China launched its first domestic 15,500 tonnes LNG dual-fuel coastal bulk carrier Chuangxin 11 at Yangzhou Longhe Shipbuilding’s shipyard, according to several China-based news outlets on Monday (12 December).
The vessel was funded and constructed by Hainan Chuangyuan Shipping Co., Ltd, marking the company’s solid step towards achieving China’s national double carbon policy.
The ship has a total length of 143 metres, a vertical length of 139.4 metres, a moulded width of 20.6 metres, a moulded depth of 10.8m, a design draft of 8m, a cargo capacity of 15,000 tonnes, a cabin capacity of 19727.60 cubic metres (m³), and a design speed of 11.9 knots.
The LNG fuel gas system was provided by Shanghai Micropowers Co., Ltd..
There are also plans to install an intelligent sensor system for navigation, which is currently is in the research and development stage. It will be the first coastal and Yangtze river-sea navigation bulk carrier to install this system in China.
Delivery builds on the partnership kicked off between GoodFuels and Carnival Corporation in July when “AIDAprima” was bunkered with a blend of biofuel and conventional marine fuels.
Delivered 300 mt of low sulphur bonded bunker fuel to the Sinotrans Shanghai containership at Waigaoqiao Phase V Port Area of Shanghai Port.
Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services and Global Energy Trading sources confirm recent purchases.
Singapore-flagged Pac Antares struck a pier releasing heavy fuel oil into the Mississippi River on Thursday.
Report shows further findings based on RSM’s earlier primary report regarding certain oil trading transactions of BOPS and SZB that were red flagged by PwC.
There are few critical questions needed to be answered by the industry, finds authors of the Nanyang Technological University funded study Bio-LNG – Its Role in Shipping Decarbonisation.
‘Economics of the shipping market will be the key driver enabling methanol to be adopted at a higher pace going forth over next couple years as market begins to return to more normal rates,’ states COO.
Integr8 Fuel injunction varied by Singapore Court to allow former employees to start work at Hartree Group in December 2022 following failure to produce evidence on biofuels development plans.
Variability of sources can affect the stability and performance of biofuel bunkers produced from these feedstocks, in turn leading to difficulties in meeting regulations and industry standards, shares Bryan Quek.
Top three positive movers in 2022 were Bunker House Petroleum Pte Ltd (+7), Eastpoint International Marketing Pte Ltd (+5), and Eng Hua Company (Pte) Ltd (+6); newcomer Sinopec Fuel Oil (Singapore) gets 19th spot.
Livestock carrier also involved in earlier bunker claim with Glander International Bunkering due to remaining unpaid fuel bill of approximately USD 116,000, according to court documents obtained by Manifold Times.
A blend of standard MGO and biodiesel, MGO B20 is distributed at the company’s floating kiosk CNC 5 which is located off the buoy of West Coast Pier; PS Energy has been stamped with globally recognised ISCC.
