The joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd and Shell Eastern Petroleum highlighted the completion of its 100th LNG bunkering operation at the Port of Singapore. According to FueLNG, these operations have occurred with no loss-time incidents and in accordance with the Technical reference (TR) 56 standard for LNG bunkering in Singapore.
Form May 2018, the company has been providing truck-to-ship LNG bunkering for two dual-fuel tugs operated by Keppel Smit Towage.
Moreover, in September 2017, FueLNG completed its first operation and provided LNG for the commissioning of the floating liquefaction vessel Hilli Episeyo.
Chris Ong, Chairman, FueLNG and CEO, Keppel O&M commented
We are optimistic that the industry will increasingly adopt LNG as a marine fuel and look forward to furthering our partnership with industry stakeholders to build a world-class LNG bunkering network in Singapore.
In the meantime, Quah Ley Hoon, Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, noted that they hope this milestone will strengthen Singapore’s offering as an international maritime hub and bunkering port.
Concluding, the advantages of LNG as fuel have been tracked by Keppel Smit Towage, which has observed that when running on LNG, the tugs perform as efficiently as when using diesel, but consume 5% less fuel in tonnes.
