Tag: LNG

The debate around new fuels continues, but one thing is clear: the shipping industry needs clarity of regulation, trust in technology and evidence of a strong supply chain, argues Steve Esau, General Manager at SEA-LNG.  

SEA-LNG warns that barring fuels for industry decarbonisation strategy will hamper drive towards net-zero.

NYK participated in the LNG Producer-Consumer Conference 2021 held on October 5 and introduced the NYK Group's efforts toward zero-emission shipping.

The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) welcomes the proposed FuelEU Maritime Regulation, and makes recommendations to accelerate the achievement of lower-emission, climate-neutral shipping.

The European Programme Poseidon Med II organized a panel focusing on the significant benefits that the port of Igoumenitsa gains from its shift to LNG.

Commissioners from the European Union stated that they recognize the importance of LNG in helping the shipping industry achieve Europe’s goals for decarbonization. 

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. 

Siport21 will develop, together with Gasnam, Naturgy, Cotenaval and ESK, SiBunker. This is an LNG bunkering operations conceptual simulator.

JAX LNG, a small-scale LNG facility located along the St. John’s River in Jacksonville, recently completed the first fueling of a marine vessel in the US with a blend of LNG and renewable liquefied natural gas (RLNG).