Hanwha Engine completes first X-DF engine with VCR tech

South Korea’s Hanwha Engine, a subsidiary of Hanwha, has completed what it claims is the world’s first WinGD X-DF engine equipped with VCR (variable compression ratio) technology for LNG carriers.

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K Line, Petronas name LNG carrier duo in China

Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has hosted a naming ceremony for two 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers it built for Japan’s K Line and Malaysia’s Petronas.

US weekly LNG exports reach 32 shipments

US liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants sent 32 cargoes during the week ending September 2, up one shipment from the week before, according to the Energy Information Administration.

Japan’s MOL merges six ship management companies into one entity

Japanese shipping giant MOL, owner of a large LNG carrier fleet, has merged six of its ship management companies...

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