EuropeLNG as Fuel

BC Ferries’ newbuild wraps up first LNG bunkering op in Poland

By LNG Prime Staff
BC Ferries' newbuild wraps up first LNG bunkering op in Poland
Image: Remontowa Shipbuilding

Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding is moving forward with works on the fourth LNG-powered ferry it is building for Canada’s BC Ferries.

The ferry named Salish Heron received liquefied natural gas in Gdansk for the first time in a truck-to-ship operation last week. Next, the vessel will undergo trials ahead of its delivery in 2022.

BC Ferries previously said the LNG-powered ship would join its fleet in Spring 2022.

It will replace BC Ferries’ diesel-powered Mayne Queen on the Swartz Bay-Southern Gulf Islands line in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

The new 107 meters long vessel will have the capacity to carry at least 138 vehicles and up to 600 passengers and crew.

The ship features three Wartsila engines and electrically-propelled Schottel thrusters.

Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding launched the fourth Salish-class LNG-powered vessel for the shipping firm in December last year.

The yard has previously delivered three similar ferries to BC Ferries, namely the Salish Orca, Salish Raven, and Salish Eagle.

Most Popular

LNG Terminals

First Nations plan new Canadian LNG export project

Kino Aski and Marinvest Energy Canada rebealed plans to jointly develop Kino Aski LNG, a First Nations–led liquefied natural gas (LNG) project designed to supply Europe.
Corporate

ALNG expects to enter LNG trading by year-end

Norway’s ALNG, the owner of two TFDE LNG vessels, expects to enter LNG trading with its first transaction by the end of this year, according to interim CEO Jens-Julius Ramdahl Nygaard.
Contracts and Tenders

ExxonMobil dishes out $1.1 billion in Rovuma LNG contracts

US energy giant ExxonMobil and its partners in the planned Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique have awarded $1.1 billion in pre-investment contracts for long-lead upstream equipment.

More News Like This

LNG as Fuel

Remontowa kicks off work on first Polish LNG-powered ferry

Poland’s Remontowa said it had started building the first LNG-powered RoPax ferry for Polskie Promy and operator Unity Line,...
LNG as Fuel

Canada’s BC Ferries to put in use LNG-powered newbuild

BC Ferries will soon put in use its fourth LNG-powered vessel following the arrival of the ferry Salish Heron...
Contracts and Tenders

Wartsila to power three Polish LNG ferries

Finland's Wartsila said on Tuesday it has secured a contract from Poland's Remontowa shipyard to supply tech for three...
LNG as Fuel

BC Ferries’ LNG-powered newbuild on its way from Poland to Canada

BC Ferries’ new LNG-powered Salish Class vessel is now on its way from Poland to Canada's British Columbia following...