Shell Marine gets new head

The appointment is effective from October 1, 2024, according to Shell Marine.

Dabboussi will replace Melissa Williams who will transition to head up the trading operations products team of Shell.

She has been with Shell since 2014 and joins Shell Marine from her current role as Shell’s global head of acquisition, divestments, and new business development for renewable energy solutions.

“Houda’s track record in integrated gas and commercial delivery, carbon capture storage, hydrogen, and nature-based solutions deals, will be instrumental in her new role,” Shell Marine said.

Dabboussi will be based in Houston.

Shell Marine is a supplier of marine fuels such as oil and LNG, as well as lubricants.

Shell is building a huge global LNG bunkering network as the number of LNG-fueled ships continues to grow.

Last month, Shell Marine announced the completion of the first operations with Crowley’s recently delivered LNG bunkering barge, Progress.

The 12,000-cbm LNG bunkering barge, the largest US Jones Act-compliant vessel of its kind, completed its first bunkering operation with the 15,000,teu, Zim Mount Vinson, which had simultaneous cargo operations in the Port of Savannah.

The vessel also completed a second bunkering this week with the 15,000-teu, CMA CGM Symi.

In January 2021, Shell completed the first ship-to-ship bunkering operation using Q-LNG’s barge, Q-LNG 4000, in Florida.

Last year, Shell completed the first LNG bunkering operation in the Caribbean with the 18,000-cbm bunkering vessel, New Frontier 2.

Earlier this year, Shell expanded its global LNG bunkering network with the completion of its first operation in the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium.