LNG as fuel news

TFG Marine has completed the first LNG refuelling of its bunker vessel, the MT Diligence, in Jurong Port, Singapore.

Seatrium has announced that it has secured a favoured customer contract with Hyundai LNG shipping, which will entail the refit of a series of LNG carriers over the next two years.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd has announced that a training programme for ‘K’ LINE seafarers on gas-fuelled ships has been certified by the Philippine Maritime Industry Authority as a training course that meets the IGF Code.

Volvo Peru has delivered its first LNG tractors to HAM Criogénica Perú, which are characterised by having high-pressure direct injection.

Safetytech Accelerator, in collaboration with Capital Gas Ship Management, MSC, and Seapeak, has completed four technology feasibility studies as part of its flagship Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII).

Stabilis Solutions, Inc. has announced the extension of its LNG supply agreement with a leading global provider of on-demand industrial power solutions.

SOHAR Port and Freezone has signed a sub-usufruct agreement with Marsa Liquefied Natural Gas LLC for the development of an LNG liquefaction plant in SOHAR Port.

Avenir LNG Ltd has entered into a shipbuilding contract with Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co. Ltd for two 20 000 m3 LNG bunker and supply vessels.

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions will supply the cargo handling system for a new 12 500 m3 LNG bunkering vessel being built for Scale Gas, a subsidiary of Enagás.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Banco Santander and a syndicate of lenders on an export credit-backed cruise financing for two new passenger cruise vessels, World Class 3 and World Class 4, for MSC Cruises.