LNG as fuel news

SEA-LNG has noted that while LNG and the pathway to net zero is still in its adolescence as a maritime fuel and is maturing faster than other alternative fuels, more investment is needed.

United European Car Carriers and Titan Clean Fuels have signed a new agreement that will see Titan supply the vast majority of liquefied gas to UECC’s multi-fuel ships as biomethane for the remainder of 2024 and then most of 2025.

PONTUS HIGHWAY, a car carrier with a capacity of 7000 vehicles, has been delivered to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

Eni and MSC Group have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at developing joint initiatives in the field of sustainability and energy transition.

Gasum has signed a letter of intent with Viking Line on joining Gasum’s FuelEU Maritime pooling service, using bio-LNG for its daily route.

The Energy Stockholm, Europe’s largest inland LNG bunker vessel owned by LNG Shipping, has been christened in Rotterdam.

Seaspan Energy has received the first LNG bunkering accreditation from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, authorising Seaspan to conduct ship-to-ship LNG bunkering for LNG-fuelled vessels calling at the Port of Vancouver.

The Kaguya LNG bunkering vessel has recently conducted its 100th ship-to-ship supply of LNG fuel, refuelling a car carrier, Sakura Leader, at the port of Mikawa in Aichi Prefecture.

Companies must navigate a complex fuel market and assess the viability of different options based on commercial, technical, and operational factors, according to OceanScore.

Hapag-Lloyd’s new LNG dual-fuel containership, the Hamburg Express, has been christened at the Container Terminal Burchardkai in the Port of Hamburg.