The world’s largest LNG bunkering vessel Hai Yang Shi You 301 is reportedly ready to refuel vessels after it was recently converted from a LNG carrier vessel, according to China Daily on Tuesday (31 January).
The ship recently successfully refuelled dual-fuel containership CMA CGM Concorde via a ship-to-ship transfer with 6,000 cubic metres (m3) of bonded LNG bunker fuel at Yantian Port in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. The occasion marks the completion of the first bonded LNG bunkering operation in the southern Chinese region.
According to Guangzhou Shipyard International Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp, the bonded LNG bunkering operation will greatly enhance the competitiveness of Yantian Port and is significant for Shenzhen in building a global LNG refuelling and marine centre in Guangdong province.
The vessel was China’s s first LNG bunkering vessel renovation project which was originally a 30,000 m3 LNG carrier with a total length of 184.7 metres and a width of 28.1 metres.
It was the first LNG carrier vessel independently designed, built, managed and operating in China and was built by Jiangnan Shipyard before it was in operation in 2015.
The renovation project was undertaken by Guangzhou Wenchong Dockyard Co., Ltd as EPC general contractor while cooperating on it with several units of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
The renovation design of this project was provided by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI), LNG bunkering hose system by No.716 Research Institute, and the GCU gas combustion device was developed and produced by No. 711 Research Institute. All these units are under the CSSC umbrella.
Related: China completes its first LNG bunkering vessel “Hai Yang Shi You 301” conversion project
Related: China: CSSC No.716 Research Institute to install LNG bunkering hose system on “Hai Yang Shi You 301”
Related: China’s first LNG bunkering vessel “Hai Yang Shi You 301” transformation project launched
Photo credit: Marine Traffic / Richard X.C.
Published: 31 January, 2023
GloMEEP training course, the first of its kind, was hosted by the China Maritime Safety Administration.
‘We need to keep in mind the saying “penny wise pound foolish”,’ says Captain Rahul Choudhuri, the Managing Director AMEA at VPS, who stresses on the essential role of the Bunker Surveyor.
COSCO Shipping’s tanker fleet continues to transport crude oil, which is Russia’s major export commodity, to China, claims the data and analytics company.
MEPC is expected to adopt draft amendments to MARPOL, to include flashpoint of fuel oil as mandatory information in the bunker delivery note (BDN).
While Fonars and off-spec fuel alerts were commonplace in January especially in Saudi Arabian ports, the numbers have fallen drastically as the supply of compliant fuel stabilises.
The fuel was supplied by GoodFuels to its combination carrier MV Baru and marks the company’s efforts to explore a sustainable future for deep sea shipping.
Transferred shares of 40 subsidiaries to BVI firm after tribunal awarded claims in favour of Trinity Seatrading; YSPL has also filed a civil complaint against DNV and Liberian ship registry at Nanjing Maritime Court.
ADNOC L&S, Gulf Energy Maritime, Cockett Marine Oil, Mideast/Bahri Ship Management and VPS experts present their views on biofuel bunker hurdles at the VPS Biofuels Seminar in Dubai on 16 March.
‘Bunker barges operate in very local areas so these vessels call at port very often which means it will be a good fit for women with families,’ states Elpi Petraki, President of WISTA International.
“Our Singapore branch is under preparation and is expected to start business at the republic before June 2023,” Managing Director Darcy Wong tells bunkering publication Manifold Times in an interview.
Development to supply B35 biodiesel blend officially takes effect on 1 February; local bunker suppliers will be able to deliver updated spec within March onwards, once current stocks of B30 avails run out.
VPS, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation, Wilhelmsen Ship Management, and INTERTANKO executives offered a multitude of perspectives to 73 attendees during the VPS Biofuels Seminar, reports Manifold Times.
17 Mar 2023
