On 3 November, Sawgrass LNG & Power, in collaboration with Gas and Heat SpA and REV LNG, refuelled a cruise ship at Fort Lauderdale with approximately 320 cubic metres of LNG. The supply operation involved eight LNG trucks and an LNG4Speed skid owned by REV LNG. The LNG was sourced from Sawgrass LNG & Power’s Miami facility. As previously reported by ship.energy, earlier this year Sawgrass LNG & Power undertook the first shore-to-ship LNG bunkering operation at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection vessel Ilma was fuelled at the Floridian port on 26 March. Image: Gas and Heat

A naming ceremony for the 18,600 cubic metre bunker vessel, Monte Shams, was held on 3 November at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in China. The vessel is owned by the Spanish company Ibaizabal and will be chartered by TotalEnergies for LNG bunkering operations at the Port of Sohar in Oman. The French energy major is an 80% shareholder in a joint venture with OQPC called Marsa LNG LLC. The company is developing a one million tonnes per year liquefaction facility at Sohar, and LNG production is slated to begin in Q1 2028. Marsa LNG will be first LNG bunkering hub in […]

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) have launched a joint research grant call to develop solutions to support the decarbonisation of international shipping. Announced today (5 November), the grant call builds on the MPA-RCN Memorandum of Understanding signed in April 2024 on maritime research, development, education and training and will focus on three areas: alternative fuels and energy infrastructure; vessel energy efficiency and emissions reduction; and digitalisation and greener shipping operations. SMI will provide up to S$2.7 million for Singapore research partners, while RCN will make […]