The port of Amsterdam announced that the first LNG bunkering of sea-going vessel Fure West took place on the Groene Kade in the Amerikahaven, the designated location for safe truck-to-ship bunkering of LNG
Fure West is the first sea-going vessel of FureTank that has a dual-fuel engine. Built in 2006, the ship has recently been converted to run on LNG. On Monday morning this week, she moored at Oiltanking for unloading. On Tuesday, she made her way to the Groene Kade where the bunkering took place.
Titan LNG external link, an Amsterdam company trading in LNG, transported the liquid natural gas in five tankers from the GATE terminal to the Amerikahaven and ensured that the bunkering would be safely accomplished.
Marleen van de Kerkhof, State Harbour Master said:
‘Port of Amsterdam is fully committed to making shipping sustainable. This is needed to provide a sustainable solution to the demands of logistics and regulation. The facilitation of safe bunkering operations with new and cleaner shipping fuels is a good example of this.
The Groene Kade is now a temporary facility. Together with various partners such as Titan LNG, we are looking to create a more permanent bunker facility that is both safe and efficient. Today’s bunkering operation was a successful first step in this direction.’
‘The use of LNG for shipping is on the rise, as a result of stricter environmental regulation, a sound business case and growing public pressure to make shipping cleaner.’, Niels den Nijs, CEO of Titan LNG commented.
The port notes that LNG as a fuel has huge benefits for the environment. Sulphur and particle emissions would be reduced to almost zero, and nitrogen oxide emission is cut by 85-90 percent. LNG may also reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.
Source & Image Credit: Port of Amsterdam
