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KEYS Azalea Completes First Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering in Western Japan
Promoting the use of LNG as marine fuel and contributing to a reduction of GHG emissions On April 10, KEYS Azalea, an LNG bunkering vessel owned and operated by KEYS Bunkering West Japan Ltd. (KEYS) — a joint venture established by Kyushu Electric …
Apr 24, 2024 / Vessels
Cargo handling system order for LNG bunkering vessel reinforces Wärtsilä’s leading position in small-scale LNG applications
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä , will supply the cargo handling system for a new 12,500 m3 LNG bunkering vessel being built for Spanish shipowner Scale Gas, a subsidiary of Enagás, the owner and operator of Spain’s gas …
Apr 24, 2024 / Curious
Van Oord completes large-scale beach restoration project in Valencia
Van Oord completed the largest beach restoration in Spain’s history, restoring the beaches south of the city of Valencia to their original size. The beaches have been slowly eroding since 1965. The Spanish government contracted the joint venture of …
Apr 15, 2024 / Curious
LNG Bunkering Vessel KEYS Azalea Delivered
Japan's First LNG Bunkering Vessel in Kyushu and Setouchi Area, Equipped with Dual-Fuel Engines A ceremony for the LNG bunkering vessel KEYS Azalea was held on March 28 at the Yamatomachi Shipyard of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Yamaguchi …
Apr 2, 2024 / Vessels
Fundación Valenciaport to boost carbon neutrality in maritime transport through the POWER4MED project
Fundación Valenciaport has begun work on the POWER4MED project, an initiative that seeks to boost the transition towards carbon neutrality in maritime transport. This goal requires, in the short term, the use of transition fuels such as liquefied …
Mar 21, 2024 / Curious
Smart solutions onboard: Alewijnse increasing safety and efficiency for Jumbo vessels
Efficiency and safety at sea. Alewijnse is committed to ensuring these through the delivery of advanced alarm and monitoring systems that comply with the latest safety requirements. This includes the SPS notation which comes into effect on July 1, …
Mar 20, 2024 / Curious
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels Completes First Digital Bunker Operation with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines in Singapore
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has conducted its first digital bunker delivery for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) in Singapore, boosting the efficiency of its bunkering process through digitalization. TotalEnergies adopted Bunkerchain’s eBDN system, …
Mar 1, 2024 / Curious
Fundación Valenciaport's latest study will promote ammonia as fuel for ships
Fundación Valenciaport has started working on a study on the safety of ammonia as fuel, 'Study Investigating the Safety of Ammonia as Fuel on Ships'; an initiative that proposes to lay the foundations for the use of ammonia as fuel for ships. The …
Feb 28, 2024 / Curious
Ocean Installer secures second-largest contract in company’s history
Ocean Installer, in consortium with Oceaneering, have been awarded a significant contract from TotalEnergies EP Angola and its Partners of Block 17 to execute the transportation and installation work of GIR FLEX project [1]. The project is part of …
Feb 8, 2024 / Curious
OOCL Introduces the First Eco-friendly 24,188 TEU Vessel in 2024, OOCL Valencia
Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) has introduced another new 24,000 TEU mega vessel. Caption: OOCL Valencia” is the seventh eco-friendly 24,188 TEU vessel in OOCL‘s fleet. The newest member in OOCL’s fleet was named “OOCL …
Jan 5, 2024 / Vessels