TotalEnergies claims Asia Pacific’s first cruise ship LNG bunkering

A unit of France’s TotalEnergies has completed what it says is Asia Pacific’s first LNG bunkering for cruise passenger ships.

As part of the operation, which took place at the Singapore Cruise Centre on Monday, TotalEnergies Marine Fuels delivered LNG via the bunker vessel Brassavola to Silversea’s Silver Nova.

Brassavola is managed by V.Ships and owned by Japan’s MOL.

Last year, Seatrium delivered this bunkering vessel which serves Pavilion Energy and TotalEnergies in the Port of Singapore.

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels did not provide further information regarding the LNG bunkering operation in Singapore.

“The LNG fuelling was the culmination of months of detailed planning and coordination amongst multiple stakeholders to ensure strict compliance with industry safety standards,” it said.

This enabled passenger movements and ship operations to continue smoothly throughout the bunkering.

The debut of LNG bunkering at SCC’s HarbourFront Terminal is an extension of the LNG bunkering services that have already been available in Singapore for harbour craft and commercial vessels since 2016, TotalEnergies Marine Fuels said.

Singapore LNG bunkering growth

Pavilion, which is being acquired by Shell, and TotalEnergies Marine Fuels are among the licensed suppliers of LNG bunker fuels in the Port of Singapore, while Brassavola is the third LNG bunkering vessel working in Singapore.

The 7,500-cbm FueLNG Bellina, owned by a joint venture consisting of Shell and Seatrium, is Singapore’s first LNG bunkering vessel. It started operations in 2021.

Besides this vessel, the 18,000-cbm FueLNG Venosa completed its first LNG bunkering operation in 2023.

This is FueLNG’s second bunkering vessel and the JV charters it from Korea Line LNG, a unit of SM Group’s Korea Line.

Due to new bunkering vessels working in Singapore and the growth of the global fleet of LNG-powered vessels, Singapore’s LNG bunkering sales more than quadrupled in 2024.

Data by Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority, recently showed that LNG bunkering sales in the world’s largest bunkering port reached 463,948 mt in 2024.

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