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FueLNG Celebrates Monumental Milestone: 100th Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering Operation
FueLNG, a joint venture between Seatrium Offshore & Marine Ltd and Shell Singapore Pte. Ltd, announce the successful completion of its 100th ship-to-ship (STS) LNG bunkering operation. This was achieved during the bunkering of global mining …
Oct 13, 2023 / Vessels
Shell Deploys New LNG Bunkering Vessel in the Caribbean
The New Frontier 2, a newly built liquified natural gas bunkering barge owned and operated by oil major Shell Plc, was officially deployed in the Caribbean Tuesday, according to a social media post by Shell's head of downstream LNG, Tahir Faruqui. …
Oct 4, 2023 / Curious
Shell completes Gibraltar's first cruise ship LNG bunkering
Energy major Shell has completed the first-ever LNG bunkering of a cruise ship in the Port of Gibraltar, with Silversea Cruises' Silver Nova, Tahir Faruqui of Shell Trading announced on LinkedIn on September 26. Faruqi stated that this operation was …
Sep 27, 2023 / Curious
Axpo commissions small-scale LNG vessel
Axpo has signed a ten-year deal to charter an LNG bunkering vessel, the company announced on Aug 09. The ship is expected to begin operations in 2025 and will make an important contribution to the maritime industry’s green energy transition. The …
Aug 15, 2023 / Curious
NYK’s tug conducts final LNG bunkering before conversion to ammonia propulsion
To be converted to ammonia-fueled tugboat On July 25, the LNG-fueled tugboat Sakigake, operated in Tokyo Bay by the NYK Group’s Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha, conducted its last bunkering at Yokohama Shinko pier as a vessel fueled by liquefied natural gas …
Jul 26, 2023 / Curious
Pan Ocean, Shell name large LNG bunkering newbuild
Pan Ocean and Shell have named a new LNG bunkering vessel with a capacity of 18,000 cbm which Shell will deploy in the Americas. According to a social media post by Shell’s head of downstream LNG, Tahir Faruqui, the company’s newest chartered LNG …
Jul 17, 2023 / Vessels
LNG-fueled Tugboat Ishin Marks 100th LNG Bunkering
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) on Wednesday (Jul12) announced that the LNG-fueled tugboat Ishin, owned by MOL and operated by its group company Nihon Tug-Boat Co., Ltd., has marked its 100th LNG bunkering at the Port of Sakai-Semboku, Osaka, …
Jul 13, 2023 / Curious
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Christening and Launch Ceremony in Shimonoseki for LNG Bunkering Vessel KEYS Azalea
Construction of LNG bunkering vessel, the first to operate in western Japan, to promote the use of LNG fuel in ships and reduce GHG emissions. Handover scheduled for March 2024, following outfitting work and sea trials. Mitsubishi Shipbuilding …
Jul 12, 2023 / Vessels
Osaka Gas to launch Ship-to-Ship LNG bunkering business in Osaka Bay and Seto Inland Sea
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas) has announced the launch of a Ship-to-Ship LNG bunkering business, which is a first for the company, in the Osaka Bay and the Seto Inland Sea, planning to start the operation of an LNG bunkering vessel with a 1,500-ton …
Jul 3, 2023 / Curious
Gasum carries out the first ever bunker operation in Iceland to supply Ponant’s Le Commandant Charcot with LNG and LBG
On 21 June 2023, Gasum extended its liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering network by providing marine LNG to its trusted customer PONANT in the port of Reykjavik, Iceland. During this first LNG bunker operation ever performed in Iceland, Gasum’s LNG …
Jun 27, 2023 / Curious