Milestone

Swedish bunker supplier ScanOcean opens new branch office in Gothenburg

Firm appoints Lars Lövsund as its Business Development Manager who will mainly concentrate on delivering solutions for emission allowance sourcing for shipping companies and charterers.

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1 year ago

December 1, 2023

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Swedish bunker trader and physical supplier ScanOcean on Tuesday (28 November) said it has opened a new branch office in Gothenburg, located at Klippan 3, and introduced new employees to its team.

The firm appointed Lars Lövsund as its Business Development Manager, who will be based at the new office, with a primary focus on developing the new business area Environmental Services.

Lars will mainly concentrate on delivering transparent and tailor-made solutions for emission allowance sourcing for shipping companies and charterers.

“Lars Lövsund is an experienced shipping professional with over a decade of experience working at TSA Tanker Shipping and TSA Agency Sweden,” the firm said.

Jonatan Karlström, Managing Director of ScanOcean, said: “The Gothenburg area is at the heart of Swedish shipping, and having a presence there is crucial for the development of our business. We are thrilled to have Lars on board, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and experience from TSA. With Lars joining the team, we will be even better equipped to navigate our business and create new and enhanced products and services for our customers.”

ScanOcean also welcomed Johan Wennerholm as our Back-office Manager, with a primary focus on streamlining internal processes. Johan comes to us with previous experience from Team Lines and Preem AB.

Lars Lövsund contact details:

Tel: +46 76 529 68 33
E-mail: [email protected]
Skype: lovsund

Branch office Gothenburg:

ScanOcean AB
Klippan 3
SE- 414 51 Gothenburg
Sweden

Photo credit: ScanOcean
Published: 1 December, 2023

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On this occasion, the Monjasa-operated LNG bunker vessel Green Zeebrugge went alongside the cruise ship Costa Smeralda and successfully delivered around 3,000 cubic meters of LNG.

On 18 December 2024, Monjasa announced the charter of the 5,000 m3 vessel Green Zeebrugge for operations in the UAE.

About a week later, on 26 December, Green Zeebrugge arrived in Dubai waters following the departure from Amsterdam in November.

The vessel was inspected by the authorities in Port Rashid on 27 December 2024, and the official bunkering permits were issued to Monjasa by the Dubai Maritime Authority and Dubai Ports Authority.

Monjasa Group CEO, Anders Østergaard, said: “We are excited about this first successful supply operation and to pioneer LNG as a new marine fuel option in the UAE.”

“However, reaching this milestone was only possible through the close collaboration of our forward-thinking partners at Carnival and Costa Cruises, ADNOC L&S and the UAE’s federal and local authorities, who are constantly embracing maritime innovation.”

“Together, we are all striving to position the UAE as a leading shipping hub in alternative fuels too.”

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Published: 9 January, 2025

Methanol

China: Shanghai Port commences regular methanol bunkering operations

Port carried out the first STS bunkering during simultaneous operations for large methanol-powered container ships for this year in Yangshan Port Area on 1 January, says SIPG.

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Ane Maersk during Shanghai Port's first methanol bunkering for 2025

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Shanghai Port has begun regular methanol bunkering services following its inaugural refuelling operation for this year, according to Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) on Friday (3 January).

The port carried out the first ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering operation during simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) for large methanol-powered container ships for 2025 in Yangshan Port Area on 1 January.

SIPG’s bunkering vessel Hai Gang Zhi Yuan refuelled Ane Maersk with 3,000 metric tonnes (mt) of green methanol. The event also marked the second time the same bunkering vessel refuelled Ane Maersk.

The first-ever STS green methanol bunkering operation in Shanghai Port took place in April 2024 involving Astrid Maersk, which also marked the first green methanol bunkering in China.

Shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announced the first green methanol bunkering with simultaneous cargo and bunkering operations in China, involving its containership Astrid Maersk.

Hai Gang Zhi Yuan is the first methanol bunkering vessel in the port.

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Milestone was reached after bunker barge “Tong Yin 5006” completed the refueling of vehicles carrier “Dream Diva”, under ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, with 1,500 mt of bonded fuel oil on 31 December.

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The port reached 4.159 million mt, an increase of 20.4% year-on-year, setting a record high for the same period in history.

The milestone was reached after bunker barge Tong Yin 5006 completed the refuelling of vehicles carrier Dream Diva, under ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, with 1,500 mt of bonded fuel oil on 31 December.

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“Since 2024, the total amount of bonded fuel oil refuelled by our company has increased by more than 2.5 times year-on-year, and the export trade volume has exceeded 6 billion yuan,” said Wu Hao, manager of the bunkering business department of Shanghai Fuyuan Fuel Oil.

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