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Project Forward and Shell have joined forces to discuss and investigate the options of supplying LNG-powered vessels.

DESMI produces pumping systems that aim to provide terminal operators with reliable handling and high transfer speeds for bunkering fuel such as LNG.

The first truck-dedicated natural gas filling station in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur region of southern France is set to open in the next few months.

The LNG terminal at Maasvlakte in Rotterdam has been expanded to include a third berth and special infrastructure for the loading of small LNG vessels.

Bureau Veritas announced at SMM that it is set to class the first containership LNG fuel conversation.

A second dual fuel tug has been launched at Gondan Shipyard in Spain – apparently only the second one ever to be built in Europe which runs for the most part on…

The new software and maritime simulation technology division at Kongsberg is working on the development of a state-of-the-art LNG Cruise Ferry simulator model.

The Jamaican government are working to convert the shipping ports in Montego Bay into a regional multipurpose port.

Pakistan has signed a deal to purchase a new Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) for its second import terminal at Port Qasim, Karachi.

BMT Nigel Gee has secured a new project to design two 70m aluminium-hull catamaran RoPax ferries for Dutch company Rederij Doeksen.

Keppel Corp and Shell have formed a joint venture to provide LNG bunkering services in Singapore, as the Maritime and Ports Authority (MPA) extends its green shipping incentive to LNG fuelled vessels.

India’s Essar Ports Ltd is reportedly attempting to strengthen its business by investing in an LNG terminal to diversify its business.

Recently awarded best seaport in North America for the second year in a row, the Port of Long Beach (POLB), aka ‘Green Port’, knows that what’s good for business, is also good…

Greece’s Helengi Engineering Ltd has unveiled a new design for a LNG bunker feeder vessel which will serve the Port of Piraeus and other ports including Patras and Heraklion.

The design and technical aspects of the IB Polaris icebreaker vessel, powered by LNG, were unveiled at CIMAC World Congress in Helsinki.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) and methanol are the most promising alternatives to help reduce the shipping sector’s carbon footprint, according to a report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC).

Following a successful year helping improve air quality at the Port of Hamburg, the HUMMEL, Becker Marine Systems’ LNG hybrid barge, will again be supplying low emission power to the AIDAsol this…