[:es]VIENNA (Reuters) – Lars Martensson, director of environment and innovation at Volvo Trucks, says at a gas conference in Vienna on Wednesday he is upbeat about the potential of using liquefied natural gas (LNG) for long-range trucks “We have made an estimate for the Swedish market … – it’s a good indication of the potential…
[:es] The icebreaking LNG carrier Eduard Toll during sea trials in Korea. Photo: Teekay Bermuda-based shipping company Teekay has taken delivery of the icebreaking LNG carrier Eduard Toll, which has now completed its first unescorted trip across the Northern Sea Route. Eduard Toll is the fourth of 15 Arc7 LNG carriers being built for Russia’s $27…
[:es]A EUR 30 million (USD 37.4 m) loan by the European Investment Bank will enable a transition in Spain’s Balearic Islands from an aged diesel fleet, (mostly over 14 years) to less polluting Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Public transportation buses in Palma de Mallorca, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the…
[:es]Port of Amsterdam, Western Europe’s fourth largest port, and fuel supplier Titan LNG have signed a long-term contract for the “home” location of Titan’s bunker pontoon: the FlexFueler001. This pontoon will be the first of its kind in Europe providing easy, affordable and safe LNG bunkering services of this cleaner marine fuel. The agreement underpins the…
[:es]Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has signed a deal for the construction of an LNG-fueled tugboat with Kanagawa Dockyard Co., Ltd. of Hyogo-ku, Kobe. The construction is slated to start in February 2018 with launch scheduled for April 2019. The high-performance dual-fuel vessel will be the first LNG-fueled tugboat to escort large-scale freighters in Osaka Bay and…
[:es]In Mexico’s western state of Jalisco, Mexican bus manufacturer Dina (part of the Grupo Empresarial G consortium) presented the Linner G and Runner 9G buses to Unibus PV at the end of last week. The public transportation company has ordered 327 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses in total to replace its ageing fleet. The presentation took place in the presence of the Secretary…
[:es]Lyon based bus manufacturer Iveco Bus, with some 6,000 natural gas powered buses currently operating in Europe, says it is delivering the first-ever high-value CNG buses on the African continent. It has just signed an order for 50 Crealis 18-metre CNG buses for the Abidjan Transport Company SOTRA. The vehicles will be delivered from mid-2018…
[:es] Son más limpios y ecológicos que los diésel y tienen precios de compra más asequibles. Y como el gas es también más barato que la gasolina o el gasóleo, ofrecen costes de uso más económicos. Los modelos híbridos bicombustible que combinan gasolina y gas (GNC o gas natural comprimido y GLP o gas licuado…
[:es] Transportes Urbanos de Sevilla S.A.M (TUSSAM) presentó 13 vehículos IVECO-Urbanway de 12 metros de longitud, que usan como combustible GNV, en línea con el compromiso adquirido por la empresa municipal de transportes de reducir las emisiones contaminantes con combustibles más limpios. Estos vehículos, cuya inversión supuso 3,1 millones de euros, cumplen la normativa europea…
[:es] Black & Veatch entregó el sistema de regasificación con una capacidad de 600 MMSCFD para la primera unidad de regasificación y almacenamiento de gas natural licuado flotante del mundo. Black & Veatch se asoció con Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd. para proporcionar ingeniería y adquisiciones para la unidad de regasificación de la parte superior.…