[:es]Spanish shipping company Baleària Group has used the International Tourism Fair of Madrid to introduce the first two ferries powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) that will operate in the Mediterranean. Both vessels are being built in the Italian shipyard of Cantiere Navale Visentini. The first of the two vessels is expected to enter operations…
[:es]Urban Transport of Seville, Municipal Public Corporation (TUSSAM) has acquired 13 Iveco Urbanway vehicles of 12 meters in length, which use compressed natural gas (CNG) as fuel. The bus purchase is in line with TUSSAM’s commitment to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and associated polluting emissions. These low-floor vehicles, whose investment has amounted to…
[:es]The European Commission-funded project ECO-GATE, the acronym for European COrridors for natural GAs Transport Efficiency, has been joined by Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A. (Galp), Portugal’s only oil and natural gas integrated operator. Galp has been granting funding to build several natural gas filling stations on the Iberian Peninsula during 2019. As reported by Iberian news service posventa.info,…
[:es]In France, the publicly-financed vehicle fleet of Paris City Hall, which since 2014 has halted the purchase of diesel vehicles as a matter of ecological policy, has taken delivery of 11 new heavy goods vehicles and utilities vehicles with Allison transmissions and powered by natural gas. Iveco and Renault models were selected. When comparing the…
[:es]DNV GL recently published the Maritime Forecast to 2050 which analyses the impact of the changing global energy system on the shipping industry through to 2050. The report proposes that by 2050, “only 47% of energy for shipping will be from oil-based fuels. The share of gas in the fuel mix will rise to 32%.”…
[:es]January 4, 2018 VANCOUVER, BC – Cummins Westport Inc. (“CWI”) announced today that it has received certifications from both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Air Resources Board (“ARB”) in California for its 2018 ISX12N natural gas engine. Like the Cummins Westport L9N engine, the ISX12N meets California ARB optional Low NOx standard of…
[:es]Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 17 January 2018 Gasunie LNG Holding B.V., Oiltanking GmbH and Vopak LNG Holding B.V. are in the process of establishing the joint venture “German LNG Terminal GmbH”. The purpose of the joint venture is to build, own and operate an LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) import terminal in northern Germany. The terminal will…
[:es]Delivery of 11 Iveco and Renault trucks with Allison transmissions began in the spring PARIS – Paris City Hall has begun receiving 11 new additions to its public fleet of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and utility vehicles. Powered by natural gas, the trucks are equipped with fully automatic Allison transmissions. “Our drivers enjoy the exceptional…
[:es] El LNG prototype pack de la empresa naval Gabadi consiste en construir el primer tanque de membrana de pequeña escala del mundo para almacenar GNL y finalizará el próximo 30 de mayo de 2018. Este proyecto de I+D+i LNG que comenzó el 1° de marzo del 2016 entra en su última etapa constructiva como…
[:es] IVECO suministró cinco Stralis NP a VERBIO Logistik, convirtiéndose así en la primera flota de CO2 neutral de Alemania generado a partir de paja por el operador logístico. Con estas cinco unidades, IVECO alcanza el importante hito de 1000 entregas del modelo Stralis NP de gas natural. Turin, 16 enero 2018 IVECO suministró cinco…