A unique Netherlands waterway tanker – the first with diesel-electric propulsion powered entirely by LNG – will soon ply the busy 2,000 km commercial waterways that connect to Europe’s industrial hub and account for about 40% of all international freight movements in the Netherlands. The LNG Greenstream Tanker, fruit of two years R&D and negotiation with statutory authorities and consultants, is scheduled to be delivered from the Kampen yard of builders Peters Shipyards later this year. The 110 m LOA river and canal tanker represents a leap in faith by owners Interstream Barging, who are putting money on their bet that LNG will become the fuel of the future on Europe’s waterways; confident enough not to hedge the bet by going for a dual-fuel engine. LNG Greenstream Tanker: Image credit Peters Shipyards LNG Greenstream Tanker – Design LNG bunker fuel stored in cyrogenic fuel tanks under approximately 2 bar at – 162ºC is carried on deck i... [More]