Norwegian, Japanese Ship Brokers Join Sea/LNG

Sea\LNG, a trade body that promotes LNG as a marine fuel, announced June 21 it has added two ship brokers, Japan’s Exeno Yamamizu Corporation and Norway’s Fearnleys, as members. The two will be the first ship broking companies to join its membership coalition.

Exeno Yamamizu has a long history in shipping, including dry bulk chartering of all ship sizes and all cargo types. Since April 2017, its energy department has been responsible for managing LNG-related chartering services for several clients such as utilities, gas companies, trading houses, ship owners and operators, among others.

Fearnleys has been a major international ship broking company providing chartering, sale and purchase, and newbuilding contracting services in almost all shipping sectors, including dry cargo, tankers, and offshore. Fearnleys’ involvement in LNG began in the late 1960s. Today, the company has a team of 15 personnel focussed exclusively on LNG, with offices in Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, Oslo, Houston, and London.

Peter Keller, Sea\LNG chairman and executive vice president, Tote, said: “Sea\LNG is pleased to welcome Exeno and Fearnleys to its membership coalition. Our members continue to be a strong voice advocating for LNG as a cost-effective, safe, and more environmentally friendly long-term fuelling solution. The support for and momentum behind the use of LNG as a marine fuel, particularly in the last 18 months, demonstrates the need for pooling knowledge and working collaboratively to break down the barriers to LNG uptake ahead of the 2020 global sulphur cap.”

Sea\LNG’s members include: ABS, Carnival Corporation & plc, Clean Marine Energy, DNV GL, Eagle LNG Partners, Engie, Exeno Yamamizu, Fearnleys AS, Gas Natural Fenosa, GE, GTT, JAX LNG, Keppel Gas Technology, K Line Group, Lloyd’s Register, MAN Diesel & Turbo, Marubeni Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Novatek Gas & Power, NYK Line, Petronet LNG, Port of Rotterdam, Qatargas, Shell, Société Générale, Sumitomo Corporation, Total, TOTE Inc., Toyota Tsusho, Uyeno Group of Companies, Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation (YKIP), and Wärtsilä.