U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has approved a deepwater port licence application for ST LNG LLC’s $8.2 billion project that will be built 10 miles offshore from Matagorda, Texas. In a statement issued on Wednesday (28 October), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) said that, at full capacity, the deepwater port will include 20 platforms, four LNG floating storage units, four mooring systems, and 7.7 miles of pipeline. It will feature four 2.1 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) liquefaction systems and, according to the DOT statement, ‘expand America’s LNG export capacity by […]

Thirteen civil society organisations and NGOs have written an open letter to the International Maritime Organization’s Secretary General, Arsenio Dominguez, asking him to clarify his comments on the treatment of specific fuels under the Net Zero Framework which he made at the Global Maritime Forum Annual Summit in Shanghai on 21 October. The letter quotes the Secretary-General’s comment that ‘we can’t just switch overnight’, and his references to ‘newer engines with reduced methane slip’ and a consideration of the use of biofuels. The letter also pointed to an article published in TradeWinds which, it acknowledges, did not state that Dominguez […]

Denmark’s FuelTech has today (29 October) announced the launch of GVT Mk V, the latest generation of its Gas Valve Train technology for LNG propulsion, which has been developed for Everllence’s ME-GI 10.7 engine platform. With more than 900 GVT units delivered and over 800 vessels equipped worldwide, the new design builds on over 10 years of commercial and operational experience with LNG fuel systems.  One of the key developments in GVT Mk V is its higher pressure capability. Developed for the Everllence engine platform, which increases gas injection pressure to 380 bar, the new GVT is designed to accommodate […]