Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and the head of the Dangote group, has told the BBC that the plans for a new 700,000 barrels a day (b/d) refinery in Kenya have ‘gone very far’ and work is set to begin on the site in October. In the interview uploaded to the BBC website on Thursday (6 August), Dangote said that the new refinery will have ‘a massive impact’ on the countries in the region and allow them to become ‘energy self-sufficient’. He added that the construction work on the refinery would take about four years to complete. Image: Shutterstock

Axpo Italia has announced that, in partnership with Vitol, it has made the first ship-to-ship LNG bunker delivery at the Italian Port of Civitavecchia , using the 7,500 cubic metre (cbm) capacity Green Pearl. The Green Pearl supplied the LNG fuel to Silversea’s vessel Silver Ray at pier 18. In a statement issued today (10 August), Axpo said that the initiative at Civitavecchia  is part of its strategy to ‘develop a supply chain focused on low-emission fuels for the maritime sector and heavy transportation’. The company is already providing LNG bunkering services in Genoa and Naples. Axpo said that the first STS LNG bunker […]

Bahri Logistics, part of the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), has opened two new ship agency offices at Yanbu Commercial and Industrial Ports and Ras Tanura Industrial Port. The offices complement the company’s existing operations at Jubail Commercial and Industrial Ports, Ras Al-Khair Port, Jeddah Islamic Port, King Abdullah Port, and King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. The Yanbu and Ras Tanura offices will also serve as strategic coordination hubs, supported by advanced digital systems and Bahri’s nationwide network, with the aim of accelerating port procedures. Commenting on the expansion, Mohammed Alsinan, Vice President of Bahri Logistics, said: ‘The […]