lng Archive
18 Apr 2019
What Are the Advantages of LNG as a Shipping Fuel?
With the increased demand for cleaner sources of energy, liquefied natural gas is fast replacing gasoline and diesel throughout the transportation industry and beyond. The ability to harvest a low-cost and low-emission fuel will play a significant role in meeting the current world’s energy needs and requirements. Currently, most
05 Oct 2017
Alternative fuels for shipping to reduce pollution and costs
The Shipping Fuel Issues Of Today And Tomorrow As time goes by, the need to have clean, renewable sources of energy increases. It’s only natural, as history has shown, that certain sources of energy dwindle in reserve, popularity, and safety – causing society at large to scramble towards better solutions. Sometimes, these solutions are right
03 Apr 2017
Vladimir Putin said that Russia not only can but will be world’s largest LNG producer
On Thursday President Vladimir Putin said that his country not only can, but will become the largest LNG producer in the World. The president did not give a time table for reaching this ambitious goal. At present Russia has one LNG export facility, Sakhalin which produces around 9.6 million tons of LNG per year. However
06 Dec 2016
New LNG bunkering vessel to be built for Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) currently manages over 120 bulk carriers and has over 40 years experience, have entered into an agreement with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) to build a 7,500 cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel which will be 117 meters long and 20 meters wide. This vessel is expected to be delivered in
11 Nov 2016
Panama Canal Making Serious Environmental Steps
The Panama Canal took 4 years to expand and double its capacity. A new lane was added and the depth and width of the lanes and locks were increased and that enables bigger ships to enter. The locks (a system that lifts a ship up and down) were made approximately 21.3 metres (70ft) wider and
21 Oct 2016
What is LNG and why use it?
What Is LNG? LNG Liquefied Natural gas (or LNG for short) is a natural gas that has been cooled into a liquid state at around -260 degrees Fahrenheit. It is kept at this temperature due to the fact that the volume of a gas when liquefied, is around 600 times smaller than in its natural