Reduced Bunker Bills "Number 1 Reason" for LNG Switch
Monday December 23, 2013 shipandbunker.com
BC Ferries is still looking at retrofitting existing vessels if it made sense to do so.
British Columbia, Canada, based B.C. Ferry Services Inc (BC Ferries) says the promise of lower fuel bills was the number one reason it decided to back Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) bunkers for three newbuilds announced last week.
"If you ignored capital costs, LNG is about half the price of the diesel we currently use, which is about $0.90 to $1.00 per litre," said Mark C Wilson, BC Ferries' Vice President Engineering, who spoke to Ship & Bunker following last week's announcement that all three of the new vessels will be dual-fuel capable...
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Norway Permits LNG Bunkering with Passengers on Board
Thursday January 2, 2014
shipandbunker.com
The change will simplify bunkering, according to Fardal
Norway will allow ferries to refuel with liquefied natural gas (LNG) while passengers are on board, the European LNG fuel project MT LNG reports....
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Four More LNG-Fuelled PSVs for Siem
Thursday January 2, 2014
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Siem has already ordered two LNG-powered PSVs
Siem Offshore (Siem) of Norway has ordered four dual-fuel platform supply vessels (PSVs), bringing it to a total of six such liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered vessels, industry news site MarineLog reports...
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Looks like the transition to LNG is picking up momentum in parts of the marine industry. |
