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MINERVA IN FOCUS

Foreword On behalf of the editorial team, I would like to extend

a warm welcome to the Q1 2025 edition of Minerva
in Focus, which I trust our colleagues and business
partners will find both interesting and informative.
We are delighted to see that our quarterly magazine
continues to be well-received, both internally and
within the wider maritime industry. Minerva in Focus
offers insights into our activities both onboard and
ashore, highlights our company’s projects and ini-
tiatives, follows new developments in shipping, and
provides a forum for our employees and business
partners to share their ideas and perspectives. The
magazine is distributed electronically and in hard
copy to all our fleet vessels and offices, and is also
made available to our business partners.
Among the many interesting features in this edition,
I would like to draw special attention to the sections
that present Minerva’s initiatives related to the training
of our seafarers in the use of LNG as a marine fuel.
LNG is playing a key role as a transitional marine
fuel and is widely regarded as the first step toward
decarbonising the maritime industry. Minerva Marine
has launched a newbuilding project for four LNG
Sokratis Dimakopoulos, dual-fuelled LR2 tankers, and training our seafarers
Chief Operating Officer in the use of LNG as fuel is a key element of the
vessels’ comprehensive Management of Change
(MOC) process.
As is well known, LNG has been used safely for de-
cades onboard LNG carriers. Accordingly, our Miner-
va Gas fleet vessels are being utilised as live training
platforms, where Minerva Marine officers spend at
least three months onboard to familiarise themselves
with this fuel’s operational and safety characteristics.
During this period, they also accumulate the service
time required for STCW certification for personnel
serving onboard LNG-fuelled vessels.
It is also worth noting that the LNGCs “Minerva
Limnos” and “Minerva Psara” are equipped with
MAN B&W ME-GI two-stroke dual-fuel engines –
the same type of engine that will be installed on the
Minerva Marine newbuilding dual-fuelled tankers. This provides our
Minerva Marine engineers with a unique opportunity
has launched a to become thoroughly familiar with the technical and
newbuilding project operational features of these engines well before the
vessels’ delivery.
for four LNG dual- Additionally, the ATHINA MLDC has launched the
fuelled LR2 tankers, “LNG as Fuel” seminars, and by June 2025, our in-
house training centre will be equipped with a state-
and training our of-the-art LNG as Fuel Simulator, developed by GTT,
seafarers in the use the world-leading company specialising in LNG con-
tainment systems.
of LNG as fuel is a key I am confident you will enjoy reading about these ini-
element of the vessels' tiatives, along with the other engaging articles featured
in the Q1 2025 edition of Minerva in Focus. Should you
comprehensive wish to learn more about any topic covered, we would
Management of be happy to provide further information. We would
also like to thank all our colleagues, both onboard
Change (MOC) and ashore, for their valuable contributions to this
process publication. For any suggestions or feedback, please
do not hesitate to contact us at Minerva-in-Focus@
minervamarine.com.

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