AW Shipping orders multiple dual-fuel vessels from China

AW Shipping, a joint venture of the UAE-based ADNOC Logistics & Services and China’s Wanhua Chemical, has ordered nine ethanol dual-fuel Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) and two LPG dual-fuel Very Large Ammonia Carriers (VLACs) from Jiangnan Shipyard in China. In addition to ethanol, the nine 99,000-cbm capacity VLECs can also be fuelled by conventional

NYK, Astomos Energy christen new dual-fuel LPG carrier

As their first jointly owned liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier in 21 years, NYK and Astomos Energy have named the new vessel Gas Garnet. The companies held a naming ceremony at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries on March 1, 2024. The 86,953 m3 capacity vessel was christened Gas Garnet by Yoshihito Takahashi, senior

Avance Gas orders LPG carriers from CIMC

John Fredriksen-backed Avance Gas has four 40,000-m3 LPG carrier newbuildings on order at Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co (CIMC SOE) for delivery in 2025 and 2026. Wärtsilä’s range of complete cargo handling systems for gas tankers are designed to reduce operating costs and improve the vessel’s Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI). The company

Wärtsilä’s market leadership in cargo handling systems for large LPG carrier vessels

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the Cargo Handling Systems for five new very large LPG carrier vessels to be built at the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) yard in South Korea. The order with Wärtsilä was booked in Q3, 2023. The ships have been contracted by Norwegian ship owner Solvang in a joint venture with Gunvor

KHI delivers first dual fuel LPG carrier to Dorian LPG

Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has delivered the 84,000 cbm dual-fuel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier, Captain Markos, to US-headquartered LPG shipping company Dorian LPG. The vessel, delivered on 31 March, is Dorian’s first dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) and will join the Helios LPG Pool, the shipping company said. The vessel is

Kumiai Navigation orders third LPG/ammonia carrier

Kumiai Navigation has ordered its third liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-fuelled 86,700 cu m very large gas carrier (VLGC) at Japanese shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) for delivery in 2026. No price has been revealed for the 230 m long vessel that will be delivered from KHI’s Sakaide Works and be able to carry LPG and

Tianjin Southwest choses two more LPG carrier dual-fuel retrofits

Tianjin Southwest Maritime has exercised the option to retrofit the main engines on board another two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vessels to dual-fuel operations at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Guangdong). Last October, the operator reached a contract with MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ, for the dual-fuel conversions of its Gas Gemini and Gas

IOC to commission Paradip-Hyd pipeline project by 2023

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) is hopeful to commission Paradip-Hyderabad Pipeline Project (PHPL) by the end of next year. The company is investing Rs 3,338 crore to execute this project for enhanced fuel supplies to its retail outlets in three States. This project links Paradip refinery in Odisha to Hyderabad in Telangana via Andhra Pradesh.

IOC to recycle 20 mn PET bottles annually

IOC, which meets as much as half of the nation’s fuel needs, has already committed to a net zero emission target by 2046 and is now venturing into recycling PET bottles. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation’s largest oil firm, will recycle 20 million discarded mineral water, cold drink and other PET bottles annually to

Tata Motors to expand its portfolio with alternative fuels

Tata Motors, one of top automotive companies in India, plans to expand its portfolio of commercial vehicles run by alternative fuel, said the company’s top official. There are six types of alternative fuels available in India — CNG, Compressed Biogas (CBG), autogas (LPG), ethanol-blended petrol, biodiesel and hydrogen energy. The company, he said, has been