by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 2, 2020 | News
Slightly more than one in seven new ships ordered worldwide will be sailing on an alternative fuel. LNG is clearly a favourite in this respect. Although methanol and ethanol powered ships have also been ordered, ammonia is still waiting for its first order. This...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 6, 2020 | News
The BW Gemini is the world’s first very large gas carrier (VLGC) to be fuelled by LPG and has concluded its sea trials. The use of LPG as fuel reduces emissions of sulphur oxides (SOx) by some 97 per cent. The BW Gemini is owned and operated by BW LPG and was built in...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 19, 2020 | News
For the first time, very large gas carriers (VLGCs) will be converted to dual-fuel LPG engines now that the project has received flag acceptance. The twelve ships are owned by BW LPG. The project is being carried out by BW LPG, the Isle of Man Ship Registry, Wärtsilä...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 9, 2020 | News
Internal combustion engines play a very dominant role in shipping. They are by far the most popular way of powering ships. Is that going to change under pressure of environmental regulations, in particular, the requirements to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases?...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 24, 2020 | News
Wärtsilä’s has completed full scale testing with a 2-stroke marine engine burning liquid petroleum gas (LPG) as fuel. This was the world’s first such testing protocol. Eight of BW LPG’s ships will be retrofitted to sail on LPG. It was initially decided to...
