Finnish shipping company Wasaline’s LNG-powered ferry Aurora Botnia has left shipbuilder Rauma Marine’s shipyard for its sea trials, ahead of delivery expected later this month. Courtesy of Rauma Marine Constructions The car and passenger ferry Aurora Botnia has set off on 6 June for the first sea trial. It is expected
Local pilots are carrying out a training program with LNG carriers in Siport21 ship maneuvering simulation center, for Tema LNG terminal, the first import facility in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa. Courtesy of Helios Investment Partners Spanish LNG terminal operator Reganosa will run and maintain the LNG regasification terminal in Tema,
During the weekend, the 15,000 TEU Brussels Express — the first large containership in the world to have been converted to gas propulsion — reached its homeport of Hamburg, German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd said. In September 2020, when it was still named the Sajir, the ship arrived at Chinese
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have commissioned a new study on the upcoming FuelEU Maritime proposal raising serious concerns over biofuel promotion. The study, FuelEU Maritime – Avoiding Unintended Consequences, was prepared by Dr Edmund Hughes of Green Marine Associates. As informed, there are
Norwegian energy company Equinor has booked Lithuania’s Klaipeda LNG terminal regasification capacity. Courtesy of Klaipėdos Nafta The operator of oil and LNG terminals Klaipėdos Nafta (KN) has completed the annual procedure of allocating LNG terminal capacity for the new gas year starting on 1 October 2021 and lasting until 30
Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras, the first LNG-fueled cruise ship in the Americas, has docked at Cape Carnival, Florida. Courtesy of Carnival Cruise Line Mardi Gras is a 180, 000 gross tonnage, LNG-powered cruise ship, belonging to the world’s largest cruise ship operator Carnival Cruise Line. The 5,200-passenger ship was
Singaporean/Swiss commodity trading company Trafigura and Norway-based ammonia player Yara International have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development and promotion of the use of ammonia as a clean fuel in shipping. Under the MOU, the duo will also explore possible opportunities to work together on
Spanish ferry operator Baleària’s LNG-powered ferry Eleanor Roosevelt has made a test crossing using renewable biomethane certified by Axpo Iberia. Courtesy of Baleària This is an important milestone for zero-emission maritime shipping as, for the first time in Europe, a high-speed ferry has made a test crossing using only fuel
Scale Gas, a subsidiary of Spanish energy company Enagás, and marine fuel supplier Peninsula have reached an agreement for the construction, joint ownership and charter of LNG bunker vessel that will provide services in the Strait of Gibraltar. Photo by Peninsula The vessel, set to be built at the South