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Successful launch and initial bunkering of the first container ship with an engine converted for the use of LNG
On the 23rd of August 2017, the world’s first container ship retrofitted with an Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) engine was successfully launched. Since…
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European Commission approval for Gasunie, Oiltanking and Vopak to set up Joint Venture to develop LNG Terminal in Northern Germany
Rotterdam, July 12, 2017 – Gasunie LNG Holding B.V., Oiltanking GmbH, and Vopak LNG Holding B.V. have acquired the approval under the EU Merger…
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Market study reveals huge potential for LNG as a marine fuel in THE Iberian Peninsula
With the global fuel sulphur limit of 0.5% entering into force in 2020, the interest towards LNG as a marine fuel is increasing. One of the main…
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German Maritime LNG Platform supports ban on Heavy Fuel Oil Use in Arctic
This week the German Maritime LNG Platform signed the Arctic Commitment, joining a diverse group of international companies, organisations,…
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Tenth National Maritime Conference supports sustainable shipping: “The LNG funding programme will come.”
The German Maritime LNG Platform assumed a prominent position at the 10th National Maritime Conference that took place on 4th April in Hamburg, under…
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Shell launches LNG Outlook
Global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) reached 265 million tonnes (MT) in 2016 – enough to supply power to around 500 million homes a year.…
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First bunkering of an LNG-fuelled chemical tanker in German Port
The Hamburg-based company Bomin Linde LNG successfully conducted the first bunkering of a chemical tanker with liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a German…
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LNG Matchmaking Conference “Making LNG happen – Combining forces for sustainable shipping”
Platform promotes international networking: German, Norwegian and Dutch LNG experts attend LNG Matchmaking Conference “Making LNG happen – Combining…
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Proposal from the European Commission to address air pollution
Every year, more than 400 000 people in the EU die prematurely due to the consequences of air pollution: this is more than 10 times the toll of road…
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Jos Steeman, MD of Vopak Germany, joins advisory council
Jos Steeman, Managing Director of Vopak Germany, joins the Platform’s advisory council as a new member. The Dutch national benefits from a long career…