27AUG2018 - NEWS - World’s first ethane fuel conversion completed on board Navigator Aurora vessel

The world’s first conversion of a slow-speed marine diesel engine to operate on ethane as a fuel has been recently completed on board the vessel Navigator Aurora, classification society ABS said. Navigator Gas, in partnership with Charterer Borealis, engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions, cargo system and fuel gas supply system supplier TGE and ABS, has converted Navigator Aurora’s main engine from LNG fueling to ethane fueling. This vessel was delivered during 2016. The 15-day long conversion followed engine performance and emissions testing at Kawasaki in Japan.

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