Singapore LNG Bunkering Capacity To Hit 1m Tonnes By 2021

Singapore’s annual liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering capacity is expected to hit 1 million tonnes by 2021, says Reuters.

Cleaner shipping fuel

As Singapore, the world’s largest marine refuelling hub transitions toward cleaner shipping fuels, it is expected to reach 1 million tonnes by 2021 says a senior minister of state.

The push is part of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) aim to halve the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 from 2008 levels.

LNG a viable transitional fuel

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ESG Raises Questions Over LNG Transfer?

  • ESG alleged that commercial interests were prioritized in the recent LNG ship to ship transfer.
  • The STS occurred in Gibraltar waters last week enabled an unlicensed procedure to take place due to commercial interest.
  • The ESG stressed that compliant to highest standards for all operations to be carried out under full and transparent licensed agreement and for all future transactions.

According to an article published in Gibraltar Chronicle, the Environmental Safety Group said commercial...

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Summit LNG Completes Its First Ship-to-ship Transfer of LNG

Summit LNG completed its first ship-to-ship transfer of LNG at 6 km off Moheshkhali in Bay of Bengal successfully, says an article published in NewAge Business.

Completion of first transfer certified

Summit’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) – ‘Summit LNG’ received 1,59,000 cubic metres of LNG from Oman Trading International.

The transfer was done using flexible transfer hoses. The LNG tanker ‘Creole Spirit’ carried LNG from Bethioua, Algeria. RPGCL (Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Co)...

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Singapore Seeks More Details from KL on Ship-To-Ship Transfer Hub


The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said that Singapore has requested information from Malaysia about its plan to develop a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer project in the Strait of Johor facing Tuas, reports The Straits Times.

No communication received?

A spokesman for MFA said that “The Government of Singapore has not received any communication or information from Malaysia related to the development of a ship-to-ship transfer hub in the Strait of Johor by KA Petra and Hutchison Port Holdings.”

He...

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Malaysia Launches US$ 180 Million STS Facility in Johor

  • US$180 million project off Johor’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas, enabling ships to transfer their cargo to other vessels without having to dock at the piers.
  • The 1,200-hectare facility, will allow higher shipping flexibility and cut costs for shippers and can accommodate up to 30 vessels at one time.

Malaysia launches project for ship-to-ship transfers in Strait of Johor, reports The Straits Times.

Cost effective project

Malaysia is developing a US$150 to US$180 million (S$204 million to S$244...

http://mfame.guru/malaysia-launches-us-180-million-sts-facility-in-johor/

30,000 Tonne LSFO Headed For Megatanker, Oceania

  • Euronav has chartered a tanker to bring a 30,000 tonne cargo of low-sulphur fuel oil from northwest Europe to Malta.
  • They have parked the mega tanker, Oceania, offshore Malta since Jan. 12, as per ship-tracking data.
  • Vortexa said that the STI Brixton tanker loaded low-sulphur fuel oil from Antwerp on March 9 and is due to reach Malta by Wednesday.
  • Here it will likely transfer its cargo via a ship-to-ship operation onto the ultra large crude carrier (ULCC).

Euronav has chartered a tanker to...

http://mfame.guru/30000-tonne-lsfo-headed-for-megatanker-oceania/

First Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfer Completed in Bahamas

  • Excelerate Energy and Equinor Energy completes first ever ship-to-ship transfer of LNG in the Bahamas.
  • Excelerate’s FSRU Exemplar and Equinor’s 140,000 m3 LNG carrier Arctic Voyager, were used to transfer a full LNG cargo using double-banked LNG transfer system.
  • Industry’s first commercial STS transfer of LNG was conducted by Excelerate in 2007.
  • The new STS location provides additional commercial flexibility to customers and respond to prompt market needs in a safe and reliable manner.
  • Headquar...

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