Keppel Set to Deliver South East Asia’s First LNG-Powered Tug
Singaporean shipbuilder Keppel Offshore & Marine is on track to deliver South East Asia’s first dual-fuel LNG tug to Keppel Smit Towage. The tug was
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Singaporean shipbuilder Keppel Offshore & Marine is on track to deliver South East Asia’s first dual-fuel LNG tug to Keppel Smit Towage. The tug was
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