Japan’s NYK Line and LNG fuel venture complete first re-fuelling of car carrier in Port of Singapore
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), a leading Japanese shipping company and FueLNG, a Singaporean joint venture, have completed the first bunkering in Singapore of an LNG-fuelled Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) as the Asian city state increases its LNG bunkering market presence.
European LNG equipment-maker Cryostar invests in new filling station equipment and technology testing
Cryostar, the liquefied natural gas equipment maker, whose products for vehicle filling stations are meeting rising demand from a widening network in Europe and North America, has launched a new fuel dispenser.
First Singapore LNG bunkering vessel owned by Shell and Keppel launched at Nantong shipyard in China
The first Singapore LNG bunkering vessel owned by Shell Eastern Petroleum and Keppel Offshore and Marine Ltd has been launched at the Keppel Nantong Shipyard in China.
Turkish LNG fuel
Jan 14 (LNGJ) - Royal Dutch Shell and Turcas Petrol have opened the first liquefied natural gas filling station in Turkey. The facility was started up under a long-term fuel stations agreement between the two companies. The new filling station is in the town of Sapanca on the Istanbul-Ankara highway, one of the busiest roads for freight trucking to and from southeast and central Europe.
Turcas Petrol and Shell have had a joint venture accord since 2005 for the development and distribution of fuel products and lubricants in Turkey. They currently have a network of around 1,000 fuel stations in the country.
Russian carrier and tanker owner Sovcomflot slips to net loss in year of LNG advances
Sovcomflot posted a net loss for the year as it made progress in the LNG shipping sector by starting deliveries from the Russian Yamal LNG plant and securing fuel for a small fleet of LNG-powered, ice-class Aframax oil tankers under construction.
