MOL, Seaspan wrap up first LNG bunkering op of car carrier in Western North America
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Seaspan Energy on Tuesday (4 March) said it completed the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to a car carrier in Western North America with Mitsui OSK. Lines (MOL).
With this, MOL said it became the first Japanese shipping company to bunker at Western North America.
On 1 March in English Bay, Seaspan Garibaldi successfully completed a ship-to-ship LNG bunkering at anchor to Lake Herman, an LNG-powered car carrier operated by MOL out of Japan.
“We are proud to share in this milestone with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) as Lake Herman is the first car carrier to be fueled by a ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in Western North America,” said Harly Penner, President, Seaspan Energy.
“We appreciate the trust from our customer and look forward to a long-lasting relationship.”
“Until now, there was no LNG fuel supply base in Western North America, and the deployment of LNG-fueled vessels was limited,” said Yoshikazu Urushitani, General Manager, Marine Fuel GX Division, MOL.
“We are very pleased that we have succeeded in the first LNG bunkering for a car carrier in Western North America in collaboration with Seaspan Energy, which will expand the range of areas where we can deploy environmentally friendly LNG-fueled vessels and provide customers with more options for expanding their clean supply chains.”
“We will continue to conduct LNG bunkering based on the ship-to-ship basis to LNG-fuelled vessels at other ports in Western North America.”
Photo credit: Seaspan Energy
Published: 6 March, 2025
