eco-friendly LNG-fuelled vessels Archives

World’s First LNG-Fuelled Newcastlemax Bulk Carrier Welcomed For Bunkering In Singapore

7 February 2022

BHP welcomed MV Mt. Tourmaline – world’s first LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carrier – that will transport iron ore between Western Australia and Asia from 2022. BHP has chartered five LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carriers from Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) for five years and awarded the LNG fuel contract to Shell.

On her maiden voyage, the vessel arrived at Jurong Port in Singapore for her first LNG bunkering operation (the process of fuelling ships with LNG) which will take place through the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worlds-first-lng-fuelled-newcastlemax-bulk-carrier-welcomed-for-bunkering-in-singapore/

CMA CGM To Pioneer Energy Transition With A Fleet Of 44 LNG-Fuelled Container Ships By 2024

18 May 2021

GTT has been chosen to design the cryogenic fuel tanks of twelve new liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled container vessels for the CMA CGM group, a world leader in maritime transport and logistics, pioneer in the energy transition with a fleet of 44 LNG-fuelled container ships by 2024.

The LNG tanks will be fitted with the Mark III membrane containment technology, developed by GTT, and will be able to load 14,000 m3 of LNG. The twelve vessels will be delivered between the last quarter of 2023...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/cma-cgm-to-pioneer-energy-transition-with-a-fleet-of-44-lng-fuelled-container-ships-by-2024/

Viking Line’s New LNG-Fueled Flagship ‘Viking Glory’ To Sail Under Finnish Flag

5 May 2021

Viking Line’s new flagship, Viking Glory, which will launch service in early 2022 on the Turku–Åland–Stockholm route, will have a Finnish flag. As a result, Viking Line, which is Finland’s largest maritime employer, will expand its fleet with another Finnish-flagged vessel.

Viking Line is Finland’s largest maritime employer, with nearly 2,400 employees. Of the seven vessels in its fleet, five currently sail under the Finnish flag. Recruitment work for the new vessel will begin soon, and...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/viking-lines-new-lng-fueled-flagship-viking-glory-to-sail-under-finnish-flag/

CMA CGM Receives Third 23,000 TEU Dual-Fuel LNG-Powered Container Ship

11 January 2021

CMA CGM Receives Hudong-Zhonghua Built Third 23000 TEU Dual-Fuel Container Ship

On January 8, the third 23000TEU dual-fuel container ship built by Hudong Zhonghua, a subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Corporation, was named at the Changxing Island Shipbuilding Base. The company ushered in a good start for production in the low-temperature cold wave. Godmother Ren Xiaoyuan named the new ship “CMA CMA CGM Rivoli”, and Chen Jun, the general manager of the company, presented it as a souvenir.

Hudong Zhonghua and China Shipbuilding Trading Company are the joint sellers of the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/cma-cgm-receives-third-23000-teu-dual-fuel-lng-powered-container-ship/