Canada completes its first STS containership LNG bunkering

As announced, the ship-to-ship LNG bunkering was performed by the Seaspan Garibaldi, one of three LNG bunkering vessels in Seaspan’s fleet. The LNG was provided to the CMA CGM Pointe Du Piton, a 75,000t, 7,900 TEU containership that was built in 2024 by HD Hyundai Samho.

Seaspan is proud to be at the forefront of helping to reduce vessel emissions here in North America as LNG becomes an increasingly important transitional fuel for the marine industry.

..said Harly Penner, President of Seaspan Energy.

Furthermore, Seaspan’s fleet of three 112m long LNG bunkering vessels is poised to serve the West Coast of North America and will be ready for further deployment as the global LNG fuel market continues to mature and evolve.

Ensuring there are safe marine refuelling services available for ships calling the Port of Vancouver is critical to our purpose of enabling Canada’s trade.

…said Captain Shri Madiwal, Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.

Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and MP for North Vancouver, highlighted that in an increasingly volatile world, Canada is rising to meet the challenges of the moment by strengthening its resiliency and economic position and diversifying is trading partners.

Exports of LNG produced with ultra low production emissions can be a way we can address vulnerabilities in the energy market and reduce global emissions, while deepening trade relations with trustworthy allied countries. This is particularly the case in the field of marine transportation.

…said Wilkinson.

To remind, Seaspan Energy’s first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering took place in December 2024 in the Port of Long Beach, while its first Canadian ship-to-ship LNG bunkering took place in January 2025 in the Port of Vancouver.