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  • Plans are coming together for the multipurpose port in Montego Bay Photo: Marlon Tingling, JIS
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    Jamaica's multipurpose port

    2016-08-26T09:56:00Z

    The Jamaican government are working to convert the shipping ports in Montego Bay into a regional multipurpose port.

  • LNG increase for Pakistan. Photo: openDemocracy/Flickr
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    Pakistani LNG terminal

    2016-08-25T09:29:00Z

    Pakistan has signed a deal to purchase a new Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) for its second import terminal at Port Qasim, Karachi.

  • Chinese energy consumption fell by 5.2% in the first half of 2016
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    Green efforts in China

    2016-08-15T11:00:00Z

    As China fulfilled its energy-saving targets for the first half of 2016, more effort has been pledged to support the country’s green sector.

  • BMT secures LNG ferries contract
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    LNG ferries for The Netherlands

    2016-08-10T16:51:00Z

    BMT Nigel Gee has secured a new project to design two 70m aluminium-hull catamaran RoPax ferries for Dutch company Rederij Doeksen.

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    LNG bunkering at Rotterdam

    2016-08-04T14:47:00Z

    Ternsund is set to be the first sea-going vessel to bunker LNG at the Port of Rotterdam.

  • The MPA and the MDM have a joint chemical spill plan
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    Tackling chemical spills

    2016-08-01T17:32:00Z

    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Marine Department of Malaysia (MDM) have conducted a joint chemical spill exercise to test its joint Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for chemical spill incidents.

  • Fremantle Port will now be able to supply LNG bunkering services to shippers
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    ‘Australian first’ for LNG bunkering

    2016-08-01T10:14:00Z

    Western Australia-based EVOL LNG says it has won approval from Fremantle Port Authority to offer LNG truck-to-ship bunkering at the port.

  • GNL Quintero will welcome the services of two new tugs
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    Handling LNG carriers

    2016-07-28T15:40:00Z

    GNL Quintero, the first of three LNG terminals built in Chile, will soon welcome the services of two new RAstar 3200-class tugs.

  • ‘APL Japan’ receives shore side power at QQCTUA
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    Cold ironing in China

    2016-07-21T12:18:00Z

    APL’s joint-venture terminal, Qingdao Qianwan United Advance Container Terminal (QQCTUA) in China, has completed a cold-ironing trial to ensure it has the capability to meet new Chinese emission regulations.

  • The Singapore venture with Keppel extends Shell's LNG bunkering business into Asia as plans for a bunker barge (pictured) for the Rotterdam GATE terminal proceed
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    Keppel and Shell in Singapore LNG bunker venture

    2016-07-18T13:26:00Z

    Keppel Corp and Shell have formed a joint venture to provide LNG bunkering services in Singapore, as the Maritime and Ports Authority (MPA) extends its green shipping incentive to LNG fuelled vessels.

  • Wärtsilä’s LNG value chain
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    Wartsila’s LNG focus

    2016-07-14T15:51:00Z

    Wärtsilä has formed a coalition with other marine industry players to increase the adoption of LNG as a marine fuel.

  • Essar Ports plans to set up a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) near Hazira
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    Investing in LNG

    2016-07-14T12:08:00Z

    India’s Essar Ports Ltd is reportedly attempting to strengthen its business by investing in an LNG terminal to diversify its business.

  • With the delivery of the LNG split hopper barge in July 2016 bremenports is realising a challenging pilot project that has taken four years
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    Spearheading LNG bunkering

    2016-07-13T11:52:00Z

    With the delivery of the LNG split hopper barge in July 2016, bremenports is realising a challenging pilot project which has taken four years, writes Karina Wieseler, port development at bremenports.

  • POLB is exploring options that include LNG as fuel for ships
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    Aiming for zero emissions

    2016-07-04T12:08:00Z

    Recently awarded best seaport in North America for the second year in a row, the Port of Long Beach (POLB), aka ‘Green Port’, knows that what’s good for business, is also good for the environment, writes Lauren Riga.

  • The 'Amaltheia' bunker feed vessel was unveiled at Posidonia
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    LNG bunker feed vessel unveiling

    2016-07-04T11:57:00Z

    Greece’s Helengi Engineering Ltd has unveiled a new design for a LNG bunker feeder vessel which will serve the Port of Piraeus and other ports including Patras and Heraklion.

  • The Port of Barcelona already has an LNG supply infrastructure
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    Barcelona LNG focus

    2016-06-20T10:29:00Z

    The Port of Barcelona and Enagás have signed an agreement to set up a new logistics services for LNG using the energy company''s regasification plant it manages in the port area.

  • Wärtsilä 34DF engine which will power the IB Polaris
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    LNG icebreaker

    2016-06-20T09:46:00Z

    The design and technical aspects of the IB Polaris icebreaker vessel, powered by LNG, were unveiled at CIMAC World Congress in Helsinki.

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    Japan studies LNG bunkering

    2016-06-14T14:36:00Z

    Japan’s Ministry for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has launched a feasibility study for LNG bunkering in the Port of Yokohama, the first development project of its kind in the country.

  • LNG and methanol are viable alternatives to fossil fuels. Photo: Joint Research Centre/European Commission
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    LNG and methanol lead the pack

    2016-06-02T10:04:00Z

    Liquefied natural gas (LNG) and methanol are the most promising alternatives to help reduce the shipping sector’s carbon footprint, according to a report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC).

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    New LNG terminal

    2016-06-01T15:24:00Z

    At the east coast port of Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, India’s GMR Group is hoping to invest $70.8m in a 175m tonne-a-year LNG terminal.