Monthly Archives: February 2011

The LNG industry is not listening to the market

LNG is emerging as a fuel of choice for marine applications. This is an opportunity for under-utilized North American import terminals to sell LNG at premium prices. Everybody in the industry knows that LNG has its ups and downs. Three years … Continue reading

LNG for Greener Shipping in North America

Last week, we hosted seminars in San Francisco and Vancouver on the topic of LNG fuelled shipping in North America. The seminars addressed future environmental requirements to North American shipping, and the use of LNG to comply with these requirements. … Continue reading

A review of the world fleet of LNG fuelled ships

The news I promised from San Francisco on Tuesday was delayed, but now due for Monday. In the meantime, I will let my colleague Martin Christian Wold provide us with an overview of the fleet of LNG fuelled ships, in … Continue reading

Top ten future fuels for shipping

In DNV we have segment directors for the various ship types; tank, bulk, container, and special ships. I had the pleasure of having dinner with all of them earlier this week, and I asked them “which are the marine fuel … Continue reading

The majority of ships ordered in 2020 will be LNG fuelled

Based on educated guesses for categorised groups of ships, we expect a large share of international shipping fleets to implement LNG propulsion. First and foremost for newbuild ships. Here at DNV we are already convinced that the case for LNG … Continue reading

The oil tanker of the future

DNV has launched the concept study Triality. Triality is an oil tanker offering significant improvement in environmental performance compared to conventional oil tankers. This type of concept studies is intended to demonstrate that there is in fact room for improvement … Continue reading

LNG boom down under

The Australian LNG Industry is booming, with numerous prestigious projects being planned. These include several “first of it’s kind” developments such as Floating LNG production plants (FLNG) and the world’s first Coalbed Methane (CBM) liquefaction plant. Over the past few years, the … Continue reading

Shipping can contribute to save the Baltic Sea

DNV has produced a report to be used as information and decision basis to politicians and Authorities surrounding the Baltic Sea. The report concludes with LNG being the best way for the shipping industry in the Baltic Sea to contribute … Continue reading

Is LNG revolutionising shipping?

The shipping has grown used to being omitted from environmental requirements. This era has come to an end. Now the shipping industry is facing both stricter requirements and increasing uncertainty about future fuel prices. LNG comes to the rescue. While businesses and industries … Continue reading