The M/S Høydal, will be the world’s first LNG-powered coaster, was built at the Tersan Shipyard, Turkey for NSK Shipping, Norway. The 2,650 dwt vessel has an LOA of 230 ft (70 m) and will be powered by a single Rolls-Royce Bergen C25:33L6P engine rated at 1,650 kW at 1,000 rpm operating on LNG. Propulsion is by a Rolls-Royce CP propeller and the maximum speed is 14 kn. The is a 3,200 ct ft (90 m3) LNG tank on board and refueling is planned to be supplied from a permanent bunkering facility near the charterer BioMar’s factory, once a week. Natural gas (LNG) propulsion will make the vessel environmentally friendly and reduce emissions of NOx (nitrogen oxides) by over 90 per cent. [More]