The ship-to-ship transfer (STS) bunkering of the world’s first LNG-fuelled VLCC took place in the port of Pasir Gudang, Malaysia using the Avenir Advantage – PETRONAS’ long term-chartered barge.
Delivered in February, the Yuan Rui Yang is the world’s first LNG-fuelled VLCC. The vessel is 333 metres long, 60 metres wide and 30.5 metres deep. It has a low-pressure dual-fuel main engine and two 3,500 cubic metre LNG storage tanks.
This is the first delivery under contract agreement between Titan LNG and Koch Industries and marks another milestone for the PETRONAS-Titan collaboration, which has previously supplied LNG across Asia to vessels including the Siem Aristotle and several other smaller vessels that were en route from Asia to Europe.
As the LNG pathway gains recognition and momentum, taking a collaborative approach enables us to continue to deliver LNG safely across Europe, Asia and around the world
Michael Schaap, Titan LNG’s Commercial Director Marine commented.
Mr. Schaap added that shipping companies such as Cosco and Koch are becoming much more aware of how to meet the 2030 and 2050 decarbonisation targets and recognise that the use of LNG as a marine fuel has a multitude of benefits.
Not only its negligible local emissions profile but its clear global emissions reduction pathway through the introduction of bioLNG and hydrogen-derived LNG
