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Report: Preparing Tankers for Conversion to Green Fuels
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The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has published a technical, environmental, and techno-economic analysis of the impacts of preparation and conversion of tankers for green fuels.Using insights from project partners, the project aimed to understand the technical requirements and cost of converting from fuel oil to methanol or ammonia and from NG to ammonia.The report considered reference designs for two types of tanker vessels: LR2 and VLCC.
Italy's New FLNG Terminal to Be Operational by March 2025
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Italy's gas grid group Snam SRG.MI said on Friday it expected a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to become operational by March 2025, allowing the country to diversify further its energy supplies.The floating terminal in the Adriatic sea will have an annual regasification potential of 5 billion cubic metres (bcm), bringing Italy's total capacity to 28 bcm a year, or 45% of the country's gas demand in 2023.The set up of the regasification unit dubbed BW Singapore, which envisages the buil
LNG Exports from Russia's Yamal LNG Slowing
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Exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia's Yamal LNG plant have slowed slightly in July so far compared with the same period a year due to a longer wait for vessels to offload the fuel in Europe, ship-tracking data from LSEG showed on Thursday.The exports have slowed down amid maintenance at the French terminal of Montoir-de-Bretagne, which receives cargoes from Yamal LNG.According to LSEG, eight tankers departed from the port of Sabetta in the Arctic Yamal peninsular in July 1-12, com
Eni Hires ABL for Congo Floating LNG Transportation and Installation Verification
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Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been appointed by Eni to provide marine warranty survey services (MWS) for the offshore transportation and installation (T&I) campaign for Phase 2 of the Marine XII Congo LNG development project.Phase 2 of the project envisages the fabrication, transportation and installation of a new floating LNG vessel (FLNG), a converted floating separation, storage and booster unit (FSU)…
Power Outages Hinder Hurricane Beryl Recovery, Delay Port Restarts
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About 1.7 million customers remained without power in Texas on Wednesday morning, two days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, as progress was slow during the night, hampering efforts to restore critical oil infrastructure.The storm made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday near the coastal town of Matagorda, about 100 miles (160 km) from Houston, lashing Texas with heavy winds that knocked…
WinGD Completes Type Approval Test on Compact Two-Stroke Engine
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WinGD reports it has successfully completed type approval and factory acceptance testing for its X52-S2.0 engine, bringing a new option to shipowners in need of compact, medium-bore two-stroke engines. The tests at Yuchai Marine Power Co (YCMP) confirmed the engine’s performance and compliance.The X S series succeeds the RT flex50 and RT flex58 engines and is available in 52cm and 62cm bore sizes, with confirmed orders already for diesel…
Container Segment Set to be Hardest Hit by FuelEU Penalties
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Vessels in the passenger/cruise, container, RoPax, bulker and tanker segments will have significant cost exposure from the FuelEU Maritime regulation due to be implemented from January 1 next year, despite a relatively modest initial target of a 2% cut in GHG intensity, according to OceanScore.The Hamburg-based maritime technology firm’s data analytics team has calculated that shipping will rack up total FuelEU penalties of €1.345 billion in 2025 through analysis of the 13…
Fratelli Cosulich Orders Pair of Chemical Bunkering Tankers
Fratelli Cosulich Group placed an order for two 7,999 dwt IMO2 chemical bunkering tankers at Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., with options to build two…
Texas Energy Industry Assesses Damage After Hurricane Beryl Batters Gulf Coast
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The Texas energy industry was evaluating the impact from Hurricane Beryl on Monday after the powerful storm lashed the U.S. Gulf Coast, closing key shipping ports and hitting the oil refining and production sectors.Beryl made landfall near the coastal town of Matagorda, Texas, on Monday morning, packing maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour (129 kilometers an hour) and posing problems for the…
Petronas Adds Three New LNG Vessels Ahead of LNG Canada Start-Up
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Malaysian state energy firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) on Monday said it would add three energy-efficient LNG vessels to its North American operations.The addition of the vessels, which brings the total number in Petronas' fleet in North America to six, comes ahead of the start-up of LNG Canada's gas-export facility due later this year, the company said in a statement.Petronas has a 25% stake in the LNG Canada plant in Kitimat…
Golar LNG Signs 20-Year FLNG Deal
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Golar LNG has entered into definitive agreements with Pan American Energy (PAE) for a 20-year deployment of a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel in Argentina.The FLNG project will monetize Argentine gas, tapping into the vast resources from the Vaca Muerta shale formation in the Neuquina Basin, the world's second-largest shale gas resources. The project is expected to start LNG exports within 2027…
Port of Houston Shut Ahead of Tropical Storm Beryl
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The largest ports in Texas closed operations and vessel traffic on Sunday as Hurricane Beryl intensified as it approached the Texas coast near Houston.Beryl, which left a trail of destruction this week in the Caribbean, killing at least 11 people, was now a category 1 hurricane and may strengthen into a category 2 by landfall on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.The ports of Corpus Christi…
Seatrium Secures LNG Carrier Retrofit Contract from Angelicoussis Group
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Seatrium has secured a Favoured Customer Contract (FCC) with Angelicoussis Group, the largest shipping group in Greece and one of the world’s largest privately-owned fleets with 141 ships operating under Maran Gas, Maran Tankers and Maran Dry.The two-year contract with one-year renewal option includes the refit of 10 to 15 vessels per year comprising LNG carriers, tankers and bulk carriers. The partnership will involve close co-operation in joint planning…
Oman's Asyad Plans to Float Asyad Shipping, Sources Say
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Oman's state-owned logistics firm Asyad Group is planning an initial public offering (IPO) of its subsidiary Asyad Shipping Co by the end of the year and has selected Jefferies Group and EFG Hermes as advisers, sources familiar with the matter said.Asyad Group, EFG Hermes and Jefferies declined to comment when contacted by Reuters on Thursday about the IPO plans.
