Wärtsilä books fuel system order for ammonia-fueled Exmar duo

Back in October last year Exmar LPG (a joint venture between Exmar and Seapeak) announced that two 46,000 cubic meter gas carriers on order at shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) would be ammonia dual-fueled. The project is moving forward and now Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has booked the order to supply the fuel supply systems for the pair, which will each have two WinGD 52-centimeter bore X52DF‑A main engines.

The vessels are part of a four ship series for which Wärtsilä had already been...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/wartsila-books-fuel-system-order-for-ammonia-fueled-exmar-duo/

New generation takes the reins at Exmar

One shipping dynasty that’s been much in the news this year, notably in the long-drawn battle for control of Euronav, has been Belgium’s Saverys family. Dynasties, of course, involve successions and the New Year will see a change in leadership at Antwerp-headquartered Exmar, where Carl-Antoine Saverys will become CEO on January 1, taking over from Francis Mottrie who will stay on board as COO.

Exmar, which is 81% owned by the Saverys family’s holding company SAVEREX, has a fleet of more than 40...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/new-generation-takes-the-reins-at-exmar/

COLUMN | The First Three Days of Christmas 2023: ferry fiasco continues at Ferguson; CBM doubles down at Damen; MOL takes two; three Azerbaijani reporters jailed [Offshore Accounts]

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… a partridge in a pear tree, according to the ancient English carol, but here at Baird Maritime, that’s the cue for a dozen topical features on the offshore industry. Lovers of yuletide traditions – and even those of you who are checking your phone […]

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COLUMN | Is it them, again? Argentina and Nigeria, and Vietnam’s got a maritime video star! [Offshore Accounts]

Rarely in life do you get a second chance. But since we are almost Back to December, it is time to revisit that vintage Taylor Swift classic, where the singer describes how she messed up a relationship and begs for another chance. With that attitude, she could stand for president of Argentina and...

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COLUMN | Get the PSVs to the Greek; get the drillships to the Belgian; get the sunken treasure to the Briton: Standard Supply, Vantage Drilling and Ocean Infinity [Offshore Accounts]

According to his carefully edited Wikipedia entry, Evangelos Marinakis “is a Greek media mogul, shipowner, lyricist, and member of the Piraeus city council. He is the founder and owner of Capital Maritime and Trading Corporation and also the owner of the football clubs Olympiacos in Greece and Nottingham Forest in England.” And now he is […]

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Exmar LPG orders first two ammonia-fueled oceangoing ships

Exec of company that ordered ammonia-fueled ships

Antwerp, Belgium, headquartered Exmar LPG BV, a joint venture between Exmar and Seapeak, has ordered what will be the first ever oceangoing vessels to be propelled by dual-fuel ammonia engines: two midsize gas carriers (MGCs) on order at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea. The ammonia-fueled duo is scheduled for delivery by the shipbuilder in early 2026.

Carl-Antoine Saverys, executive director at Exmar.

“As leading global transporters of ammonia, we are proud to be developing vessels with an...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/exmar-lpg-orders-first-two-ammonia-fueled-oceangoing-ships/

Industry firsts: HD Korea Shipbuilding to fit Exmar’s LPG carriers with ammonia-powered engines

South Korean shipbuilding major HD Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering will install ammonia dual-fuel […]

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WinGD to power EXMAR LPG’s first ammonia-fuelled vessels

WinGD, a Swiss marine power firm, will supply ammonia-fuelled X-DF-A engines for a series of two 46,000m3 LPG/ammonia carriers to be built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for EXMAR, a provider of floating solutions and a joint venture of EXMAR and Seapeak.

The two 52-bore X52DF-A engines will be among the first WinGD ammonia-fuelled engines to enter operation in the second quarter of 2025.

The order marks WinGD’s debut in a new market for ammonia-powered gas carriers. Historically, such vessels have...

https://container-news.com/wingd-to-power-exmar-lpgs-first-ammonia-fuelled-vessels/

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