Despite the fact that Hapag-Lloyd has acquired 17 ‘LNG-ready’ containerships, chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen stated that, currently LNG containership conversions are not economically viable.
Despite the fact that Hapag-Lloyd has acquired 17 ‘LNG-ready’ containerships, chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen stated that, currently LNG containership conversions are not economically viable.
Ahead of the construction of a new LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel, the German Shipowners’ Association highlighted that LNG infrastructure is very important for Germany, in order to prepare for the upcoming energy transformation.
New and flexible fuel cell technology can reduce emissions from shipping by 40 to 100%. Partners from shipping, R&D and oil and gas are now constructing a pilot system that can use different types of fuel.
A new report by oil major Shell highlights the important role that hydrogen and fuel cells could play in achieving a decarbonised shipping sector and calls for the IMO to adopt a clear trajectory to net-zero emissions by 2050.
The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) has issued guidelines for the safe terminal handling of LNG ships. The guidelines describe procedures and operational actions, as well as ways to ensure a safe ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG ships.
In its recently launched Energy Outlook, BP forecasts that the fuel mix for decarbonization in the shipping sector up to 2050 is able to diversify into hydrogen, either as ammonia or in liquid form, and LNG, as well as biofuels.
The Korean classification society, Korean Register (KR) opened a new LNG fuel and bunkering simulation center at its headquarters in Busan.
In an effort to enhance northern oil and gas fields and boost Arctic shipping, Sovcomflot and NOVATEK entered into long-term charter agreements so as to build 14 Arc7 ice-class LNG tankers.
FURE VEN, a dual-fuel vessel owned and operated by Swedish chemical tanker operator Furetank, has become the first non-US flagged vessel to bunker LNG in a US port, building confidence in the case for LNG as an attractive solution for international trading vessels in the country.
