LNG a a fuel

Singapore regards LNG as the fuel of the future

Singaporean authorities are promoting LNG as the shipping’s fuel of the future, incentivizing the use of gas instead of bunker fuel for shipping companies.

During her opening address at The Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS) Forum, Quah Ley Hoon, chief executive of the Maritime And Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore stated that beyond meeting the 2020 sulphur limit, the aim is to fully embrace sustainability and prepare for a lower-carbon future.

She highlighted that

LNG is a cleaner and greener...

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Addressing training requirements on LNG fueled ships

During the 2019 SAFETY4SEA Athens Forum, Mr. Stavros Niotis, Principal Engineer OEP, ABS, discusses the STCW requirements of seafarers’ training, noting the three training types and the importance of seafarer competency and knowledge of people onboard the sea.

If we look in a different perspective, I would say that in order to have sustainable development of our industry and associated technology, we need to provide basic training to our seafarers and good requirements towards competency and...

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Port of Vancouver to establish LNG bunkering facility

To help mitigate the increased need for LNG in the maritime sector, the British Columbia government is joining the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and FortisBC to create the first ship-to-ship LNG marine bunkering service on the west coast of North America.

According to industry standards, replacing diesel fuel with LNG has the ability to cut GHG emissions by around 20%. As FortisBC’s Tilbury facility operates on clean electricity, LNG produced there could reduce GHG emissions in marine shipping...

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Belgium sees another new LNG station ahead of sulphur cap

LIQAL, LNG fuelling technology company is collaborating with Drive Systems for the construction of a turnkey fuelling station for LNG and LCNG in Londerzeel, Belgium, supporting the urgency of decarbonization in the shipping industry.

Both partners plan to construct a third stand-alone fuelling station in the area, in line with the green plans of the industry for a more sustainable future.

The new to-be-built station will serve LNG and liquid to compressed natural gas (LCNG), as well as...

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