New member will help to increase opportunities for retrofit collaboration across LNG marine fuel value chain
LONDON, UK - 1st March 2022: SEA-LNG, a multi-sector industry coalition established to demonstrate LNG's benefits as a viable marine fuel, today announces the membership of Newport Shipping UK LLP, the specialist providers of comprehensive dry-docking, retrofit, repair and conversions services.
The addition of Newport Shipping strengthens the operational skill base of
SEA-LNG's membership across the LNG marine fuel value chain. It also
highlights the breadth of engaged stakeholders in the LNG market, that who
are collaborating to achieve a cleaner and greener shipping sector thereby
helping the industry meet the environmental, commercial and operational
challenges of the 21st Century.
Established in 2011 and based in the UK, Newport Shipping provides
dry-docking, retrofit, repair and conversion services through 15 shipyards,
and 38 docks in locations around the world. Newport Shipping supports LNG
conversions through innovative financing schemes that allow ship owners to
manage cashflow.
For ship owners looking to upgrade their fleet to use LNG as a marine fuel
and improve environmental compliance, Newport Shipping helps with equipment
procurement, full-scope design work, on-site project execution and
post-delivery financing. SEA-LNG anticipates a valuable collaboration with
Newport Shipping in the areas of retrofit design cost and engineering for
using LNG, bioLNG, and eventually renewable synthetic LNG, as a marine
fuel.
Peter Keller, Chairman, SEA-LNG, commented : "We are pleased to welcome another key player in the LNG marine fuel value chain to the coalition. Newport Shipping provides top class quality services which help the shipping industry reinforce low-carbon operations and move towards full decarbonisation. We expect Newport to provide valuable expertise to SEA-LNG's mission.
"At SEA-LNG, we are focused on demonstrating the environmental, commercial
and operational benefits of LNG, bioLNG and renewable synthetic LNG as a
marine fuel and the role they can play in transforming the shipping
industry. Newport Shipping is a great fit and we look forward to further
collaborating with the team."
Lianghui Xia, Managing Director Operations at Newport Shipping said : "We are pleased to be joining the SEA-LNG coalition. Its ground-breaking work has stood out for a number of years, as it provides shipowners and operators with valuable analysis of the costs and benefits of the LNG pathway.
"As specialists in low-carbon naval architecture projects, we look forward
to adding value to the coalition with our unique perspective. We are proud
of our turn-key solutions for LNG-fuelled vessels and we look forward to
working with SEA-LNG and our fellow members in future."
The addition of Newport Shipping comes at an exciting time for LNG as a
marine fuel. It is widely recognised that the pathway to maritime
decarbonisation using LNG, bioLNG and renewable synthetic LNG is a clear,
safe and practical one. This is evidenced by the strong orderbook for
LNG-fuelled vessels. According to the latest Clarksons data, 34 container
ships were ordered in January, of which 15 are LNG dual-fuel designs. With
the commercial weight behind LNG, it is important that stakeholders
throughout the value chain communicate and collaborate.
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About SEA-LNG
SEA-LNG is a UK-registered not-for-profit collaborative industry foundation
serving the needs of its member organisations committed to furthering the
use of LNG as an important, environmentally superior maritime fuel. SEA-LNG
has members across the entire LNG value chain including providers of the
product, users, engine and asset suppliers, and class societies. SEA-LNG is
already recognised as an international leader in LNG matters. Each member
organisation commits mutually agreed human resources, data analysis and
knowledge sharing in support of SEA-LNG initiatives and activities and
financially contributes via a membership fee. SEA-LNG is guided by a board,
which is led by chairman Peter Keller, who was elected as Founding Chairman
in 2016.
About Newport Shipping
Newport Shipping UK LLP was established in the UK in 2011 with vessel management, design, construction and repair experience dating back to the 1960s. The Company is active globally with the services of dry-docking, retrofit, repair and conversions with a low carbon focus in 15 yards with 38 docks capable of handling approximately 2,500 repairs annually of all vessel classes and sizes.
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