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US to strongly enforce sanctions against Iranian oil

The US will soon issue advisories warning shippers, port officials and insurance companies that it “will target anybody that stores Iranian oil, petrochemicals or refined petroleum in violation of US sanctions“.

The warning came from David Peyman, the deputy assistant Secretary of State for counter threat finance and sanctions, on Monday.

Namely, Peyman said the US will encourage ship captains to take photos of anyone conducting STS transfers of sanctioned oil and submit them to the US government.

https://safety4sea.com/us-to-strongly-enforce-sanctions-against-iranian-oil/

First STS LNG bunkering in the Port of Antwerp

Titan LNG, the Dutch service supplier of liquefied natural gas, completed its first ship-to-ship liquefied natural gas bunkering in the port of Antwerp.

It is said that the chemical tanker Ramelia received LNG from Titan’s FlexFueler 001 barge at the SEA-Tank terminal. The vessel, owned by company Älvtank from Sweden, is the sixth vessel delivered to the LNG powered product tankers fleet of the Gothia Tankers Alliance.

Notably, the FlexFueler 001 started operations in June 2019 and is designed to...

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Nauticor conducts first STS LNG bunkering at Brunsbüttel

Hamburg-based Nauticor, conducted its first ever ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation at the Elbehafen Brunsbüttel, part of Brunsbüttel Ports, the first at a German port. The vessel bunkered LNG to DEME’s TSHD Scheldt River delivering a total of 300 cubic meters of the chilled fuel.

Specifically, the dredger Scheldt River received the low emission fuel from the bunker supply vessel (BSV) Kairos, as Brunsbüttel Ports, DEME and Nauticor reported in a joint statement.

Scheldt River belongs and is...

https://safety4sea.com/nauticor-conducts-first-sts-lng-bunkering-at-brunsbuttel/

Petronas completes second STS LNG transfer

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS), through its subsidiary PETRONAS LNG Ltd (PLL), announced another successful completion of LNG break bulk ship-to-ship transfer, that was recently conducted in Brunei Bay.

Specifically, the break bulk operations consisted of the fully loaded Seri Bijaksana vessel carrying LNG cargo from Gladstone LNG, Australia, transferring smaller parcels onto two other vessels for onward deliveries to different LNG terminals in Shanghai, China.

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Singapore saw its first STS LNG bunkering operation

Pavilion Energy has conducted the first commercial ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in the Port of Singapore. The operation included a reload of 2,000m3 of LNG onto a small-scale tanker at the newly-modified Secondary Jetty of the Singapore LNG (SLNG) Terminal, followed by a ship-to-ship transfer to the receiving heavy-lift commercial vessel.

Speaking about the operation, Quah Ley Hoon, Chief Executive of MPA, said that Singapore is committed to provide a range of bunkering solutions to meet the...

https://safety4sea.com/singapore-saw-its-first-sts-lng-bunkering-operation/

Wes Amelie receives LNG through its first STS operation

‘Wes Amelie’, the world’s first container ship equipped with an LNG engine, received LNG via a STS operation, on April 21, from the world’s largest LNG bunker supply vessel ‘Kairos’, in the anchorage area of Visby, Sweden.

This operation is considered as a milestone, as ‘Wes Amelie’ received LNG for the first time from a bunker supply vessel. It is also the first time that such an operation takes place in the Baltic Sea for a ship of that kind.

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AET Tankers conducts its first LNG bunkering operation

AET Tankers, Petroleum and Chemical tanker owner, announced that its first LNG dual-fuel sister Aframaxes undertook their maiden ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in April. The company’s vessels, Eagle Brasilia and Eagle Bintulu, conducted bunkering operations in Port of Rotterdam.

Specifically, Ron Wood, Global Director, Mid-Size Tankers Crude Shipping, AET commented

This first European port call for Eagle Brasilia and Eagle Bintulu, coupled with the vessel’s exciting first LNG bunkering.

He continued...

https://safety4sea.com/aet-tankers-conducts-its-first-lng-bunkering-operation/

Port of Colombo upgrades with $25 million crane order

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority announced the government’s green light, concerning the order for three-to-shore cranes for the Jaya Container Terminal (JCT) in Colombo. The new cranes, that costed approximately US$25 million, will be an important step for the JCT 5 expansion project.

Mainly, in 2018, the port of Colombo saw a US$70 million investment, approved by the Sri Lankan Government, coming with new, high-tech equipment.

Sagala Ratnayaka, the Minister of Ports & Shipping and Southern...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-colombo-upgrades-with-25-million-crane-order/

US updates guidance on North Korea sanctions

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the US Department of State and the US Coast Guard, updated information on North Korean sanctions, providing additional guidance on how to mitigate the risk of involvement in North Korea’s deceptive shipping practices.

The US government recommends that all parties involved in the shipping industry and related commercial entities — including ship owners, managers, and operators, brokers, flag registries, oil companies,...

https://safety4sea.com/us-updates-guidance-on-north-korea-sanctions/

Preparing for bunkering: Proper planning & critical safety checks

The bunkering of ships, which formerly was a relatively low skill and low value activity, has deployed into a highly focused shipboard operation, due to the continuously rising oil price in conjunction with the imperative need for high marine environmental protection.

Types of bunkering and bunker fuel oil

Conventionally, bunkering is done in ports but with modern techniques and heavy traffic, bunkering can now be done at sea under normal weather conditions. The most common type of bunkering...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-preparing-for-bunkering-proper-planning-critical-safety-checks/

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