Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has announced it will supply its cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for two new LNG bunkering vessels (LNGBV) being built at the Zhejiang XinLe Shipbuilding yard in China. The vessels, with a capacity of 20,000 cubic metres (cbm), will be owned by a Hong Kong based shipowner, Wärtsilä said in a statement sent to ship.energy today (18 February). ‘The use of LNG is key in enabling a green shipping future,’ said Barry Yang, General Manager, Sales, China, Wärtsilä Gas Solutions. ‘Our systems provide efficient solutions for bunkering vessels serving LNG-fuelled ships and our comprehensive Cargo Handling […]

The US Coast Guard has announced that vessel salvors have now removed the fuel from the Defiant barge which grounded during bad weather on 9 February close to the entrance of the Port of San Juan harbour in Puerto Rico. The US Coast Guard, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico and the barge’s owners established a unified command to coordinate the response to the incident. In an update published yesterday (17 February) the US Coast Guard said that 1,000 gallons of residual fuel and oily water had been removed from the Defiant and assessments and preparations […]

Finland’s Godby Shipping has ordered two Stream Ro-Ro 1700 vessels, to be constructed by CIMC Raffles in China, which will be alternative fuel-ready and equipped with shore power connections and batteries for short sea operations. The contract also includes options for another two ships. The vessels will have a length of 125 metres, a beam of 24 metres and a cargo capacity of approximately 6,200 metric tons. Developed in conjunction with Technolog Services in Hamburg, Germany, the Stream design provides 70-100% more cargo capacity than Godby Shipping’s current vessels, Mimer and Midas, with the same fuel consumption. The company also […]