China’s Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering has delivered the first 7,600-cbm LNG bunkering vessel to Canada’s Seaspan Energy.
CIMC SOE announced on Tuesday the delivery of the LNG bunkering vessel, Seaspan Garibaldi.
The vessel has 112.8 meters in length, 18.6 meters in width, 5 meters in draft, and a design speed of 13 knots.
The Chinese shipbuilder launched this LNG bunkering ship in December 2023.
It is the first of three Seaspan’s LNG bunkering vessels scheduled for delivery by the end of this year.
CIMC SOE won a contract in 2022 to build two 7,600-cbm LNG bunkering vessels for Seaspan, while the latter exercised its option for the third vessel after that.
Each of the vessels feature two IMO type C cylindrical tanks and an LNG sub-cooling system to facilitate cargo conditioning during transit and anchorage.
Designed by Vard Marine, the bunkering vessels will provide ship-to-ship LNG transfer as well as coastal/short sea shipping operations.
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Seaspan ULC is a group of Canadian companies that are primarily involved in coastal marine, transportation, bunker fueling, ship repair, and shipbuilding services on the West Coast of North America, and Seaspan Energy is part of this group.
Seaspan Energy previously said that Seaspan Garibaldi will be based in the Panama region as part of its deal with AES.
The company signed in October last year a memorandum of understanding with US energy firm AES to provide LNG as fuel for vessels from the Costa Norte LNG terminal in Panama.
On the other hand, Seaspan Energy said in April that the second bunkering vessel, Seaspan Lions, will provide LNG fueling services for vessels on the West Coast of North America.
With this, Seaspan Energy will become the first company to provide LNG bunkering in the Pacific Northwest, the firm claims.
The third vessel, Seaspan Baker, will service the Long Beach container ship market and will join Seaspan Lions in providing LNG fueling services for vessels on the West Coast of North America, according to the firm.