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Gas Natural Fenosa reiterates commitment to LNG marine fuel

The Spanish natural gas firm was present at a smart ports event organised by the port of Malaga.

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The use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a bunker fuel is among of the most efficient alternatives a shipowner can make in order to meet the upcoming global sulphur cap of 0.50% for marine fuel by 2020, says Spanish natural gas and electrical energy utilities firm Gas Natural Fenosa.

The Head of Bunkering Development of LNG in Spain and Portugal of Gas Natural Fenosa, Jose Maria Ruiz Anton, made the statement at the Smart Ports: Energy Management in Andalusian ports event organised by the port of Malaga on Thursday.

“LNG does not have sulphur emissions, reduces NOx emissions by 90%, and particle emissions by 99%, being one of the cleanest fuels available today,” he said.

The event also saw José María Gómez, Head of the Exploitation Area of the Port Authority of Cartagena, speaking about the potential of LNG as an alternative fuel for ships; he presented a case study discussing the port of Cartagena which witnessed the largest LNG bunkering operation in Spain.

The meeting was attended by the Minister of Employment, Business and Commerce of the Junta de Andalucia, Javier Carnero, the President of the Port Authority of Malaga, Paulino Plata, and the General Director of the Gas Natural Fenosa Foundation, Marti Sola.

Gas Natural Fenosa in January entered into a ten-year exclusive liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine fuel supply agreement with Spanish ferry company Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas.

The LNG bunkering operation will be first carried out at the ports of Barcelona, Valencia and Algeciras gradually extending to all the peninsular ports in which the shipping company operates.

Related: Spanish firms sign landmark LNG bunkering agreement
Related: Repsol conducts ‘largest’ LNG bunker supply op in Spain

Photo credit: Gas Natural Fenosa
Published: 16 May, 2018

 

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Port of Nanaimo achieves milestone with first LNG bunkering operation

Seaspan’s bunker vessel “Seaspan Garibaldi” successfully completed a ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation at anchor to car carrier “Lake Saint Anne”, chartered by EUKOR and managed by EPS.

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Port of Nanaimo achieves milestone with first LNG bunkering operation

Port of Nanaimo on Wednesday (18 June) said the first LNG bunkering operation in the port was completed with shipowner Seaspan, marking a new milestone for the Canadian port.

Bunker vessel Seaspan Garibaldi successfully completed a ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation at anchor to Lake Saint Anne, an LNG-powered car carrier chartered by EUKOR and managed by Eastern Pacific Shipping Limited (EPS). 

“With multiple successful LNG bunkering operations already completed in 2025 for car carriers, tankers, container ships, and cruise ships, Seaspan Energy is setting the standard for reliable LNG ship-to-ship bunkering on the West Coast of North America,” the port said in a social media post.  

“The Port of Nanaimo is supportive of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Seaspan’s groundbreaking efforts to introduce cleaner fuels into the marine industry. Seaspan Energy is the first company in Canada to provide ship-to-ship LNG bunkering solutions and have three vessels working on the West Coast of North America.”

 

Photo credit: Port of Nanaimo
Published: 19 June, 2025

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Singapore: Bunker sales volume raises to year record high of 4.88 million mt in May

Bio-blended variants of marine fuel oil jumped 671.7% to 40,900 mt when compared to figures seen in May 2024.

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SG bunker performance May 2025

Bunker fuel sales at Singapore port inched forward by 1.1% on year in May 2025, the highest volume seen in 2025, according to Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) data.

In total, 4.88 million metric tonnes (mt) (exact 4,878,100 mt) of various marine fuel grades were delivered at the world’s largest bunkering port in April, up from 4.83 million mt (4,826,800 mt) recorded during the similar month in 2024.

Deliveries of marine fuel oil, low sulphur fuel oil, ultra low sulphur fuel oil, marine gas oil and marine diesel oil in May (against on year) recorded respectively 1.89 million mt (+8.6% from 1.74 million mt), 2.45 million mt (-7.2% from 2.64 million mt), 1,200 mt (from zero), 1,700 mt (-88% from 14,300 mt) and zero (from zero).

SG bunker port performance May 2025

Bio-blended variants of marine fuel oil, low sulphur fuel oil, ultra low sulphur fuel oil, marine gas oil and marine diesel oil in May (against on year) recorded respectively 40,900 mt (+671.7% from 5,300 mt), 95,800 mt (+97.9% from 48,400 mt), 700 mt (from zero), zero (from zero) and zero (from 300 mt). B100 biofuel bunkers, introduced in February this year, recorded 1,900 mt of deliveries in May.

LNG and methanol sales were respectively 45,000 mt (-7.8% from 48,800) and zero (from 1,600 mt). There were no recorded sales of ammonia for the month and so far in 2025.

Related: Singapore: Bunker fuel sales increase by 4% on year in April 2025
RelatedSingapore: Bunker fuel sales increase by 0.5% on year in March 2025
Related: Singapore: Bunker fuel sales down by 8.1% on year in February 2025
Related: Singapore: Bunker fuel sales down by 9.1% on year in January 2025

A complete series of articles on Singapore bunker volumes reported by Manifold Times tracked since 2018 can be found via the link here.

 

Photo credit: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Published: 16 June 2025

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China’s SDARI receives AiPs for alternative-fuelled ships including ammonia bunker vessel

CSSC’s SDARI obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) certificates from classification societies ABS, RINA and LR for four vessel designs including a 50,000 cubic metre ammonia bunkering vessel.

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China’s SDARI receives AiPs for alternative-fuelled ships including ammonia bunker vessel

China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s (CSSC) Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI) recently obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) certificates from several classification societies for four vessel designs. 

Among the four is a 50,000 cubic metre (m3) ammonia bunkering vessel, which received AiP certificate from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). 

It integrates liquid ammonia transportation and bunkering functions and can meet the long-distance transportation needs of liquefied gas goods such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquid ammonia. 

The ship is equipped with three IMO Type A independent liquid cargo tanks, and uses zero-carbon ammonia fuel to drive the main engine and generator, meeting the IMO greenhouse gas emission reduction strategy and actively responding to the latest greenhouse gas intensity (GFI) requirements of the 83rd meeting of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 83). 

The entire ship is equipped with two independent 1,000 m3 deck liquid ammonia storage tanks, taking into account the ammonia fuel endurance requirements under multi-cargo loading and unloading, significantly improving operational economy and flexibility. 

In response to the needs of bunkering operations, it is specially equipped with a retractable bow thruster, side thruster and adjustable propellers to meet ABS’ DPS-1 notation and adapt to the complex port environment of bunkering operations. 

China’s SDARI receives AiPs for alternative-fuelled ships including ammonia bunker vessel

Meanwhile, a dual-fuel LNG/hydrogen-powered Ultramax bulker design and a 30,000 GT Roll-On/Roll-Off Passenger (ROPAX) ship designed to sail in the Mediterranean Sea received AiP certificates from RINA. 

SDARI also received AiP from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for a 113,000 dwt ammonia dual-fuel liquid cargo ship. The optimised propulsion system, specially configured with an ammonia dual-fuel power system and a wind-assisted propulsion system, is expected to save more than 10% energy, especially at low speeds. 

 

Photo credit: Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute
Published: 12 June, 2025

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