Carnival Cruise Corp.’s largest liner begins European sea trials under LNG power ahead of Florida debut
The largest cruise liner ever built for Carnival Cruise Corp. of the US, the LNG-powered liner “Mardi Gras”, has begun a series of sea trials from the Finnish Meyer Turku shipyard ahead of moving to its base in Florida to begin operations in February 2021 as the cruise industry continues to boost future demand for LNG maritime fuel.
Total and Mitsui OSK Lines hold naming ceremony in Rotterdam for largest LNG bunkering vessel
French energy major Total and Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines have attended a naming ceremony in the Dutch port of Rotterdam for the “Gas Agility”, the world’s largest LNG bunkering vessel.
Repsol of Spain advances LNG fuel plans and reports good low-sulfur IMO provision sales
Spanish energy company Repsol, a maritime fuel sector participant with plans to re-fuel Spain-UK ferries with LNG, said the International Maritime Organization sulfur curbs had led to it selling around 150,000 metric tons of low-sulfur fuel at Spanish ports and nearly 1 million tons in Singapore.
