BHP Group is negotiating with three companies to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) as bunker fuel for five of the company’s vessels that it intends to transport iron ore between western Australia and China, reported Reuters.
Eight to ten firms participated in the tender to supply LNG to BHP from 2022 to 2027, and a firm contract is forecasted to be awarded next month.
This comes following Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) being awarded a contract to manage the world’s first LNG Dual Fuel Newcastlemax bulk carrier owned by BHP.
The vessels will be able to carry about 10 million tonnes per year (tpy) of iron ore and are scheduled to be delivered throughout 2022.
Related: Eastern Pacific Shipping inks deal with BHP for world’s first LNG dual fuel dry bulk vessels
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Published: 20 September, 2020
15,000 TEU vessel Sajir involved in pilot project for converting large ships to use LNG as bunker fuel.
The crane vessel owned by Paans Van Oord received LNG marine fuel via truck at the Port of Ijmuiden.
The bunker station for inland shipping is based at Niehler Hafen in Cologne between Basel and Rotterdam.
Demand expected to accelerate as LNG bunkering infrastructure develops, and more LNG-fuelled ships are ordered.
The event for 10 delegates was sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Group plans to achieve sales of 1.36 million tonnes of LNG for ships, approximately KRW 1 trillion (USD 833.5 million) by 2030, and reduce 8,315 tonnes of sulphur emissions.
Garren Hay will be responsible for sales of the PANOLIN range of Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants for the Singapore sole distributor agent Gealubes Consulting & Trading Pte Ltd.
Universal Alliance, BMS United, Digiland International, Goodwood Associates, Southernpec (Singapore), and Taigu Energy were involved in alleged circular fictitious trades of fuel oil during July 2015.
Bunker orders of ISO 8217:2010 spec LS 380 cSt 0.5% for Nord Gemini, Nord Titan, Ocean Rosemary, and Luzern were placed through global commodities trading and logistics house Trafigura Pte Ltd.
While Covid-19 concerns are important, Captain Rahul Choudhuri was quick to note this does not mean bunker fuel related issues have indeed disappeared from the shipping sector.
‘Therefore, representing the players of the Malaysian bunker industry, we sincerely hope that this matter can be refined and reconsidered immediately so that all parties benefit together,’ says communication.
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