LNG as fuel news

Anglo American has announced that its newly launched LNG dual-fuelled capesize+ vessel, the Ubuntu Harmony, has loaded its first cargo of iron ore from its Kumba operations in South Africa.

Sembcorp Marine Ltd has named its first of a series of LNG-hybrid tugs specially designed for domestic service in Singapore.

CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd and its subsidiaries have announced that CIMC Blue Water Technology Development (Guangdong) Co. has successfully delivered a batch of 29 LNG conversion vessels to Zhuhai Port Shipping Co. Ltd.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd, MOL Ferry Co., Ltd, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd and Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd have announced that basic agreements were signed between MOL and JAPEX, and MOL and Hokkaido Gas for supply of LNG fuel to two LNG-fuelled ferries.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd, Ferry Sunflower Ltd, and Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. have announced that the Sunflower Kurenai has received its first LNG fuel supply at the Port of Beppu in Oita Prefecture.

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel FELS Ltd, has delivered the second of three dual-fuel dredgers to Van Oord.

MEYER WERFT has delivered the LNG-powered Arvia to P&O Cruises.

Repsol is opening the first terminal in Spain to supply LNG as a marine fuel, an operation known as bunkering.

HAM Group inaugurates a new EDUX compressed natural gas and LNG service station in the La Plana Nord service area, located in Borriana, Castellón, Spain.

Wärtsilä has entered into a joint development agreement with Hycamite TCD Technologies to enable cost-effective production of hydrogen from LNG on board marine vessels.