LNG
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Europe
Diesel trucks are ‘greener’ compared to LNG trucks
New European study of popular LNG truck models show that they release 2 to 3.5 times more poisonous NOx gases than an average diesel truck.
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American Shipper
PORT REPORT: Japanese giant MOL trials experimental LNG-fuelled tugboat at Kobe
MOL continues its foray into experimenting with LNG with an innovative LNG-powered tugboat; meanwhile, MOL’s LNG-bunkering business signs deals around the world.
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American Shipper
Another LNG nail in coal’s coffin?
Final investment decisions for new global LNG export plants are surging, a negative for future thermal coal demand.
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American Shipper
Ocean Rate Report: LNG heats up, boxes continue slide
LNG shipping rates are being driven by seasonal issues. Box shipping rates are behaving counter-seasonally.
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American Shipper
Northstar Midstream expanding into LNG bunkering
Polaris New Energy is building a bunker barge to bring LNG to the growing number of cruise and cargo being powered with natural gas.
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Business
Royal Dutch Shell earnings slashed by 25 percent year-over-year
It's hard to see a structural recovery in natty gas prices.
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American Shipper
Legislation seeks to revive U.S. Shipbuilding and Shipping
The Energizing American Shipbuilding Act seeks to revive domestic shipbuilding and maritime industries.
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Energy
Switch to gas to accelerate, slashing U.S. coal demand
Low pricing will speed up Europe's transition from coal to gas, according to Morgan Stanley.
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Container
Ocean Rate Report: Capesize bulker rates are ‘electrifying’
It's hard to blame the skeptics, given what has happened in the past, but dry bulk freight rates are getting pretty impressive.
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Maritime
Are new ship orders shrinking on fear of premature obsolescence?
Some believe the pace of regulatory and technological change is causing owners to pull back from newbuilding contracts.
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