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Shell’s Cardissa Carries Out Its 1st LNG Ship-to-Ship Bunkering
Shell delivers its first ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG fuel from Cardissa.
Shell Claims First Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering in Rotterdam
A unit of Royal Dutch Shell has completed the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to take place at the Port of Rotterdam using the new specialized LNG bunker vessel, Cardissa. The operation took place in the Port of Rotterdam when the Cardissa re-fueled Sovcomflot tanker Gagarin Prospect, which also...
First STS LNG bunkering conducted in Port of Rotterdam
Shell recently delivered its first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering from its specialised LNG bunker vessel ‘Cardissa’. This operation marked a number of other firsts, as it fueled the Russian Sovcomflot’s vessel ‘Gagarin Prospect’, the world’s first LNG-fueled Aframax tanker. It was also the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to take place in the Port of Rotterdam.
The fueling of the Gagarin Prospect with LNG is the first operation under the LNG fuel supply agreement between Shell and Sovcomflot signed...
https://safety4sea.com/first-sts-lng-bunkering-conducted-in-port-of-rotterdam/
Ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to take place in Baltic Sea
Estonian energy company, Eesti Gaas and Damen Shipyards signed a contract for the construction of the first of a series of short-sea LNG bunker vessels to operate in the Baltic Sea.
The LGC 6000 LNG class vessel, is planned to be delivered in September 2020, and aims to boost the wider adoption of LNG as an alternative fuel in the North-east Baltic Sea, by providing ship-to-ship distribution service for the first time.
The 100-metre vessel will carry 6,000m³ of LNG in two type-C tanks at -163° C....
https://safety4sea.com/ship-to-ship-lng-bunkering-to-take-place-in-baltic-sea/
Shell Delivers First STS LNG Bunkering To World’s First LNG-Powered Aframax Tanker
Shell recently delivered its first ship-to-ship bunkering of cleaner burning LNG fuel from its specialised LNG bunker vessel, Cardissa, paving the way for many other operations from the vessel. This operation marked a number of other firsts, as it fuelled the Sovcomflot vessel Gagarin Prospect, the world’s first LNG-powered Aframax tanker. It was also the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to take place in the Port of Rotterdam.
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The fuelling of the Gagarin Prospect with LNG is...
MPA Singapore takes steps ahead IMO sulphur cap
In a bid to prepare the industry for the upcoming 0.5% global sulphur limit, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said it will publish an information sheet on the list of licensed bunker suppliers of low-sulphur fuels in Singapore by mid-2019. The information sheet will be made available online.
The IMO sulphur cap to enter into force on 1 January 2020 mandates that ships will run on fuel containing no more than 0,5% sulphur, from the current 3,5%.
In response, several bunker suppliers...
https://safety4sea.com/mpa-singapore-takes-steps-ahead-imo-sulphur-cap/
Damen to Construct Baltic Sea’s First LNG Ship-to-Ship Bunkering Vessel
Dutch shipbuilding group Damen has announced receiving contract from the Estonian natural gas company Eesti Gaas for the construction of the first short-sea LNG bunkering vessels to operate in the Baltic Sea. The vessel, which is scheduled for delivery in September 2020, will be used to provide...
Uncertainty looms over marine fuel sulfur limit: Fuel for Thought
In about 20 months, the shipping industry is going to start burning a fuel that today they know next to nothing about.
The International Maritime Organization has set a January 2020 deadline for a new 0.5% sulfur limit on marine fuels. The move is poised to force most shipowners to switch from burning residual fuel oil to a new, unfamiliar, less-sulfurous product.
A study by CE Delft, commissioned by the IMO in 2016 before it decided to cap the sulfur limit, shows demand for less-than 0.5% sulfur...
http://blogs.platts.com/2018/04/02/uncertainty-looms-marine-fuel-sulfur-limit/