Cleaner shipping: new era of gas-powered cargo ships as alternatives to traditional fuel oil/diesel power

Ian Kirkwood
Updated January 13 2021 - 5:31pm, first published 1:00pm
TWIN TANKS: The HL Eco at the Port Waratah Coal Services wharves on Kooragang Island during its maiden voyage from Korea to Newcastle. It has left the port and is on its way back to Korea with a load of coal.
TWIN TANKS: The HL Eco at the Port Waratah Coal Services wharves on Kooragang Island during its maiden voyage from Korea to Newcastle. It has left the port and is on its way back to Korea with a load of coal.

A GAS-POWERED bulk carrier launched last month in Korea has left Newcastle on its maiden voyage laden with coal from Port Waratah Coal Services bound for Korean customers.

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Ian Kirkwood

Ian Kirkwood

Journalist

Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Editorial writer, general reporter, industrial relations, industry and coal.

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