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RINA and MES to cooperate on innovative chemical tankers

Three forward-looking fuel solutions RINA and Marine Engineering Services (M.E.S.), a leading company in ship design, have signed an agreement to cooperate on chemical tankers concepts that will use alternative fuels. M.E.S. will provide its competence in designing high-tech gas and chemical tankers with new technologies; whilst RINA will share its expertise for the energy transition towards the … Continue reading RINA and MES to cooperate on innovative chemical tankers

Avenir LNG Limited Takes Delivery of M/V Avenir Advantage

The vessel was designed by M.E.S. for Keppel Nantong Shipyard and Stolt Nielsen Owner. The ship is intended for the small-scale LNG bunkering and gas supply, being carefully studied for ship to ship operations and for the ship to terminal operations as well. Indeed, the original purpose of the ship was to supply the new … Continue reading Avenir LNG Limited Takes Delivery of M/V Avenir Advantage

Launching of the second 7500 m3 LNG Bunkering Vessel

On 11st of April, Keppel Nantong Shipyard launched the second 7500 m3 LNG bunkering vessel.The series of ships, designed by our Company MES, is built for Avenir LNG Ltd (Norvegian Stolt-Nielsen is the largest shareholder of the Company).Congratulations to all Keppel Team for the achievement of this new important milestone, even more significant considering the … Continue reading Launching of the second 7500 m3 LNG Bunkering Vessel

TUGA (Escort Tug Gas Propelled)

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TUG Length O.A. :36.00 m abt.Length B.P. : 35.58 m abt.Moulded Breadth :14.00 m abt.Depth to Main Deck :6.20 m abt.Design Draft :4.00 m abt.Bollard Pull :60 tSteering Pull :100 tLNG Fuel Tank Volume (100 %) :80 m3 abt.Crew:8 M.E.S., Marine Engineering Services S.r.l., is project leader of TUGA (Escort Tug Gas Propelled), a … Continue reading TUGA (Escort Tug Gas Propelled)

ConferenzaGNL

On 20 July, at the Keppel Shipyard in Nantong, China, the first of the four 7.500 m3 Avenir LNG’s bunker vessels entered the water – raised by the rising tide. The launching ceremony was attended by representatives of the Norwegian company Stolt Nielsen, founder of Avenir LNG, the world’s leading liquid methane bunker operator, of the Italian Gas and … Continue reading ConferenzaGNL

China: Stolt Nielsen’s first 7,500-cbm LNG carrier launched

The Oslo-listed shipowner Stolt-Nielsen launched its first 7,500-cbm liquefied natural gas carrier at the Keppel Nantong Shipyard in China. First of the two vessels with ship-to-ship bunkering capability was launched on July 20 at the shipyard, Italian ship designer and marine consultancy Marine Engineering Services, designer of the two vessels said in a statement. Once … Continue reading China: Stolt Nielsen’s first 7,500-cbm LNG carrier launched