LNG bunker vessel for Port of Antwerp

The FlexFueler 002 operates from its base at quay 526/528 and supplies LNG throughout the port and Western Scheldt. It is the third vessel to join Titan LNG’s expanding infrastructure in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region, operating in addition to the FlexFueler 001 and the Green Zeebrugge.

The Port of Antwerp is the fifth largest bunkering port in the world and is committed to becoming a multi-fuel port as well as improving local air quality. The arrival of the FlexFueler 002 is an important landmark in realising these ambitions. “LNG as a marine fuel is now available throughout the port, enabling us to further facilitate the energy transition of shipping in the port, as well as the region of Antwerp,” said the port’s chief executive, Jacques Vandermeiren.

The FlexFueler 002 provides flexible LNG bunkering, giving LNG fuelled vessels the option to bunker while loading or unloading cargo. “The new barge and our other LNG bunkering facilities in the port also have the advantage of being able to provide carbon-neutral LNG options with no additional investment required for shipowners,” commented Fluxys chief executive, Pascal de Buck.

Titan LNG aims to have the largest network of LNG bunkering vessels in Europe by 2025.