Seaspan claims Canada’s first STS LNG bunkering op

Seaspan Energy said in a statement on Monday that the bunkering operation took place in the Port of Vancouver in the Upper Harbour.

During the operation, the 7,500-cbm Seaspan Lions, the second of three Seaspan Energy 112-meter-long LNG bunkering vessels, delivered LNG to the LNG dual-fuel tanker, Pacific Jade.

“Completing our first successful bunkering in local waters is a major milestone for Seaspan Energy and marks the introduction of a low-carbon fuel alternative from the Port of Vancouver and beyond,” said Harly Penner, president of Seaspan Energy.

“With two of our LNG bunkering vessels now operational and our first bunkering in the books, our message to shipowners globally is that we now offer an accredited LNG bunkering option here in Vancouver,” Penner said.

In December 2024, Seaspan Energy completed its first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation to a containership in the Port of Long Beach, California.

The firm completed the first ship-to-ship transfer with the 7,500-cbm Seaspan Garibaldi, the first of three bunkering vessels.

Seaspan Energy said this operation marked the beginning of its service offering on the West Coast of North America with two LNG bunkering vessels to soon serve both the Long Beach and Vancouver markets.

China’s Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering handed over Seaspan Lions to Seaspan Energy in October last year.

Like its sister vessel, Seaspan Garibaldi, which CIMC SOE delivered in August, the newbuild is 112.8 meters long, 18.6 meters wide, 5 meters deep, and has a design speed of 13 knots.

In addition, CIMC SOE recently delivered Seaspan Energy’s third vessel, Seaspan Baker.