GTT to Design Tank for Celsius’ LNG Carrier
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French engineering company GTT has received an order from Chinese shipyard for the tank design of a new LNG carrier being built for Danish shipowner.The order was placed by China Merchants Heavy Industry-Jiangsu shipyard for the LNG carrier being built for Celsius.GTT will design the tanks of this vessel, which will offer a total cargo capacity of 180,000 m3 and will be fitted with the Mark III Flex membrane containment system…
Seaspan Energy Launches LNG Bunkering Vessel
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Seaspan Energy this week announced the launch of its third new 7,600m3 liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering vessel, Seaspan Baker.This series is being built by CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering (CIMC SOE) in China. The first two vessels, Seaspan Garibaldi (Nch’ḵay̓) and Seaspan Lions (Ch’ich’iyúy Elxwíkn), will be delivered later this year, followed by Seaspan Baker in 2025.Seaspan Baker is…
Vitol Lines Up Three LNG Bunkering Vessels
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Commodities trader Vitol has secured three LNG bunkering vessels to support its worldwide operations.The agreements were made through Vitol’s shipping company, Vitol International Shipping.The vessels were secured via a seven to ten year time charter agreement with Avenir LNG and an order for two vessels at the CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering shipyard in Nantong, China.The time charter agreement with Avenir is for one newbuild 20…
New Fuel Restrictions for Ships in Arctic Fall Short, Green Groups Say
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Ships sailing through Arctic waters will no longer be able to use or carry heavy bunker fuel oil under a United Nations shipping agency regulation which took effect on Monday.Yet environmental groups say the ban does not go far enough in geographic scope or addressing dirty black carbon emissions from ships, which can darken white ice and speed up the melting wrought by climate change. The ban, adopted in 2021 by the UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO)…
China Starts Regular Sea Ice Forecasts for Northeast Passage
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A Chinese radio station on Monday started broadcasts on Arctic sea ice conditions off Russia's coast for vessels sailing the Northeast Passage, as China seeks to further utilise the world's northernmost routes as alternatives to the Suez Canal.Arctic sea routes are increasingly being used as an alternative global trade route connecting the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean to major economies as global…
FueLNG Achieves 200th Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering in Singapore
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FueLNG has successfully completed its 200th ship-to-ship (STS) LNG bunkering operation.The milestone operation was conducted by FueLNG Venosa, delivering 9,000 cubic metres (cbm) of LNG fuel to CMA CGM Bahia on 29th June at the Raffles Reserve Anchorage in Singapore. This vessel is part of a new generation of six CMA CGM containerships featuring “biomethane and e-methane ready” engines and an enhanced aerodynamic design.Saunak Rai…
Icebreaking LNG Carrier Vladimir Rusanov on Ice Trials
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Maritime Reporter TV Interviews Timo Koponen, Wärtsilä
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Digitalization Driving Safety in the Maritime Sector
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Designer seeks permit to send out United States gas to Mexico for LNG exports
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Video: LNG Carrier Transits the Northern Sea Route
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Crowley Christens LNG-Powered ConRo
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Pasha Hawaii Brings LNG Containerships Online
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LNG Investment Set to Grow
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Maritime Reporter TV Interviews Leif Gross, Caterpillar
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Inside Crowley's Commitment Class ConRo Ships
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