Bulk carrier, Mount Tourmaline, said to be the world’s first liquefied natural gas fuelled Newcastlemax bulker. According to a statement from the operator, Eastern Pacific Shipping, the vessel has fuelled up at Singapore. A “Newcastlemax” is, as its name suggests, the biggest size of ship that can physically fit into the Australian port of Newcastle.
The 209,000 deadweight ship is one of a fleet of...