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LNG transport company Nakilat has assumed full ship management and operations of Q-Max LNG carrier Al Ghuwairiya from Shell Trading and Shipping Company Ltd. (STASCo), with effect from December 1 2016.

Shell Marine has announced that it has updated its Shell Marine App to include mobile reporting of Shell Rapid Lube Analyst reports. This adds to other features such as mobile tracking of orders or interactive vessel guides to Shell Marine’s lubricants offer.

Shell’s newest lubricant oil blending plant, located in Marunda Centre, near Jakarta, Indonesia, will now offer new marine products including marine lubricants in response to the growing domestic maritime sector in Indonesia.

Bibby Offshore, subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, has this year been awarded two contracts from Shell to provide inspection services on assets in the Corrib Natural Gas field in the North Atlantic Ocean.

JF Subsea has reduced inspection downtime to 2% for Shell UK, through the innovative use of asset-based remotely operated vehicles (ABROVs) on oil rig inspection programmes in the North Sea.

Shipping’s challenges are coming from all sides, which is why Jan Toschka, General Manager, Shell Marine has prioritised applying cylinder oil research, technical services expertise and logistics to the day-to-day trials of ships in operation.

Nakilat has said it assumed full ship management and operations of Q-Max LNG carrier Mekaines from STASCo (Shell Trading and Shipping Company Ltd.) with effect from 7 November 2016, as part of the planned and phased transition announced on 19th October 2016.

Nakilat Shipping Qatar Limited (NSQL) has signed an agreement with Shell in order to begin the planned phased transition of the management of Nakilat’s LNG fleet from Shell to NSQL.

Keppel Offshore & Marine has secured contracts to build its first two dual-fuel diesel LNG tugs, and signed an MOU with Shell to jointly explore opportunities in using LNG as fuel.

Carnival Corporation has signed a framework agreement with Shell Western LNG B.V. to power AIDA Cruises and Costa Cruises brands with fuel for two new LNG-powered ships expected to launch in 2019 with itineraries visiting popular northwest European and Mediterranean ports.