Alternative Fuels & Lubricants

In a world first, technology group Wärtsilä’s liquid petroleum gas (LPG) fuel supply system (LFSS) has successfully completed full scale testing with a full sized two-stroke marine engine burning LPG as fuel.

Japanese shipbuilder and equipment manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has received approval in principle (AIP) for its LPG fuel supply system from classification societies ClassNK and American Bureau of Shipping.

The cargo handling system design and supply contract for two Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) at China’s Jiangnan shipyard has been awarded to liquid gas solutions specialist, Babcock LGE.

MISC Berhad, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), Lloyd’s Register and MAN Energy Solutions working together on a joint development project for an ammonia-fuelled tanker.