Seaspan Energy has completed its first LNG ship-to-ship transfer to a containership in the Port of Long Beach, an operation which marks the beginning of Seaspan’s service offering on the West Coast of North America with two LNG bunker vessels to serve both the Long Beach and Vancouver markets.
Harly Penner, SVP Seaspan Energy said: “Our first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering has been five years in the making and our team is so proud of this milestone especially as this represents the first ship-to-ship bunkering on the West Coast of North America. We are committed to offering large vessel operators a low-carbon fuel solution and this is the first of many successful operations to support a sustainable shift in the global marine sector.”
The first ship-to-ship transfer was performed by the Seaspan Garibaldi, the first of three Seaspan Energy 112m-long LNG bunkering vessels to be operational. The Seaspan Garibaldi will soon be joined by the Seaspan Lions and both bunkering vessels will support the market on the West Coast of North America. Seaspan Energy says it is the first Canadian company to provide ship-to-ship bunkering solutions.
Image: LNG bunker ship ‘Seaspan Garibaldi’ (source: Seaspan Marine)
