LNG – Professional Mariner

12 May

Crowley’s second Avance-class boxship enters service

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLNG, shipbuilding, shipping

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Copan, the second vessel in Crowley’s Avance-class fleet of LNG-powered containerships, has begun its inaugural commercial operations from the Port of Jacksonville, further expanding the company’s capacity and enhancing speed of ocean shipping for the Caribbean Basin. Named for one of the most important archaeological sites of the Mayan civilization in Honduras, Copan was specifically designed to…

12 May

First cruise ship refuels with LNG in Vancouver

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLNG, Ports, propulsion

(NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — The first cruise ship has filled up with an alternative fuel at the Port of Vancouver, receiving liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Seaspan Energy’s LNG bunker vessel Seaspan Garibaldi as it prepares to sail to Alaska. LNG is the first alternative fuel available in significant quantities for the international maritime sector that has been approved…

21 Apr

Port Everglades welcomes its first LNG-fueled cargo ship

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLNG, Ports, shipping

(BROWARD COUNTY, Fla.) — Port Everglades last week welcomed its first cargo ship fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Crowley ship Quetzal is one of four newbuild vessels using cleaner fuel that the Florida-based global company plans for trade among the U.S., Central America and the Caribbean Basin. Several cruise ships fueled with LNG, including Princess Cruises' Sun Princess…

01 Apr

Crowley upgrading Puerto Rico terminal with LNG-fueled microgrid

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry NewsLNG, Ports, shipping

(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Crowley, the longest-serving U.S. logistics provider in Puerto Rico, is enhancing the resiliency of its Isla Grande logistics terminal in San Juan with the installation of a microgrid fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The innovative energy system will provide a reliable power supply tailored to support the terminal’s daily operations, such as powering its…

21 Mar

Crowley deploys first U.S. LNG carrier to serve Puerto Rico

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsJones Act, LNG, shipping

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Crowley has raised the U.S. flag on American Energy, commencing operations of the first domestic liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier to transport U.S.-sourced natural gas to Puerto Rico. The milestone will provide Puerto Rico with increased access to the reliable supply of U.S.-produced LNG, helping address the island’s ongoing power demands. Crowley and Naturgy have entered into…

03 Feb

Seaspan marks first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in Canada

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLNG, Ports

(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — Seaspan Energy has successfully completed the first ship-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering in Canada, which took place in the Port of Vancouver in the Upper Harbour. The ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to a tanker at anchor was performed by Seaspan Lions, named after the twin peaks of the North Shore, or known as Ch’ich’iyúy Elxwíkn (“twin…

21 Jan

Safety alert: LNG hot work, lockout/tagout procedures

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, LNG, Safety alert, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — A recent marine casualty, resulting in a fire and severe injuries to two crewmembers, highlights the risks associated with liquefied natural gas (LNG), performing hot work in hazardous zones, and the necessity of maintaining a robust lockout/tagout program. The U.S. Coast Guard's investigation revealed that two crewmembers were conducting hot work in a known hazardous zone on the…

16 Dec

Matson converts third boxship to operate on LNG

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLNG, propulsion, shipbuilding, shipping

(HONOLULU) — Matson has completed the conversion of its third containership to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG) as part of a long-term strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Offshore Energy reported. The containership Kaimana Hila, built in 2019 by Philly Shipyard, was retrofitted with an LNG dual-fuel gas supply system in accordance with a contract Matson had signed…

04 Dec

Seaspan celebrates ship-to-ship LNG in Long Beach

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLNG, Ports

(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — Seaspan Energy has successfully completed its first ship-to-ship transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a containership in the Port of Long Beach, Calif. The operation marks the beginning of Seaspan’s service offering on the West Coast of North America with two LNG bunkering vessels to soon serve the Long Beach and Vancouver markets. “Our first…

05 Aug

Crowley takes delivery of nation’s largest LNG barge

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLNG, shipbuilding

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Crowley has accepted delivery of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge Progress, the largest U.S. Jones Act-compliant vessel of its kind, after construction was completed at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Progress will expand access to cleaner energy for ship operators at the Port of Savannah, Ga., upon final commissioning there. Shell NA LNG…