BHP: Στόχος οι «πράσινες» μεταφορές με πλοία

Σε συζητήσεις με τρεις εταιρείες για την προμήθεια LNG για την πρόωση πέντε πλοίων, που θα χρησιμοποιεί με σκοπό τη μεταφορά σιδηρομεταλλεύματος μεταξύ δυτικής Αυστραλίας και Κίνας, βρίσκεται ο μεταλλευτικός κολοσσός BHP.

Διεθνή ΜΜΕ αναφέρουν ότι τον επόμενο μήνα η BHP θα ξεκινήσει τις διαδικασίες ανάθεσης για την προμήθεια του καυσίμου, ενώ αρχικά 8 με 10 εταιρείες είχαν εκφράσει ενδιαφέρον.

Νωρίτερα μέσα στον μήνα, η BHP είχε ναυλώσει πέντε bulk carriers τύπου Newcastlemax καύσης LNG της...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2020/09/23/bhp-stochos-oi-prasines-metafores-me-ploia/

World’s Largest LNG Bunker Named By Total

The world’s largest LNG bunker barge, to be used by French energy producer Total to refuel CMA CGM’s giant new gas-fuelled box ships, was officially named Gas Agility at a ceremony in Rotterdam, reports Ship & Bunker.

The barge has 18600 m3 of LNG carrying capacity, is owned by Mitsui OSK Lines subsidiary Emerald Green Maritime and will be chartered by Total Marine Fuels Global Solutions.

The ship will primarily be used to fuel the nine new 23,000 TEU gas-powered container ships ordered by CMA...

https://mfame.guru/worlds-largest-lng-bunker-named-by-total/

Photos: World’s Largest LNG-Powered Container Ship ‘CMA CGM Jacques Saade’ Joins Fleet

The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE has joined CMA CGM Group’s fleet thus becoming the largest LNG-powered container ship in the world. A global leader in shipping and logistics, CMA CGM has made the symbolic choice of naming its new flagship after its founder, Jacques Saadé, a visionary and entrepreneur.

Image Credits: cma-cgm.com

A unique naming ceremony for a unique ship

The joining of the fleet of the CMA CGM Jacques Saadé was marked by a first-of-its-kind digital naming ceremony that saw the shipyard’s...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/photos-worlds-largest-lng-powered-container-ship-cma-cgm-jacques-saade-joins-fleet/

Fuel Choice – The Essential Decision As Shipping Charts A Generational Path To Decarbonization

Fuel Choice The Essential Decision As Shipping Charts A Generational Path To Decarbonization

DNV GL – Maritime has released the fourth edition of its Maritime Forecast to 2050. The purpose of Maritime Forecast to 2050 is to enhance the ability of shipping stakeholders, especially shipowners, to navigate the technological, regulatory, and market uncertainties in the industry, and set shipping on a pathway to decarbonization. It is based on a library of 30 scenarios that project future fleet composition, energy use, fuel mix, and CO2 emissions to 2050. Sixteen different fuel types and 10...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/fuel-choice-the-essential-decision-as-shipping-charts-a-generational-path-to-decarbonization/

NYK, K-Line And JERA Name Japan’s First LNG Bunkering Vessel ‘Kaguya’

Naming Ceremony Held for Japan’s First LNG Bunkering Vessel

On September 16, a naming ceremony was held at the Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. for Japan’s first LNG bunkering vessel (“LBV”).

The ceremony was attended by Masashi Asakura, Chief Officer for Production Group of Toyota Motor Corporation; Masahiro Kato, Deputy Director-General for Engineering Affairs, Ports and Harbors Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; and a number of related parties.

LBV was named “Kaguya” by Yukikazu Myochin, President...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/nyk-k-line-and-jera-name-japans-first-lng-bunkering-vessel-kaguya/

Bunker Industry On ‘A Smooth Transition’ Towards Decarbonization

  • Global bunker industry’s smooth transition to IMO 2020 helps to achieve the next goal of decarbonization equally free of hurdles.
  • VLSFO bunker fuel quality i.e., 4% of VLSFO and 1.7% of MGO’s, issues not as much as expected
  • Compliance to the rule has also been fairly good despite the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic.
  • IMO greenhouse gases emission cut targets looming, decarbonization has become a focal point for the industry.
  • Ammonia, hydrogen, LNG were among the various alternatives being...

https://mfame.guru/bunker-industry-on-a-smooth-transition-towards-decarbonization/

Ρωσική επέλαση στα LNG carriers

Στον στόλο της PAO Sovcomflot (SCF Group) εντάχθηκε το νεότευκτο «SCF Barents», πλοίο μεταφοράς LNG, με μεταφορική ικανότητα 174.000 κ.μ. Η εταιρεία παρέλαβε το πλοίο τη Δευτέρα 14 Σεπτεμβρίου, το οποίο και ξεκίνησε για το παρθενικό του ταξίδι την Τρίτη 15 Σεπτεμβρίου.

Σύμφωνα με τα όσα αναφέρει η Sovcomflot, το πλοίο έχει ναυλωθεί από θυγατρική του ενεργειακού κολοσσού Shell. Η τελετή ονοματοδοσίας έλαβε χώρα στις 10 Σεπτεμβρίου, με το πλοίο να παίρνει το όνομά του από τον εξέχοντα Ολλανδό...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2020/09/20/rosiki-epelasi-sta-lng-carriers/

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