KPI OceanConnect, Pavilion Energy collaborate on first SIMOPS LNG bunkering in Singapore

Global marine energy solutions provider KPI OceanConnect on Monday (8 April) said it successfully completed its first Simultaneous Operation (SIMOPS) of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering with Pavilion Energy in Singapore.

The LNG bunker fuel was delivered to Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) container ship Monica Cristina through bunker vessel Brassavola at an operation that took place at Tuas Container Terminal along with loading and unloading procedures.

Pavilion Energy, in a separate social media post, said the operation also marked Singapore-built Brassavola’s first SIMOPS LNG bunkering. 

“Pavilion Energy is delighted to collaborate with KPI OceanConnect to complete another successful delivery of LNG to MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company’s Monica Cristina,” the firm said. 

In January, Singapore-headquartered marine engineering firm Seatrium, formed by the merger of Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Offshore and Marine (KOM), announced the successful delivery of Brassavola, Singapore’s first membrane LNG bunker vessel built locally by the Group, to owner Indah Singa Maritime Pte. Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL).

Following delivery, Brassavola was chartered by Pavilion Energy to supply LNG bunker in the Port of Singapore.

The vessel will also be deployed by TotalEnergies Marine Fuels to serve its customers under a long-term agreement with Pavilion Energy.

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Photo credit: Pavilion Energy
Published: 9 April 2024