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To: Dennis Roth who wrote (174789)	12/17/2012 6:00:46 PM
From: Dennis Roth	1 Recommendation Respond to of 206175

Fjord Line chooses LNG from Skangass skangass.com Skangass has taken yet another important step into the marine market after winning the contract to supply LNG to Fjord Line. Two new cruise ferries are to be supplied with a total of 30,000 tonnes of LNG per year... ...“Through this contract, Risavika Harbour will become Europe’s first port where ships can bunker directly, and unload and load at the same place,” says David Ottesen, CEO of Risavika Harbour... ... When MS “Stavangerfjord” is commissioned, it will be the first and only cruise ferry in the world to have a “single fuel LNG engine”. This means that the ship will exclusively use LNG as bunker...

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (174789)	12/30/2012 2:19:03 PM
From: Dennis Roth	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206175

TOTE to build two LNG powered ships for Caribbean trade Puget Sound Business Journal by Steve Wilhelm, Staff Writer Date: Friday, December 7, 2012, 2:52pm PST - Last Modified: Friday, December 7, 2012, 5:22pm PST bizjournals.com TOTE Inc. has ordered the world’s two largest natural-gas powered container ships, just four months after getting Coast Guard approval to convert two other ships to natural gas. The Federal Way-based company this week announced plans for the new ships and options for three more, with the two firm orders to be delivered in early 2015 and 2016. [snip] ============= 'Clean Sky' LNG-Powered Ship 'Could be Built Next Year' Friday December 21, 2012 shipandbunker.com A design for a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered bulk carrier developed by COSCO Shipyard Group in China, Greek shipping firm Golden Union, and Lloyd's Register (LR) has received an approval in principal from LR. Known as "Clean Sky," the design allows for the use of either dual-fuel or tri-fuel engines, with the ability to burn heavy fuel oil (HFO), diesel, or LNG. The project, which began in June 2011, aimed to develop a commercially viable design based on COSCO's existing conventionally fueled Kamsarmax vessels. "This news moves the industry far beyond the concept stage," said Nick Brown, Lloyd's Register's Area General Manager and Marine Manager, Greater China. "A 'Clean Sky' ship could be built next year. [snip]

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (174789)	1/13/2013 3:20:05 PM
From: Dennis Roth	2 Recommendations Respond to of 206175

Largest LNG powered Passenger Ship VIKING GRACE Turku yard hands over pioneering ship to Viking Line... shippingtimes.co.uk Viking Line today took delivery of the EUR240 million VIKING GRACE from the STX Finland Oy shipyard in Turku. She will make her maiden service voyage on Tuesday, January 15. Viking Line are promoting the ship as one that "represents a totally new generation" The vessel is an environmental pioneer in the cruise industry. She is the world’s first large passenger vessel to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The cleanest fossil fuel available today, LNG provides major environmental advantages. By using natural gas, hazardous emissions will decrease to a minimum say her owners. Nitrogen emissions and particulates are reduced by 85 per cent and greenhouse gases by 15 per cent. Crucially, sulphur emissions are practically zero. The vessel has a hydrodynamically optimized hull shape and highly effective propulsion machinery that saves energy. Extensive development work has been devoted to the hull shape, which minimizes swell waves. Viking say that in day-to-day operations on board the vessel, recycling and resource optimization will be guiding principles. ----- EU funding for LNG bunkering vessel project JANUARY 11, 2013 — A €1,305,000 LNG bunkering project being carried out by AGA AB in the Port of Stockholm, Sweden, is to go ahead with the help of a €261,000 contribution from the European Union's TEN-T program. AGA, which is supplying the fuel for the LNG-fueled ferry Viking Grace, is to convert an existing vessel, the Fjalir, into an LNG bunkering ship. It will be used to provide LNG fuel to the Viking Grace (which is initially being fueled from the shoreside) and later to other ships in the Port of Stockholm. The bunkering vessel will be tested with 1,000 tonnes of LNG, corresponding to a reduction of 300 tonnes of CO2 and 10 tonnes of SO2 in terms of equivalent emissions from traditional shipping fuels. The test results will be measured in close collaboration with the Swedish Transport Agency and the Stockholm County Administrative Board, the main authority in charge of environmental permits. The results will enable the potential of such a bunkering vessel to be evaluated as well as the need for future permits to be defined with regards to an increasing use of LNG as a fuel in the shipping industry. The project will be managed by the Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency and is set to be completed by December 2013.

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (174789)	4/30/2013 12:36:42 PM
From: Dennis Roth	1 Recommendation Respond to of 206175

Chinese Shipbuilders "Very Interested" in LNG Fuelled Vessels Tuesday April 30, 2013 shipandbunker.com

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (174789)	9/6/2013 12:03:17 PM
From: Dennis Roth	1 Recommendation Recommended By evestor Respond to of 206175

EC Supports LNG Bunkering Projects September 3, 2013 hhpinsight.com Ten-T Funding for Half a Dozen Projects in Europe

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (174789)	11/15/2013 11:18:48 AM
From: Dennis Roth	2 Recommendations Recommended By evestor saintsinnerido Respond to of 206175

US carriers lean towards LNG, as need for cleaner fuel and lower costs increases By Mike Wackett 11.12.2013 theloadstar.co.uk US Jones Act flag-carriers Horizon Lines and Matson are eyeing liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the fuel of the future Horizon is looking to convert part of its fleet to a system of diesel fuel and LNG, while Matson is placing an order for two dual-fuelled 3,600teu ships for 2018 delivery... ...Interestingly, Matson’s vessel order to the Aker Philadelphia shipyard specifies a design speed of 23 knots, going against the trend for of slow-steaming, now common practice in the shipping industry. Despite overcapacity in the transpacific trade lane, Matson’s express Chinese service is reported to be running at close to 100% capacity, suggesting that premium services may have a niche demand, even in the slow-steaming era. If vessels with the ability to burn cheaper fuel could be deployed, it would be a win-win for the carrier...

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (174789)	1/2/2014 11:52:45 AM
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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... ----- 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.... ---- Four More LNG-Fuelled PSVs for Siem Thursday January 2, 2014 shipandbunker.com 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... === Looks like the transition to LNG is picking up momentum in parts of the marine industry.

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (174789)	7/2/2014 1:14:47 PM
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DSME and ABS To Work Together on LNG Fueled Drillship Published on Wednesday, 02 July 2014 08:15 lngglobal.com "We are targeting the Gulf of Mexico as a key market for an LNG fueled drillship where, given the abundance of affordable shale gas resources in the US, LNG as a marine fuel makes good economic sense." NYK Orders LNG Bunkering Vessel Published on Wednesday, 02 July 2014 06:33 lngglobal.com NYK announced today the company has signed a contract with Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd. in Korea to build the world’s first LNG bunkering vessel built for the purpose of providing LNG to LNG-fueled vessels.