LNG as fuel news

An LNG-fuelled car carrier with a capacity of 6900 vehicles has been delivered to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

Crowley’s newest, LNG-powered containership has begun its inaugural service, adding further options for timely ocean cargo transport around the US, Caribbean, and Central America.

KEYS Azalea, an LNG bunkering vessel owned and operated by KEYS Bunkering West Japan Ltd, has performed ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG for the ASUKA III cruise ship at Chuo Wharf in Hakata port.

Royal Caribbean has welcomed another LNG-powered cruise ship, the Star of the Seas, to its fleet.

Victrol has announced the LNG London has completed over 1000 safe LNG bunkering operations across the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp over the past few years.

KN Energies is preparing to introduce a virtual biomethane liquefaction service at the Klaipeda LNG terminal.

The Marine Department has announced the launch of the Green Maritime Fuel Bunkering Incentive Scheme to facilitate the development of Hong Kong into a high-quality green maritime fuel bunkering centre.

Hanwha Ocean will build a next-generation LNG dual-fuelled icebreaking research vessel to explore polar regions with advanced technology based on its track record of building the most icebreakers in South Korea.

According to data from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight platform, ordering of alternative-fuelled vessels is continuing to grow in 2025, despite a slowdown in the overall newbuild market.

GTT has received an order from HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering for the design of the cryogenic tanks of six new LNG-fuelled container ships.