The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, collectively known as the San Pedro Bay Ports, have renewed their pledge to issue an alternative fuel bunkering RFP by the end of 2026, with the commitment coming as part of a fresh round of communications about the ports’ Clean Marine Fuel Feasibility Assessment. As previously reported by ship.energy, the ports’ Clean Marine Fuel Feasibility Assessment showed that 19 shipping lines believe methanol is emerging as a key future fuel pathway, with adoption expected to accelerate after 2028. Alongside methanol, the assessment also found that LNG was the leading candidate for near- […]

Trafigura has entered into a $1.5 billion five-year loan agreement which will support a contract for the commodity trader to supply more than 150TWh of natural gas to Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE) over the next five years. In a statement sent to ship.energy today (29 October), Trafigura said that the loan is supported, in part, by a guarantee under the Untied Loan Guarantee (UFK) of the government of the Federal Republic of Germany, acting through the German ECA Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft (Euler Hermes). The programme aims to secure the long-term delivery of strategic commodities to Germany. The loan agreement […]

Fratelli Cosulich Marine Energy has announced the delivery of the 8,585 DWT methanol-ready IMO Type II bunker tanker Carlotta Cosulich. The vessel, the third of four sister ships, was delivered at Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipyard in China. Its technical features include a MarineLINE cargo tank coating, single point mooring capability and a five-tonne crane. The first two vessels in the series, Anna Cosulich and Lucia Cosulich, were delivered previously. In a statement issued yesterday (28 October), Fratelli Cosulich said Carlotta Cosulich will now undergo final preparations before entering service. Related reading: Fratelli Cosulich’s methanol-ready bunker tanker, Carlotta Cosulich, launched in […]