Latest Shell LNG bunker barge completes first bunkering operation
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Shell on Thursday (29 August) announced its latest LNG bunker barge completing its first bunkering operation in the Port of Savannah.
Progress, the largest Jones Act LNG bunker barge, refuelled the 15,000 TEU container ship Zim Mount Vinson last week.
“This week, a second bunkering with the (container ship) CMA CGM Symi was successfully and safely completed as well,” it said in a social media post.
Shell added the Elba LNG liquefaction plant that produced the LNG for these operations also serves as a key LNG supply hub for many of its US bunkering locations.
“Connected to the US gas grid and several bio-methane plants, the ISCC-certified Elba plant is well-positioned to enable bio-LNG bunkering and help our customers meet their carbon intensity reduction requirements,” it added.
“We look forward to enabling many others who have also invested in LNG dual-fuel fleets, to achieve their decarbonisation goals today and into the future.”
Manifold Times previously reported US-owned and -operated maritime solutions company Crowley on accepting delivery of Progress after construction was completed at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
Shell signed a long-term agreement with Crowley to operate the barge, providing another fueling location to ships using liquefied natural gas.
Related: Crowley takes delivery of largest US-flagged LNG bunker barge “Progress”
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Published: 30 August, 2024
