribute to the sustainable city by providing a shipfuel that is much cleaner than the fuel used today.
GE has been working with gas since 1846 and is the leading energy supplier in western Sweden. The Port of Gothenburg is a hub for shipping to Scandinavia. Together, these parties have the resources and expertise that is needed for providing LNG to the shipping industry.
