Tag: LNG bunkering

CMA CGM and TotalEnergies announced that they have launched Marseilles’ inaugural ship-to-containership Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation in the Port of Marseille Fos, Southern France.

The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) has released its ’LNG as a marine fuel - Safety and Operational Guidelines - Bunkering’ publication, covering all aspects related to the bunkering of LNG fuel.

Plans are getting underway to develop India’s first large LNG import terminal. The terminal would have the capacity to provide bunker as well as fuel industry in the western Indian state of Karnataka.

Mr. George Polychroniou, Poseidon Med II Project Manager, refers to the achievements and developments of Poseidon Med II which is a major European Action promoting the benefits of LNG as a fuel while at the same time assisting the maritime industry towards a more sustainable future.

The CMA CGM Group and Shell joined their forces and performed the first Bio-LNG bunkering trial in Rotterdam.

The Estonian energy company Elenger has taken delivery of the first of Damen’s new class of Liquified Gas Carrier (LGC) 6000 LNG bunkering vessels.

Itochu Enex, Kyushu Electric Power Company, Saibu Gas, and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the commercialization of a new business to supply LNG to ships in Setouchi and Kyushu.

On 24th September, the port of Le Havre, France saw its first LNG bunker. Namely, Gasum bunkered LNG to Le Commandant Charcot, PONANT’s latest LNG fueled newbuilt polar explorer. 

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has successfully delivered Russia’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering vessel.

RINA has been awarded a framework contract by the EMSA to increase the availability of LNG in the medium term with small scale bunkering.