LNG as fuel news

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore will issue eight new licences to supply LNG as a marine fuel in Singapore from 1 September 2026.

Seaspan Energy has completed its 150th ship-to-ship LNG bunkering, less than two years after launching operations.

The Province of British Columbia has issued an order in council that exempts the Phase 1B expansion of FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG project from the need to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity under the Utilities Commission Act.

GreenLine Mobility Solutions Ltd has announced its partnership with Dabur India Ltd to help decarbonise its supply chain through an LNG-powered fleet.

Wärtsilä and Carnival Corp. have entered into an eight-year lifecycle agreement covering four cruise vessels within the Princess Cruises and Carnival Cruise Line fleets, including two newbuild vessels currently under construction.

Peninsula has completed the delivery of bio-LNG to Royal Caribbean Group’s newest Icon-class cruise ship, Legend of the Seas, in Spain.

CMA CGM Group has announced the first bio-LNG bunkering of the CMA CGM NOTRE DAME, the group's latest 24 000-TEU LNG-powered container ship.

The LNG Bunkering North America Summit 2026 will take place in Orlando, Florida, 16 – 18 November 2026.

LNG market trends took centre stage at an international event organised by Vanzetti Engineering, culminating in the successful testing of the new ESK-IMO removable submerged cryogenic pump.

According to the latest figures from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight platform, 15 new orders for alternative-fuelled vessels were placed in June 2026, including orders for LNG-fuelled vessels and LNG bunker vessels.