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more environmentally lowloaded and highly e cient.
FueLNG is a joint venture between
Keppel O shore & Marine and Shell Eastern Petroleum and works to build a world-class LNG bunkering network and encourage the adoption of LNG as a marine fuel.
KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, November 28, 2019
Construction of next- generation environmental- friendly car carrier fuelled by LNG
In December 2018, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K”Line) placed an order for a car carrier vessel fuelled by LNG (lique ed natural gas) with Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. as a next- generation car carrier vessel with reduced environmental load. Construction has been started and expected completion will be in the fall of 2020. e outline of the vessel is as follows: length overall: about 199.9 metres; width: about 37.2 metres; maximum number of vehicles loadable: about 7,020; gross ton: about 73,800 tons; country of registry: Japan.
Due to ever-increasing high environmental awareness, our study of LNG-fuelled vessel has been accelerating. With the support of
the “Model Project for Maximise Reduction of CO2 Emissions from LNG-fuelled Vessels” a joint project between the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan, came to materialisation this year when our company marked the 100th Anniversary of its foundation.
In 2015, we formulated a long-term environmental management vision called
the “K”Line Environmental Vision 2050 “Securing the Blue Seas for Tomorrow,” with the aim of minimising all environmental impacts generated by our business
activities. In February 2016, we launched
an environmental-friendly agship called “Drive Green Highway,” a car carrier vessel with the next-generation environmental technologies such as state-of-the-art energy- saving technologies and SOx scrubbers (sulfur oxide puri cation equipment). In the Environmental Vision 2050, we have set the goal of “reducing CO2 emissions by half ” and “replacing majority of energy currently consumed with new energy sources,” and this LNG-fuelled ship will be a next-generation environmental-friendly car carrier vessel for achieving these goals.
By building LNG-fuelled car carrier vessels, we are actively responding to a
wide variety of transportation needs from customers both domestic and overseas,
while responding to the growing need for environmental friendliness, and contribute
to a sustainable society through high-quality transportation.
KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, November 28, 2019
South Korea completes Jeju LNG facility
South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said on November 28 that it an LNG storage and distribution facility on the island of Jeju had been completed.
Work on the project started in 2012 and cost KRW543bn ($460mn), according to the
ministry. e facility, which consists of two storage tanks, is expected to help ensure the stable supply of electricity in the Jeju area, as well as revitalising the local economy, the ministry said. Jeju households are expected to begin receiving supply from the facility in March 2020.
EUROPE
Closing of OSP Montoir: Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal fully booked from 2023 to 2035
In order to response to market signals for regasi cation capacity, Elengy conducted
a commercial operation for Montoir- de-Bretagne LNG terminal, from July to November 2019. e open subscription period (OSP) consisted of o ering the not yet subscribed regasi cation capacity, i.e. more than 3.5bn cubic metres (bcm) per year, for the period 2021 to 2035. e operation was endorsed by the French Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE).
As a result of this operation, the Montoir- de-Bretagne terminal is now fully booked between 2023 and 2035. And only few capacities remain available in 2021 and 2022. is result re ects the dynamism of the LNG market , as well as the appetite
for regasi cation capacity in France,
gateway to North-West Europe gas markets. Furthermore, it shows that gas has an important role to play in the energy transition in Europe in the coming years.
In order to better meet clients’ expectations, Elengy and its subsidiary Fosmax LNG, owner of the Fos Cavaou LNG terminal near Marseille, are now willing
to study the di erent development options
for o ering capacities at Fos Cavaou LNG terminal beyond 2030 and at Montoir-de- Bretagne beyond 2035. ese two sites o er direct and attractive access to European markets, with their strategic position on the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts. eir wide o er also make them competitive LNG hubs: cargoes unloading, ship reloading, ship to ship transshipment, cooling-down, gassing-up, LNG bunkering, truck loading...
Commissioned in 1980, Montoir-de- Bretagne LNG terminal, part of Nantes-Saint- Nazaire Port, o ers market players an e cient facility with 360 000 m3 of storage capacity and two berths, capable of accommodating
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