MOL, Seaspan wrap up Vancouver LNG bunkering op

MOL said in a statement that this was the first LNG bunkering for the Japanese shipping company in Western North America and the first case to bunker an LNG-fueled car carrier in Western North America.

During the operation on March 1, the 7,500-cbm Seaspan Garibaldi, the second of three Seaspan Energy 112-meter-long LNG bunkering vessels, delivered LNG to MOL-chartered car carrier, Lake Herman, in English Bay.

“MOL is actively promoting the spread of environmentally-friendly LNG fuel and actively supporting the expansion of LNG fuel supply bases at major ports and regions around the world,” the firm said.

Seaspan Energy recently completed what it says is the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation in Canada.

During the operation in the Port of Vancouver, the 7,500-cbm Seaspan Lions, the second of three Seaspan Energy vessels, delivered LNG to the LNG dual-fuel tanker, Pacific Jade.

Prior to that, 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 Seaspan Garibaldi.

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.