Eagle LNG to provide LNG to Royal Caribbean ships

Eagle LNG to partner with the Royal Caribbean Group to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering for the cruise company’s LNG ships. The first ship bunkering will begin in 2023 with Icon of the Seas, the first ship in the Icon Class for the company’s Royal Caribbean International brand.  Eagle LNG will debut multiple purpose-built

TMR foresees LNG bunkering market growth

Transparency Market Research (TMR) sees the global LNG bunkering market rising at CAGR of 63.6 per cent in the period between 2021 and 2031. Transparency Market Research, a global market intelligence company, published an analysis report on the global LNG bunkering market and its forecast for the next decade. Firstly, it sees the stricter implementation

China’s bunker exports take a dip

China’s exports of marine fuel in March plunged 15% from a year ago, customs data showed. The exports were hit by high prices and Covid-19 curbs at domestic ports. March shipments were 1.42 million tonnes, data from the General Administration of Customs showed. Most of this was very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), with a maximum

Unitrove bags hydrogen bunkering grant in UK

Clean energy technology company Unitrove has been awarded £30,000 (€36,000) Transport Research and Innovation Grant (TRIG) from the UK government to develop its mobile unit for liquid hydrogen bunkering to fuel zero-emission ships. Unitrove first presented its mobile unit at COP26 in 2021, and in December 2021, announced a development partnership with cryogenic gas processing

Inaugural barge-to-ship LNG bunkering operation completed

The largest Jones Act-compliant LNG bunkering barge has completed its inaugural bunkering operation in Jacksonville, Florida. The 5,500 cubic meter capacity Clean Canaveral operates as an articulated tug barge unit (“ATB”) and is owned by Polaris New Energy, a subsidiary of Seaside LNG Holdings. As part of the operation, LNG was loaded onto the Clean

Bunker vessels delivered HSDT

The third and final tanker in an order of bunker vessels built to ABS Class to provide bunkering services to the fishing industry has been delivered to Hai Soon Diesel & Trading (HSDT). The three 6,060 dwt oil tankers were constructed at Zhejiang Shenzhou Sunshine Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. and joined HSDT’s 21-strong fleet. “ABS

SIPG, CMA CGM complete first LNG bunkering

Shipping and logistics firm CMA CGM Group and terminal operator Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (SIPG) on 15 March successfully conducted a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation for CMA CGM SYMI at Yangshan Port. The 15,000 TEU LNG-powered containership received LNG bunker fuel from the new 20,000 m3 LNG bunkering vessel Haigang Weilai,

Higher bunker prices to weigh on demand in Fujairah

Bunker suppliers in the world’s third largest bunkering hub Fujairah in the UAE are concerned rising oil prices are weighing on marine fuels demand at the port. A number of bunker suppliers in Fujairah said they were concerned that demand at the hub is declining as they see buyers considering taking smaller volumes of bunker

Methanol Institute welcomes TotalEnergies as new member

The Methanol Institute represents the world’s leading producers, distributors, and technology companies. Founded in 1989 in Washington, it now has five offices around the world in Singapore, Washington, Beijing, Brussels, and Delhi. TotalEnergies Marine Fuels is TotalEnergies’ dedicated business unit in charge of worldwide bunkering activities. In line with the ambition of reaching net-zero emissions

Growth of bunkering infrastructure raises interest in LNG

There are clear benefits of using natural gas as fuel in shipping, most notably the environmental benefits related to a reduction in sulphur dioxide to almost zero. There are similar benefits to reduce the quantity of particulate matter and NOx.  However, global engineering, environmental, and strategic consultancy Ricardo notes that there are only around 500