LNG – Professional Mariner

21 Mar

Matson to convert third containership to run on LNG

Rich MillerMaritime NewsClimate change, LNG, propulsion, shipping

(HONOLULU) — Matson Navigation Co. has confirmed that it will convert the main engine aboard its containership Kaimana Hila from a MAN B&W S90ME-C10.5 unit to a dual-fuel ME-GI unit capable of running on liquefied natural gas (LNG). In doing so, Matson is exercising an option contained in a contract it signed with MAN Energy Solutions in June 2022 to…

09 Feb

Seaside LNG acquires bunker barge from TOTE

Rich MillerMaritime NewsClimate change, LNG, shipping

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Seaside LNG has acquired the liquefied natural gas fueling barge Clean Jacksonville from TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico, a subsidiary of TOTE Group. Seaside LNG’s maritime transportation company, Polaris New Energy, has contracted to continue fueling TOTE’s Marlin-class LNG-powered containerships and other commercial customers with its fleet of LNG bunker barges. The 2,200-cubic-meter Clean Jacksonville recently completed its…

22 Dec

LNG Summit USA to examine challenges, opportunities

Rich MillerIndustry NewsLNG, propulsion, shipbuilding, shipping

(HOUSTON) — Fueled by the success of the previous editions, WISDOM will present the seventh annual LNG Summit USA on Feb. 27 and Feb. 28 in Houston. Reliability issues and a cyclical decline in capacity additions have constrained the ability of liquefied natural gas producers to respond to a demand rebound driven by the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and…

19 Sep

Crowley, Eastern Pacific partner on LNG newbuild charters

Rich MillerIndustry NewsLNG, shipping

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Crowley has awarded Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) a contract for the charter of four newbuild containerships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) for Crowley’s U.S.-Central America trade. Using LNG significantly lowers vessel greenhouse gas emissions, such as sulfur oxide, carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide while eliminating particulate matter compared with conventional diesel fuel. In addition, these…

17 Aug

Long Beach welcomes Pasha’s new LNG boxship

Rich MillerMaritime NewsLNG, shipbuilding

(LONG BEACH, Calif.) — The Port of Long Beach on Wednesday welcomed Pasha Hawaii’s M/V George III, the first containership powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) to refuel on the West Coast. The ship’s LNG-powered engines are dramatically cleaner than those of a traditional cargo ship. Following George III’s inaugural visit to Long Beach, the 774-foot ship built by Keppel…

29 Jul

Keppel delivers LNG-fueled containership to Pasha Hawaii

Rich MillerMaritime NewsLNG, shipbuilding

(BROWNSVILLE, Texas) — Hawaii-based Pasha Hawaii, together with Texas-based Keppel AmFELS, on Thursday announced the delivery of George III, the first vessel powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel on the West Coast and the first to serve Hawaii. The 774-foot containership is the first of two new ‘Ohana-class containerships to join Pasha Hawaii’s fleet, serving the Hawaii/mainland trade…

01 Jun

Larger, faster Sabine pilot boat built to go the distance

Professional Mariner StaffPilot Boat, Vessels at WorkLNG, mariners, maritime industry, maritime news, Port Arthur, Sabine Pilots, Spindletop, Texas

Oil has fueled the Texas economy since the Spindletop field near Beaumont began gushing at a rate of 100,000 barrels per day in 1901. This year, Breaux’s Bay Craft of Loreauville, La., delivered Spindletop, a 90-foot pilot boat, to the Sabine Pilots of Port Arthur, Texas. Spindletop was conceived and built to keep pace with growth in the petroleum trade,…