The German Federal Administration of Waterways and Navigation has ordered two special LNG-electric hybrid ships at the Abeking & Rasmussen shipyard in Lemwerder (Lower Saxony), with a third option by 2020, prepared to provide assistance in the event of accidents, fires or ships unable to maneuver. Propulsion will be ensured by Rolls Royce engines.
The implementation of the RaiLNG project continues, promoted by the Spanish consortium formed by Renfe, Enagas, Naturgy and ECA / Bureau Veritas, selected by the European Executive Agency for Innovation and Networks (INEA) to demonstrate the technical, economic, environmental and legal feasibility of LNG railway traction in Spain and in the EU.
On March 22, the semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Sleipnir of the Heerema Marine Contractors, the first of its kind in the world to be powered by LNG, arrived for the first time in the port of Rotterdam after being towed by the tug Kolga in the Caland Canal.
Following recent orders for LNG car carriers, the Korean Register (KR) classification company recently announced that it has granted approval in principle (AIP) for the suitability of two ships with LNG propulsion (dual fuel) used for the transport of vehicles developed by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).
n the United States on last March, the first test of the combustion chamber of the cryogenic M10 liquid oxygen and methane engine for the third stage of the future Italian Vega E launcher was held at the historic NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville (Alabama).
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