Keppel Offshore and Marine (Keppel O&M) has delivered Singapore’s first LNG bunkering vessel, FueLNG Bellina, to FueLNG. Designed by Keppel Marine and Deepwater ..
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KR Revises Structural Rules for LNG Carriers
Classification society Korean Register (KR) revises existing structural rules for membrane-type LNG carriers, says an article published in Riviera Maritime Media.
About the new structural ruleThe new rules have been developed to fully comply with the existing IGF code and cover LNG carriers from 210,000 m3 to 266,000 m3(Q-Max) by analysing and reflecting the motion characteristics of the vessels.
Concept applied
They apply the concept of equivalent design wave based on direct load analysis to...
https://mfame.guru/kr-revises-structural-rules-for-lng-carriers/
POSCO To Expand Steel Supply for LNG Fueled Vessels
Business Korea reported that POSCO is focusing on liquid natural gas powered vessels as global demand for these eco friendly ships is expected to grow fast. The fuel tanks of these vessels are built with special steel as they store ultra low temperature LNG.
Steel supply for LNG fuel tanksPOSCO expects the LNG fuel tank market to grow in earnest staring from 2021. So it is considering expanding the supply of 9% nickel steel and high manganese steel used for LNG fuel tanks.
Nine percent nickel...
https://mfame.guru/posco-to-expand-steel-supply-for-lng-fueled-vessels/
Capital Gas Corp: Ενίσχυση του στόλου των LNG Carriers
H Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. ανακοίνωσε την επιτυχή παραλαβή του νεότευκτου LNG Carrier «Aristidis Ι», το οποίο ναυπηγήθηκε από τα νοτιοκορεάτικα ναυπηγεία Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Με χωρητικότητα 174.000 κ.μ., το πλοίο είναι ιδιαίτερα αποδοτικό και εξοπλισμένο με μηχανές τύπου XDF καθώς και πλήθος συστημάτων προηγμένης τεχνολογίας όπως το βελτιωμένο σύστημα λίπανσης της γάστρας με φυσαλίδες αέρα.
Πρόκειται μάλιστα για το δεύτερο από τα επτά αδελφά πλοία που θα προστεθούν στον στόλο της...
https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2021/01/04/capital-gas-corp-enischysi-tou-stolou-ton-lng-carriers/
Minerva Marine takes delivery of LNG carrier
Greek shipowner Minerva Marine has taken delivery of the first in a series of two new LNG carriers built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). Minerva ..
Γαλλο-νοτιοκορεατική συνεργασία στο πλαίσιο κατασκευής LNG carriers
Η γαλλική εταιρεία Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) ανακοίνωσε ότι έλαβε παραγγελία από τα νοτιοκορεατικά ναυπηγεία των Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) και Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) για τη σχεδίαση των δεξαμενών τεσσάρων νεότευκτων πλοίων μεταφοράς υγροποιημένου φυσικού αερίου.
Τρία από τα LNG carriers θα κατασκευαστούν σε ναυπηγεία του ομίλου HHI, εκ των οποίων τα δύο εκ μέρους ενός Ασιάτη πλοιοκτήτη και το ένα εκ μέρους ενός Ευρωπαίου πλοιοκτήτη. Το τελευταίο LNG carrier της...
Oil & Scrubbers Picks Up Again
Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (BoComm) added to the recent orders for newbuild mega-boxships by placing its own order for four 24,000 TEU capacity vessels, says an article published in Ship & Bunker.
Long-term charter commitmentsAccording to industry specialists Alphliner, BoComm has already signed long-term charter commitments for all four vessels, most likely with MSC.
The order joins Hapag-Lloyd’s order for six 23,500 TEU capacity mega ships and Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd....
The Cleanest Fossil Fuel Is Set for a Post-Pandemic Rebound
By Anna Shiryaevskaya, Stephen Stapczynski and Sergio Chapa (Bloomberg) — Liquefied natural gas traders anticipate a swift demand recovery in 2021 after a year in which the coronavirus pandemic prompted dramatic…
Panama Canal Opening in 2021 Offering 50 Feet of Draft
A year ago the Panama Canal faced with low rainfall in the basin, had to take measures to maintain operations, says an article published in newsroom panama.
About The DraftIt will begin in 2021 offering 50 feet of draft, the highest level for neo-Panamax locks, announced administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales in his end of the year message.
Challenges
The service to customers and users of the Canal is offered amid the challenges presented by the pandemic and which has required a more cautious...
https://mfame.guru/panama-canal-opening-in-2021-offering-50-feet-of-draft/
South Korea’s Pan Ocean to invest in LNG carrier newbuilding
South Korean shipowner Pan Ocean has confirmed its plans to acquire a newbuild vessel to expand its LNG transport business, the company said in a recent regulatory ..