In a sign of the growing trend towards the use of LNG in the container ship sector, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM), of Haifa, Israel, has signed a 12-year agreement to charter ten new 15,000 TEU vessels. with LNG. (NYSE: ZIM), Haifa, Israel, has reached a 12-year agreement with Seaspan Corporation to charter ten 15,000 TEU dual-fuel vessels from Seaspan Corporation.

Shell has obtained an LNG bunkering license from the Government of Gibraltar, which will allow the oil company to develop a range of LNG bunkering services in Gibraltar. Operations will be carried out STS in the Bay of Algeciras.

Hapag-Lloyd has placed a $ 1 billion order for six 23,500 TEU dual fuel LNG containerships at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The six new constructions of more than 23,500 teu would be delivered by DSME between April and December 2023.

Germany's Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure extended the term of grants to equip and convert seagoing vessels to use LNG as marine fuel until December 31, 2021. Germany came to this decision after considering that many projects did not They were able to be executed last year due to financial problems caused by the COVID19 pandemic.

DNV GL, the world's leading classification society, and HHI Group, the world's largest shipyard, have come together to embark on the development of future-proof tanker designs. At a recent "Green Tankers towards 2050" industry webinar, attended by more than 250 participants from shipping companies around the world, DNV GL and HHI Group presented the results of new joint research and explained how green maritime solutions they can help shipowners and managers to cope with stricter environmental regulations now and in the future.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has more or less the same composition as natural gas used for homes and power generation, and in industry. Its main component is methane (CH4), the hydrocarbon fuel with the lowest carbon content.