LNG

Shell Singapore and state terminal operator SLNG have imported and unloaded Singapore’s first internationally certified bio-LNG cargo, expanding expand the city-state’s role as a regional hub for lower-carbon marine fuels.

By Gordon Jackson

Offshore LNG terminals have been under consideration since the early 1990s, first for export and more recently for import.

Tangible progress is now being made with Excelerate Energy’s US Gulf Gateway project working well and its planned Northeast Gateway off the coast of Massachusetts moving forward in the permitting process.

Shell International Trading and Shipping Co. has obtained Green Passports from Lloyd’s Register for all 25 of the liquefied natural gas carriers in its managed fleet.


The Green Passports were awarded by Lloyd’s Register following surveys and audits and a review of the relevant documentation.


Shell and Lloyd’s Register have led the way in the application and adoption of the Green Passport. Shell’s LNG carrier “Granatina” was the world’s first vessel to be awarded this recognition.


The Green Passport is a document that contains an inventory of all the materials onboard a ship that require careful handling or special awareness.