Seaspan takes delivery of third LNG bunkering vessel in China

China’s Nantong CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering has handed over the third and final LNG bunkering vessel to Canada’s Seaspan Energy.

CIMC SOE announced on Tuesday the delivery of the 7,600-cbm LNG bunkering vessel, Seaspan Baker.

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

The Chinese shipbuilder launched this LNG bunkering ship in July year.

With the delivery of Seaspan Baker, CIMC SOE has completed the entire project, which included building three Seaspan’s LNG bunkering vessels.

CIMC SOE won a contract in 2022 to build two 7,600-cbm LNG bunkering vessels for Seaspan, after which the latter exercised its option for the third vessel.

Each vessel features 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 and coastal/short-sea shipping operations.

Seaspan takes delivery of third LNG bunkering vessel in China
Image: CIMC SOE

First STS LNG bunkering ops

Last month, 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 STS transfer with the 7,600-cbm Seaspan Garibaldi, the first of three LNG 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.

The company said that Seaspan Garibaldi will soon be joined by its sister vessel, Seaspan Lions, and both bunkering vessels will support the market on the West Coast of North America.

Seaspan Energy claims it is the first Canadian company to provide ship-to-ship LNG bunkering solutions.

Also, the firm recently became the first accredited LNG bunkering supplier in the port of Vancouver.

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