LNG as fuel news

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.

Dr Olivier Denizart, TotalEnergies Lubmarine’s Technical Manager, looks at the continual work that is being done by the company to develop new and improved marine engine lubricants to meet today’s – and tomorrow’s – global shipping fleet.

GTT has received an order from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co. Ltd for the tank design of a new LNG bunkering vessel for Ondimar Transportes Marítimos, a company of the Ibaizabal Group.

Gasum has opened a biogas filling station west of Oslo, significantly expanding its biogas infrastructure in Norway.

Repsol has started supplying bio-LNG to Brittany Ferries’ LNG-fuelled vessels Salamanca and Santoña at the LNG-bunkering terminal in Santander, Spain.

Pacific International Lines has named its first two 14 000 TEU container vessels in a ceremony at Jiangnan Shipyard in China.