The port of Vancouver on Friday (13 March) said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Tomakomai Port Authority to promote the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel through the provision of LNG bunkering services at the Port of Vancouver and Port of Tomakomai.
The provision of LNG fuel for ships transiting between the ports of Vancouver and Tomakomai will reduce air emissions from shipping, protect air quality in port communities, and reduce contributions to global climate change.
The Port of Vancouver and the Port of Tomakomai will actively exchange information and expertise on LNG bunkering, including technical procedures and best practices, and where feasible, coordinate port requirements and guidelines for LNG bunkering to facilitate use of LNG marine fuel in both ports.
The development of LNG bunkering services in the Port of Vancouver and Port of Tomakomai will enable adoption of LNG as a marine fuel by ships engaged in trans-Pacific trade.
Photo credit: Port of Vancouver
Published: 17 March, 2020
Company to make ‘legal grounds’ for use of LNG vessel fuel by the end of 2019, says spokesman.
The Werkendam was launched in Rotterdam on Thursday is scheduled to start operations in April.
Development allows Fluxys, G&V, Titan LNG and Rolande to offer LNG as marine fuel at quay 526/528, where now only truck-to-ship bunkering is taking place.
Vessels that will be supplied with Gasum’s blend of renewable maritime fuel are the time-chartered tankers Tern Ocean and Thun Evolve.
Organises event with Port Authority of Igoumenitsa, Chamber of Thesprotia for the endeavour.
Coralius supplied tankers Ramelia, Thun Vener, Tern Ocean, Thun Evolve within 12 hours enabling them to resume their operations in the Baltic area.
Caroline Yang, President of SSA, addresses issues earlier raised by players; including PMC No. 04, the seven-day restriction, contactless bunkering, sampling point, hose connection, and more.
IBIA Asia, ABIS, sources from Singapore’s bunkering and surveying companies, and an industry veteran share with Manifold Times the issues expected from MPA’s latest Covid-19 measures.
The top three positive movers in the 2020 bunker supplier list are Hong Lam Fuels Pte Ltd (+13); Chevron Singapore Pte Ltd (+12); and SK Energy International (+8), according to MPA list.
‘We will operate in the Singapore bunkering market from the Tokyo, with support from local staff at Sumitomo Corporation Singapore,’ source tells Manifold Times.
Changes include abolishing advance declaration of bunkers as dangerous cargo, reducing pilotage fees on vessels receiving bunkers, and a ‘whitelist’ system for bunker tankers.
Claim relates to deliveries of MGO to the vessels Pacific Diligence, Pacific Valkyrie, Pacific Defiance, Crest Alpha 1, and Pacific Warlock between March 2020 to April 2020.
