Singapore’s first dedicated methanol bunkering tanker delivered

methanol bunkering tanker

Japan’s Sasaki Shipbuilding has delivered the 4,000 dwt M/T Maple, Singapore’s first dedicated methanol bunkering tanker, to Stellar Shipmanagement Services Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Energy Group,

Classed by Bureau Veritas (BV), the IMO Type 2 chemical and oil tanker is equipped with twin-screw propulsion, flow boom and a mass flow metering system, and is compliant with the current Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) licensing requirements for oil product bunker...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/singapores-first-dedicated-methanol-bunkering-tanker-delivered/

Pacific green corridor ports agree partnership strategy

Green corridors first got a lot of attention at the COP26 summit in 2021 when the U.S. signed on to the Clydebank Declaration for Green Shipping Corridors (DGSC). Since then, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have been working on plans for a Pacific green corridor for quite a while.

Today, at COP28 in Dubai, the three port authorities unveiled a partnership strategy for a green and digital shipping corridor across the...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/pacific-green-corridor-ports-agree-partnership-strategy/

MPA Singapore Urges Electric Harbour Craft Adoption

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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has launched an Expression of Interest (EOI) inviting financial institutions and intermediaries, as well as marine insurance providers and brokers, to submit proposals to accelerate the adoption of electric harbour craft in Singapore, reports Port Technology International.

In a statement issued on its website, the MPA said that the EOI participants should assess and propose the demand planning parameters which would provide ‘sufficien...

https://mfame.guru/mpa-singapore-urges-electric-harbour-craft-adoption/

Singapore Retains World’s Top Maritime Centre for 10th Year in A Row

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Singapore retained its lead as the world’s top maritime centre in the Xinhua- Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index. This is the 10th consecutive year that Singapore has achieved this, reports MPA.

The latest Xinhua-Baltic ISCD index published this year by the Baltic Exchange and China’s Xinhua News Agency, ranked Singapore as the leading maritime centre among 43 global maritime hubs. The index provides an independent ranking of the performance of maritime...

https://mfame.guru/singapore-retains-worlds-top-maritime-centre-for-10th-year-in-a-row/

MPA Investigates Two Singapore VLSFO Contamination Cases

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Nithin Chandran writes for Engine on how MPA investigates two alleged VLSFO contamination incidents in Singapore.

Marine fuel testing firm VPS

The port authority has reached out to marine fuel testing firm VPS with a request for it to share information and fuel sample reports of two vessels, which it claims to have faced engine problems after bunkering contaminated VLSFO in Singapore, the MPA tells ENGINE.

The MPA has not seen any fuel sample reports showing high Dicyclopentadiene...

https://mfame.guru/mpa-investigates-two-singapore-vlsfo-contamination-cases/

Singapore-registered Tanker Found Safe

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A Singapore-registered oil tanker that was boarded by “unidentified persons” off Ivory Coast earlier in the week has been located with all crew safe, reads an MPA release.

All crew, including the Singaporean crew, were safe and in good health. The ship has since safely arrived at Abidjan port,” the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said in a statement.

Crew found safe

Twenty crew members of various nationalities had been on the Success 9 when it was...

https://mfame.guru/singapore-registered-tanker-found-safe/

BBNJ: Herramientas de gestión basadas en Areas ABMT que incluye las Areas de Protección Marina AMP

El borrador del acuerdo de la Biodiversidad en áreas más lejos de la Jurisdicción Nacional de los océanos (BBNJ) establece herramientas de gestión basadas en áreas, que incluye las Areas de Protección Marina (AMP) instrumentos clave para la protección y el uso sostenible de alta mar.

Esta entrada BBN...

https://fullavantenews.com/bbnj-herramientas-de-gestion-basadas-en-areas-abmt-que-incluye-las-areas-de-proteccion-marina-amp/?lang=es

Singapore Nov. Bunker Sales Hit 22-month High

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Singapore’s total bunker sales in November reached 4.37mn t, up noticeably from 4.25mn t the previous month, reports Argus Media quoting official data from the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA).

This total is also 3.6pc higher than November last year and represents the highest monthly consumption in the city state since January 2021, when volumes reached 4.5mn t.

But Singapore is on track to see its total 2022 bunker volume slip by an estimated 2mn t from the previous year...

https://mfame.guru/singapore-nov-bunker-sales-hit-22-month-high/

Contaminated fuel: MPA suspends bunker supplier’s license for 2 months

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has concluded its investigation of the incident this year that first came to light when leading marine fuel testing provider VPS said it had identified 60 vessels that had bunkered high sulfur fuel oil (HFSO) contaminated with chlorinated hydrocarbons. Each of these deliveries were made from two suppliers and 12 delivery barges in the Port of Singapore, between mid-February to mid-March 2022. They contained up to 2,000 ppm of chlorinated...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/shipping/contaminated-fuel-mpa-suspends-bunker-suppliers-license-for-2-months/

MPA and Port of Rotterdam to create the world’s largest green and digital corridor

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create the world’s largest green and digital corridor.

The MoU will bring together stakeholders across the supply chain to deliver the first sustainable ships sailing on the route by 2027.

Each alternative fuel has its own challenges in terms of cost, availability, safety, and range limitations due to lower energy density compared to fossil fuels.

To address these...

https://container-news.com/mpa-and-port-of-rotterdam-to-create-the-worlds-largest-green-and-digital-corridor/

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