China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has taken delivery of a new LNG bunkering and supply vessel built by compatriot shipyard Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering (CIMC SOE). Haiyang Shiyou 302 (海洋石油302; “Offshore Oil 302”) is the first LNG bunkering and supply vessel ever...
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CNOOC to place new LNG bunkering vessel into service
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has taken delivery of a new LNG bunkering and supply vessel built by compatriot shipyard Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering (CIMC SOE). Haiyang Shiyou 302 (“Offshore Oil 302”) has a total cargo capacity of 12,000 cubic metres of LNG, a...
VESSEL REFIT | Haigang Zhiyuan – Chemical tanker re-enters service as China’s first methanol bunkering ship
Zhoushan Putuo Changhong Shipyard in China has completed conversion works on a locally-owned chemical tanker to enable it to operate as a bunkering vessel that will serve ships running on methanol. Haigang Zhiyuan (海港致远) is classed by China Classification Society (CCS), which said the vessel is the...
Vitol adds biofuel tanker to bunkering fleet
Dutch energy company Vitol, through its Singapore-based bunker operations company V-Bunkers, has taken delivery of a new biofuel bunkering vessel. Marine Future measures 102.6 metres long and has capacity for 7,000 tonnes of biofuel. The vessel can supply supply biofuel blends including B24, B30,...
Chinese yard launches first of three LNG bunker vessels for Canada’s Seaspan
Chinese shipyard Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering (CIMC SOE) has launched the first in a series of three LNG bunkering vessels ordered by Canadian shipping company Seaspan for operation by its Seaspan Energy division. The vessel is named Seaspan Garibaldi after a volcano in British...
UAE’s Tristar orders hybrid bunkering barge from Turkish builder
UAE-based shipping company the Tristar Group has entered into an agreement with Turkey’s Akdeniz Shipyard for the construction of a new hybrid bunkering barge. The 750-cubic-metre capacity bunkering vessel will have a large battery pack as well as diesel generators to serve as backup electrical...
VESSEL REVIEW | Alice Cosulich – Italian operator adds LNG bunkering ship to fleet
Italian conglomerate the Fratelli Cosulich Group recently took delivery of its first LNG bunkering vessel, which was built by Chinese shipyard Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering (CIMC SOE). Alice Cosulich is the first in a new series of two small-scale LNG bunkering vessels designed...
VESSEL REVIEW | Akari – Battery-powered bunkering ship for Japan’s Asahi Tankers
Japanese shipping company Asahi Tanker has taken delivery of a new bunkering vessel that will operate entirely on battery power. Akari is the second in a series of battery-powered bunkering tankers designed by Japanese consortium e5 Lab and built by Imura Shipbuilding. As with its earlier sister...
VESSEL REVIEW | FueLNG Venosa – Singapore joint venture acquires bunkering tanker
FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore and Marine (Keppel O&M) and Shell Singapore, recently added a new vessel to its LNG bunkering fleet. Built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard of South Korea for shipowner Korea Line LNG, FueLNG Venosa will operate under charter with FueLNG to provide bunkering...
VESSEL REVIEW | Brassavola – Large LNG bunkering ship to serve Port of Singapore
Singapore shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine, now operating under the name Seatrium, has handed over a new LNG bunkering vessel owned jointly by Pavilion Energy and Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL). The Singapore-flagged, Bureau Veritas-classed vessel has been named Brassavola after a...