Gagarin Prospect

First Ever LNG Aframax Tanker Fuelling in USA Completed

  • On 15 March 2021 Sovcomflot and Shell broke new ground, with the completion of the first ever Aframax tanker fuelling using LNG in the USA.
  • Sovcomflot’s Gagarin Prospect, on long-term charter to Shell, was en-route from Corpus Christi to Europe.
  • She received 1,075 cubic metres of marine LNG from the Shell NA LNG LLC chartered Q-LNG 4000 outside the Port of Canaveral, Florida.
  • This represented the first ever ship-to-ship LNG fuelling of a large capacity Aframax tanker in the USA.

A recent news...

https://mfame.guru/first-ever-lng-aframax-tanker-fuelling-in-usa-completed/

Trio of LNG Shipping Designs Celebrated at Nor-Shipping 2019

  • SHI received approvals in principle (AiP) by Lloyd’s Register (LR), for VLCC designs with a storage tank capacity of 6,000 m3 LNG fuel.
  • LR presented HHI with approval in principle (AiP) for a VLCC ‘eco-tanker’ design,  that uses a combination of VOC mixed with LNG as fuel and Norsepower’s rotor sail solution for wind-assisted propulsion.
  • Gagarin Prospect operated by Sovcomflot won the Next Generation Ship Award 2019.

Oslo witnessed 3 major celebrations at Nor-Shipping 2019 this week, related...

http://mfame.guru/trio-of-lng-shipping-designs-celebrated-at-nor-shipping-2019/

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