Re: Natural Gas as a Marine Fuel Shell and Wartsila have teamed up to increase the use of LNG as a marine fuel driven by cost and environmental considerations. Interesting announcement from Wartsila here: http://www.wartsila.com/en/press-releases/wartsila-and-shell-sign-co-operati ve-agreement-to-promote-use-of-lng-as-a-marine-fuel “Clean, safe natural gas represents a true shipping paradigm shift; years ago it was sail to steam, then came the move from steam to diesel, and now it’s a new era for gas propulsion,” says Jaakko Eskola, Group Vice President, Wärtsilä Ship Power. No connection just of interest. As I am involved in new shipbuilding this looks like obsolescence being used to kick start the stalled shipbuilding industry! Kind regards Phillip Carr TSDY TOPIC Portland, Dorset, UK

Lest anyone think this will lead to a recreationl boat fuel alternative be aware that storage and fuel transfer would pose a considerable cost to a small craft marina so it does not look cost effective. LNG makes sense for a LNG carrier where normal cargo boil off provides a ready source of fuel. Elimination of space for bunker C fuel tanks also lowers construction cost. Unfortunately this is not something transferable to small craft construction. Arild On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 3:00 AM, Phillip Carr <phillip.carr@gmail.com> wrote: > Re: Natural Gas as a Marine Fuel > > > > Shell and Wartsila have teamed up to increase the use of LNG as a marine > fuel driven by cost and environmental considerations. Interesting > announcement from Wartsila here: > > http://www.wartsila.com/en/press-releases/wartsila-and-shell-sign-co-operati > ve-agreement-to-promote-use-of-lng-as-a-marine-fuel > > > > “Clean, safe natural gas represents a true shipping paradigm shift; years > ago it was sail to steam, then came the move from steam to diesel, and now > it’s a new era for gas propulsion,” says Jaakko Eskola, Group Vice > President, Wärtsilä Ship Power. > > > > No connection just of interest. As I am involved in new shipbuilding this > looks like obsolescence being used to kick start the stalled shipbuilding > industry! > > > > Kind regards > > > > Phillip Carr > > TSDY TOPIC > > Portland, Dorset, UK > > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change > email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. >

Dear all, Ipagaz is offering LPG gas here in Turkey in 12 and 24 kg bottles delivered to you dockside. I have seem people take 4 of the large ones on board and use all 4 in one day,. It was a sea ray type boat, two gas engines converted to LPG/ gasoline. Gas tanks NOT yet removed. I estimate they pay about 50% less than if they were using gasoline only. But, they also admit that they "drove faster" knowing the LPG was cheaper.... 95 Octane unleaded gas here is ~ $9.80 a gallon at the fuel dock. Lee Lee and Zehra Licata M/Y LeeZe Cesme Marina, Cesme Turkey On 9 Sep 11, at 19:39 , Arild Jensen wrote: Lest anyone think this will lead to a recreationl boat fuel alternative be aware that storage and fuel transfer would pose a considerable cost to a small craft marina so it does not look cost effective. LNG makes sense for a LNG carrier where normal cargo boil off provides a ready source of fuel. Elimination of space for bunker C fuel tanks also lowers construction cost. Unfortunately this is not something transferable to small craft construction. Arild