Amsterdam-based Liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions supplier Titan LNG believes adoption of the product as a marine fuel ‘significantly accelerated’ in 2017.
It noted the order book for LNG-powered ships growing substantially in 2017, with the LNG bunkering infrastructure maturing and the pricing of LNG becoming structurally competitive versus marine gas oil (MGO).
“In 2017 around 11% of all new build contracts were LNG powered ships, a trend that we expect to continue during 2018,” it said.
The company, meanwhile, says scrubbers are a “temporary solution” and that LNG fuelled ships, “combined with power-to-gas or biogas offer a credible and cost competitive path to decarbonisation and improved air quality.”
“We are confident that overcoming the barriers to scaling up LNG as a transportation fuel is worth it and we stand by our mission to help eradicate oil burn,” it states.
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Published: 2 January, 2018
FlexFueler001 performs its first official bunkering operation on 14 June on a vessel owned by Norlines.
‘Gazpromneft plans to implement its LNG bunkering project in 2021 and begin work in the Baltic during to form a new market segment,’ says Head of LNG bunkering.
Gothenburg port has long-term strategy to make alternative fuels more available to ships calling at the port; LNG and LBG are some examples, while methanol is another.
PMG Holding are physical bunker suppliers in the Black Sea and the incumbent bunker supplier in Ukraine, with a fleet of bunker barges and bunker trucks.
Avenir’s second 7,500 cbm LNG Carrier will be used to deliver LNG to various Brazilian ports upon delivery.
The hopper dredger Scheldt River received 85 mt of LNG bunker fuel at the Elbehafen harbour in Brunsbuttel, Germany.
‘We are happy to sit down with interested parties to discuss this opportunity, and share more details of our business regarding STS transhipment and storage with potential clients upon request,’ states Managing Director.
Top three positive movers in 2021 were Hong Lam Fuels Pte Ltd (+14); Sirius Marine Pte Ltd (+12); and TFG Marine (+11); according to the latest data from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
Webinar will offer delegates insights on the prevention of operational issues when using VLSFOs, along with an update on biofuels and bunker fuel quality trends for 2021 and its forecast for the current year.
Heating VLSFOs to prevent cold flow issues causes issues related to distillate ageing, and there is a gentle balance to be maintained when handling the product.
Research into n-paraffin distribution of VLSFOs has shown that they not only differ from MGO, but significantly differ from each other as well, states bulletin.
Bunker Holding and Dan-Bunkering have decided not to appeal the city court ruling in the case where the companies were on trial for breaching EU sanctions against Syria, states USTC.
