Sector News – Page 40
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NewsSingapore port joins SEA\LNG coalition
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has joined SEA\LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition aiming to accelerate the widespread adoption of LNG as a marine fuel.
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NewsOil spill exercise tests responsiveness
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has led a multi-agency Joint Oil Spill Exercise (JOSE) to test and demonstrate Singapore''s readiness to respond to oil spills at sea.
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NewsBoskalis dredging to help develop LNG Canada
Royal Boskalis Westminster will carry out EUR100m dredging activities for the development of the first large-scale LNG export facility in Kitimat Canada.
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NewsRoad mapping targets bunkering sustainability
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is to form a working group to undertake an industry road mapping exercise to prepare the Singapore bunker industry for a more sustainable future.
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NewsShell and Sovcomflot LNG bunkering firsts
Shell has delivered its first ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG from its specialised LNG bunker vessel, Cardissa, paving the way for other future operations from the vessel.
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NewsLNG bunkering options increase in the Baltic
A contract between an Estonian energy company and Damen Shipyards Group will see the construction of the first of a series of short-sea LNG bunker vessels to operate in the Baltic Sea.
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NewsIAPH finalises LNG bunker operations tool
The IAPH has finalised an industry standard LNG Bunker Operations Audit tool which it says will benefit operators applying for licenses to operate LNG bunkering facilities in multiple locations.
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NewsNew low-cost modular regasification
Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Company (AG&P) has introduced two standardised modular regasification technologies which allow lower cost and high efficiency hybrid LNG import terminals to be configured.
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NewsJoint venture LNG-fuelled icebreaker fleet
A new agreement between two Russian operators aims to establish a long-term partnership to jointly develop, finance and implement a project to create a LNG-fuelled icebreaker fleet.
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NewsCanaveral and Carnival terminal agreement
Carnival’s new 180,000-tonne ship first North American-based LNG powered ship will homeport at Port Canaveral’s new Cruise Terminal 3.
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NewsABS to class Singapore LNG bunker barge
ABS has been selected by FueLNG Pte Ltd to class Singapore’s first LNG bunker barge which is scheduled to begin construction in January 2019.
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NewsEquipment, research and collaboration focus
Asia Pacific ports are taking a three-pronged approach to sustainable maritime operations deploying energy efficient port equipment, funding research and development projects and international port collaboration initiatives, writes Sam Whelan
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NewsDeal inked for Ghana LNG terminal build
An Africa-focused private equity fund has signed an agreement with a Chinese engineering firm for the construction of Sub-Saharan Africa’s first regasification terminal at Ghana’s Port of Tema.
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NewsTerminal upgrades to facilitate LNG
The Spanish engineering consultant Ayesa will redesign the mooring jetty for the Enagás regasification plant at the Port of Huelva.
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NewsEmissions-cutting LNG power generator
A new 1.5-megawatt mobile LNG power generator is set to enable large container ships at the Port of Hamburg to switch off their auxiliary diesel supplies during lay time to save fuel, reduce emissions and improve air quality.
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LNG partner for Port Kembla Gas Terminal
A Norwegian supplier of floating storage and regasification units (FSRU) has been chosen to supply these services to Australia’s Port Kembla Gas Terminal.
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NewsFirst LNG bunker barge built in North America
The first LNG bunker barge to be built in North America has undertaken successful trials at Port Fourchon in Louisiana.
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NewsChina’s first privately owned LNG terminal
China''s first privately owned LNG terminal has begun operation at Zhoushan Port signalling what is expected to become an increasing trend for private companies to set up their own terminals to make them less reliant on state supply.
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NewsAmsterdam ESI discount doubled for LNG use
The Port of Amsterdam has doubled the maximum Environmental Ship Index (ESI) discount for vessels that have an ESI certificate and use LNG for their main or auxiliary engine to incentivise efficiency and reduce emissions.
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NewsTrump banks on new US supplied LNG terminals
President Trump says that trade talks between the US and EU will result in nine new ports to facilitate supply of American LNG to various parts of Europe.
